Hamilton County Clerk Bill Knowles said that less than a month remains for county residents wishing to upgrade their non-photo driver’s license without cost in the County Clerk’s Courthouse office. The clerk’s office began offering the free photo upgrades on Oct. 17, 2011. The service will terminate on March 12.  According to Department of Safety guidelines an applicant ... (click for more)

AGENDA FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012   I.          Call to Order.   II.        Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilman McGary)   III.       Minute ... (click for more)

I would like to thank Judge Mattice for handing down a 30.5 year sentence for Kathleen Mathews.  Obviously, no amount of jail time, fines, or lashings can bring back Tim Chapin.   A 30-year sentence will, however, make the world just a little safer.  That's what Sgt. Chapin would have wanted.  He was a protector and sacrificed his life so the rest of ... (click for more)

Ah, step into my parlor of first-hand wisdom because, in the School of Hard Knocks, there are priceless lessons that you should know before it becomes your turn to dance. Never in my life have I ever had any back problems but, in early December, I came down with what is called sciatica and I have been a miserable man ever since. There are two big nerves that sprout out of the ... (click for more)

Sophomore Taylor Hall (New Tazewell, Tenn.) and senior Whitney Hood (Meridian, Miss.) combined for 36 points to lead the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to a 67-52 win over Georgia Southern at the McKenzie Arena Monday night in Southern Conference women’s basketball action.   Chattanooga is now 18-7 overall and 13-3 in league play while the Eagles fall to 7-18 ... (click for more)

Jay Fowler and Chris Walker of Fellowship of Christian Athletes are the guest speakers for Monday's Chttanooga Quarterback Club at Finley Stadium at noon. Fowler, a Tyner and West Point graduate,  is the director of The Greater Chattanooga FCA, while Walker, a former University of Tennessee football player, is the FCA campus director for the Chattanooga ... (click for more)