Abraham Lincoln, in a speech he once made, predicted that if America would ever fall, it would be from an enemy within. What he actually said was, “ … if (peril) ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher,” but you still get the idea. That quote is all I have thought of this ... (click for more)

Today Obama tells the Congress to not get in his way of improving the economy.    His policies have given us a robust 8.3 percent unemployment rate.   Wow.   You have to wonder how good the number if it is improving so much how can the number of children living in poverty keep going up every year?    If the economy is great, why ... (click for more)

A $750,000 settlement has been reached in Hamilton County Circuit Court in a case in which a bicyclist was struck by a Chevrolet Tahoe and seriously injured. Sean Sanderson and his wife, Dr. Stephanie Sanderson, of Cleveland, Tn.,had filed suit against Benjamin Wilson and Oscar Wilson. At the time of the wreck, Mr. Sanderson was riding a Trek bicycle on Ooltewah-Georgetown ... (click for more)

Rep. Gerald McCormick said the Legislature may take action this session to give physicians more say-so at Erlanger Hospital. The House majority leader from Hixson said, "With the recent financial losses at Erlanger, there is a desire on the part of the medical community to have more of a role at the hospital and to have more board representation." The Hospital Authority Board ... (click for more)

FRANKLIN -- The top two Division I teams in the state are still on a collision course for a match in Saturday night's finals of the TSSAA State Duals wrestling tournament. Soddy Daisy and Cleveland both won two matches here at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center and are both one match away from a berth in the finals. Soddy Daisy blasted Wilson Central 61-3 in the first round ... (click for more)

FRANKLIN -- The defending A-AA champion Central Purple Pounders cruised to the championship finals of the State Duals wrestling tournament here at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center Friday night, but the Hixson Wildcats weren't so fortunate. Central may have been the most impressive team in any classification as they lost just one match total while waltzing past Page 78-3 in ... (click for more)