Charles M. Endsley, 61, of Hixson, died on Friday, July 25, 2014.  Arrangements will be announced by Lane Funeral Home, 601 Ashland Terrace, 877-3524. (click for more)

Vera Thompson Prestwood, 91, of Chattanooga, died on Friday, July 25, 2014.   She was born April 19, 1923, in Flintstone, Ga., to the late Mattie and Clifford Harris. She was raised in Dalton. Mrs. Prestwood was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, the Order of the Eastern Star and the East Lake Garden Club. She was preceded in death by her husbands, Don E. ... (click for more)

Lillian Louise Turner, 98, of Rock Spring, Georgia, died on Friday, July 25, 2014.   She was a member of First Bible Methodist Church.  Mrs. Turner raised support for 35 orphans in Haiti on a regular basis. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Rev. Acil Turner, parents, Alonzo and Anna Wilson Searles, two brothers and five sisters. Survivors ... (click for more)

Martha Ashmore Jenkins, 70, of Chickamauga, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, July 25. She had lived most of her life in the Ringgold and Boynton areas and was a member of Saint Gerard's Catholic Church. She had worked at Mohawk Industries for more than 35 years but her true passion in life for always caring for others. She was a caregiver at heart and volunteered ... (click for more)

The oldest log home at the University of the South at Sewanne suffered heavy damage on Friday night. Fire broke out at the historic Rebel’s Rest at approximately 11:30 p.m. Fire units arrived a short time later, but flames were shooting high in the air. Rebel's Roost was built as the family home of Major George Fairbanks a year after the close of the Civil War. The house ... (click for more)

As negotiations between the Senate and the House of Representatives over legislation to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continue,  Senator Bob Corker urged that lawmakers have the opportunity to review a complete Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score on any final conference VA bill before taking a vote. “Our veterans deserve solutions to the systemic problems ... (click for more)