Here are the latest county jail booking reports from Hamilton County and Walker County: Hamilton County: APPLEBERRY, CARLOS DEMETRIUS 2404 5TH AVENUE CHATTANOOGA, 37406 23 Hamilton County     CRIMINAL TRESPASSING BALLARD, CHRISTOPHER JAMES GLEASON DRIVE APT 57 EAST RIDGE, 37412 23 East Ridge     DRIVING ON REVOKED, SUSPENDED ... (click for more)

A decision was made during the Bradley County Commission work session Monday afternoon to place a resolution to call for a referendum on the question of whether a countywide motor vehicle tax (wheel tax) of $32 should be levied. Commissioner and Education Committee Chairman Jeff Yarber proposed the wheel tax resolution several weeks ago as a solution to funding requests for capital ... (click for more)

It is not by coincidence I haven’t submitted an opinion piece in some time to the Chattanoogan.  The topics I cover are generally vitriolic in regards to local political decisions and their makers regarding public safety and I do not wish to associate my name with more noble subjects such as that of the heroic death and cowardly murder of Chattanooga Police Sergeant Tim Chapin, ... (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)

Notre Dame is moving on.   The Irish advanced Monday night when steady Steadman Ford drove a stake in the Chargers’ heart, draining a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.8 seconds left as No. 4 seed Notre Dame defeated fifth-seed Chattanooga Christian, 41-38, in District 7-AA tournament action in Phifer Gymnasium.   It was a thriller.   Notre Dame (10-14) ... (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)