COVINGTON, GA. - The first road trip of the season for the Cleveland State baseball team was not a happy one as the Cougars traveled south for a cat fight with the Jaguars of Georgia Perimeter on Saturday afternoon. The Cougars dropped both ends of the doubleheader by scores of 10-7 and 8-3.   The Cougars jumped on top in game one with a pair of runs in the first as Alex ... (click for more)

Sophomore Hollie German led three Lady Flames in double-figures with 21 points, as the Lee University Lady Flames won their 17th consecutive contest, a 72-60 decision at Brenau University. The Lee ladies move to 26-1 on the season, 18-0 in Southern States Athletic Conference (SSAC) play. It wasn’t easy for the Lady Flames, who mounted a second half comeback after trailing by ... (click for more)

An Chattanooga man told police Monday night that he had just murdered his wife.  Police said Robert Lee Hardnett, 50. showed up at the County Jail to turn himself in at 8:40 p.m. He said his wife's body could be found at his place of employment, Power Supply Company, 1907 Daisy St.   Officers responded to that address and found the body of 34-year-old Elizabeth ... (click for more)

A leak of anhydrous ammonia at BASF Corporation on Amnicola Highway forced the closure of main thoroughfares Tuesday morning, causing major problems for rush-hour traffic heading into Chattanooga.  The incident began around 4:30 a.m. at the plant when a small fire broke out at an anhydrous ammonia pump. Tactical Services Chief Danny Hague said the plant's fire protection ... (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)