A Uganda mission trip information meeting will be held at Brainerd Baptist Church, 300 Brookfield Ave., Sunday at 4:15 p.m. in BX CrossPoints C. For more information contact nancy@brainerdbaptist.org.   A Father/Son Flag Football game for ages 7 to 17 will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the BX. There will also be a punt, pass and kick competition.   ... (click for more)

"Love Struggling Against the Odds," with text from Song of Solomon 2:1-7,  will be the topic for Dr. Dwight Kilbourne at the 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. sanctuary services Sunday at First-Centenary United Methodist Church, 410 McCallie Ave. The Rev. Brian Davis will speak at The Vine service at 10:45 on "Looking for Love," with text from Genesis 2:21-25.   Kirsten Underwood, ... (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)

My wife was disgusted to see all the tents and trash on the Hamilton County Courthouse lawn when she went to renew our vehicle tags yesterday.  She described to me all the tents, dirty blankets, trash and  general filth she saw around our historic courthouse.  So last night as I sat and pondered first why the protesters were protesting, then why they were allowed ... (click for more)

Years ago, once when famed Alabama football coach Bear Bryant was reflecting on his success, he spit a fleck of tobacco off his tongue and summed it up with a laugh, “Aw, all it boils down to is being able to talk an 18-year-old into making a decision in 15 minutes.” Since then, college recruiting has reached the point the University of Tennessee now budgets $2.3 million a year ... (click for more)