Kenneth Wesley Martin, age 79 of Pikeville, died Tuesday, May 22, 2012.   He was preceded in death by parents Oscar D, Sr. and Versa Martin; four brothers Oscar D., Jr., Leonard, Dion, and Johnny Martin.   He is survived by a sister Rachel (George) Crick, Crossville; brother Charles 'Pete' Martin, Dunlap; sisters-in-law Judy F. Martin and Bonnie Martin, Dunlap; several ... (click for more)

Harry Joe Hooper, 84, of Whitwell, Tn., died Sunday, May 20, 2012. As a lifelong member of the Whitwell Church of Christ he had served the church in many capacities and with his wife had visited and supported Churches of Christ throughout the United States. He was also a member of the Christian Businessmen’s Association. Harry Joe was a very patriotic American, having served ... (click for more)

Charlotte Lively Johnson, long-time Chattanoogan, died May 18 at 103 years of age.  She was born Sept. 27, 1908 in Prineville, Oregon, daughter of Fletcher and Annie (Arnold) Lively. Her forebears had distinguished themselves in Virginia, among them her great-grandfather who published the Williamsburg Weekly Gazette and held political office.   Charlotte was employed ... (click for more)

James “Jim” Melvin Stephenson, Jr., died peacefully on Monday, May 21, 2012.  He was born on July 14, 1928, to James Melvin Stephenson, Sr., and Ruby Barham Stephenson in Chattanooga, Tennessee.  Jim’s younger years were spent in Chattanooga, but as a teenager, he moved with his family to Ft. Myers, Florida, where he graduated from high school in 1946.  After the ... (click for more)

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded to Baa1 from A3 the rating assigned to Erlanger Health System's $172 million of outstanding bonds issued by the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority. The outlook is negative at the lower rating level, the report says. Erlanger has lost over $17 million this fiscal year and reported a $771,000 loss for April on Monday night. ... (click for more)

Losses at Erlanger at Hutcheson Hospital rose to $1.9 million in April. It was the fifth straight month of increasing losses at the Fort Oglethorpe facility, dating back to $894,354 last December. Board members of the hospital that serves three North Georgia counties had little comment at a finance committee meeting on Wednesday attended by administrator Roger Forgey, a former ... (click for more)