Dorothy Rogers Crenshaw, 72 ,  Of Dalton, GA, passed away Monday, April 16, 2014.  She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church and retired from J&J Industries. She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin Crenshaw; parents, Ruby Rogers and Jamie Lee Williams; step-mother, Ida Williams; son, James Rogers; maternal parents, Stephen and Antee Rogers; brother, ... (click for more)

Winston Noah Ball, 79, of Tunnel Hill, GA and Tampa, FL, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 in Tampa. He was born April 30, 1934 in Alabama, was married to the late Frances Luallen Ball, and raised his family in Dalton, opening his Chiropractic Clinic in 1969. He moved his family to Tunnel Hill in the Fall, just before his youngest child was born.  Dr. Ball raised his ... (click for more)

Herbert J. “Buddy” Haile, Jr., 82, of Chattanooga died on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.   He was born April 27, 1931 in Chattanooga, a son of the late Herbert J. and Mary Aloyse Alsobrook Haile. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Margaret Haile Neuhoff and Thomas A Grueser (son-in-law). Mr. Haile was a graduate of Notre Dame High School and the University of ... (click for more)

Richard James McBride, 60, of Soddy Daisy, Tennessee died on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. Richard was a selfless man of vibrant faith who loved and served his family, church and community. Richard retired from the police department in Dunedin, Fl. He worked more than 10 years as an investigator in the Special Investigation Unit for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee.  Richard ... (click for more)

Sergeant Tommy Sturdivan announced in a Friday afternoon press conference that the investigation into the death of six-year-old Zackery Bryant at Chattanooga Valley Elementary has been officially declared complete and that there will be no criminal charges. Zackery died tragically on Monday morning after being hit by a school bus after stepping off. According to Sgt. Sturdivan, ... (click for more)

The Soddy Daisy Commission is considering taking steps to allow wine in grocery stores now that Tennessee lawmakers have voted to lift restrictions. To have the law appear on the next ballot for a vote, Mayor Janice Cagle said a petition with an amount of signatures totaling 10 percent of the number of voters in the last general election will have to be collected. Commissioner ... (click for more)