Today was the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500.  This years race was one of the most exciting ever with 67 official lead changes. However, the total lead changes may have been near 100 or more.  Often the person leading at the start-finish line would be passed before leaving the first turn and the person leading down the back stretch would be passed before they could ... (click for more)

There is a growing clamor for the Atlanta Braves to find Alex Wood a place, any place, on the major league roster. Leading that chant are the Mobile Bay Bears. Wood (4-2, 1.36) currently has the lowest ERA in the Southern League by a country mile, as the Braves' second round pick of a year ago is finding little challenge in Double-A in his first full pro season. The Bay Bears, ... (click for more)

Police said a man and wife were listening to the disquieting sounds of a "gun battle" on Walker Road when one of the shots entered their home. It went through the front right side of the house, traveling through the siding and blowing out some sheetrock. The bullet passed through an open front entry door. It was found lodged in a wall between the living room and front left ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police worked eight robberies, 51 burglaries, one kidnapping and one rape in the period May 9-15. Robberies were at Heatec at 5200 Wilson Road, Kangaroo Express at 5501 Highway 153, 1400 Lilian Lane, N. Orchard Knob Avenue, 3905 5th Ave., Walmart at 501 Signal Mountain Road, Kangaroo Express at 600 Ashland Terrace,  and 600 Oliver St.,  Burglaries ... (click for more)

It seems we have now combined Memorial Day and Veterans Day.  Oh yeah - and the beginning of summer. Memorial Day is not the holiday where we go out and thank a veteran for their service.  It's not "Have a Happy Memorial Day."  It is a solemn day of remembrance.  Memorial Day evolved from Decoration Day where families and communities went to the cemetery and ... (click for more)

During my quest this week for jokes and funny stories that would brighten my day, a surprising number of friends sent me hilarious samples of “fox-hole humor” and it made perfect sense. It was the most famous Marine – Chesty Puller – who once announced to his troops in Korea, “All right, they're on our left, they're on our right, they're in front of us, they're behind ... (click for more)