The fifth annual Camp Spectrum will be held at Lee University’s Helen DeVos College of Education from June 17-20. Camp Spectrum, a day camp for individuals with autism, will run Monday through Thursday, beginning at 8 a.m. and finishing at noon each day. Anyone on the spectrum, ages four through young adult, is invited to attend. “One of our goals is ... (click for more)

The deadline for Cleveland State Community College Foundation Scholarships is just around the corner. June 1 is the priority deadline for students to submit their scholarship applications.   To qualify for the Foundation Scholarship, applicants must be a resident of Tennessee, high school, or GED graduate and be admitted to Cleveland State Community College in a degree ... (click for more)

A woman was found dead on Sunday morning at 8912 Lovell Road, and police are seeking a "person of interest" in the case. Deputies responded to that location at approximately 8 a.m. on a suspicious death. On arrival "deputies found a dead female in her 30s deceased from an apparent homicide." A person of interest has been identified as Terry Releford, 34. He ... (click for more)

Flooding has brought the closing of some area school systems and a delay in starting others. Dayton City Schools , Rhea County Schools and Bledsoe County Schools are closed. Walker County Schools are on a two-hour delay for students and staff (click for more)

The Delta Queen is a magnificent part of history and in many ways I'm pleased she is in town. Having the boat where she is is the problem. The boat blocks the view of and from the prettiest park in our town. The crew take many of the parking spots around the park leaving families to park across Frazier and schlep their kids, strollers and picnics to the park. You don't get fireworks ... (click for more)

Maybe 20 years ago I became entranced by a book called “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.” It was co-authored by a surgeon, Paul Brand, and a Christian writer, Phillip Yancey, and gave one specific after another about the human body and how only God could have created such a miraculous machine. Today the book is a classic and I have marveled ever since over how unbelievable human ... (click for more)