Glenda  Bee  Clinton,  86,  of  LaFayette, GA,  died  Tuesday,  May 22, 2013. Mrs.  Glenda  Bee   is  of  the  Church  of  Christ  faith. She was preceded  in  death  by  her  parents,  Fred  and  Amanda  Jones  Simmons;  sister,  ... (click for more)

Rayma Condra Hogan, 84 of Jasper, Tennessee, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2013.  The daughter of the late Frank and Mae Condra, she was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Jasper.  She was also a member of the Garden Club, Bridge Club and the Eastern Star and had worked as a secretary at TVA. She was also preceded in death by her husband, H. ... (click for more)

William “Bill” Wills Dowdy, 82, died on May 23, at Community Care of Rutherford County in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, following a very brief illness. He was born Jan. 1, 1931, in Brownsville, Tn., to the late Arvil Odell Dowdy and Alma Juanita Bright Dowdy. Bill was a graduate of Red Bank High School. He earned his ChE in 1954 and his MS ChE in 1963 at Georgia School of Technology. ... (click for more)

Arvin Lucille King, 82, of Soddy Daisy, died on Friday, May 24, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband, Herbert W. King, son, David L. King, parents, Walter M Jones and Alice Ada Freeman, and brothers, Walter Paul Jones and Lloyd G. Jones. She is survived by her daughter, Judy King Williams (Mark) of Sapphire, N.C., granddaughter, Cynthia Beth Brown (Whitney) ... (click for more)

A woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the 1200 block of Thrasher Pike early Saturday morning. Soddy Daisy Police Chief Phillip Hamrick said a female passenger was ejected from the vehicle. She was transported to Erlanger Hospital by LifeForce helicopter about 3:15 a.m. The driver was transported by Hamilton County EMS. It is believed he had non-life threatening injuries. ... (click for more)

City officials may move forward on a $47 million project to upgrade the narrow Wilcox Tunnel through Missionary Ridge. The City Council on Tuesday is to consider a resolution to apply for a $25 million federal TIGER grant. The city would still have to come up with $21,825,000 through "local funds or grants." The city has already spent $175,000 on the project. Improving ... (click for more)