Ada m  James  Walker , 28, of Ringgold, died on Friday, January 30, 2015. He was a lifelong resident of Ringgold and was of the Christian faith.  Adam  was a full time student at Georgia State University earning an associates degree in Social Services and enrolled in the film production program. He loved all aspects on entertainment and movies and ... (click for more)

Henry Stewart died on  Sunday, February 1, 2015  in a local health care facility.   Arrangements will be announced by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 623-9995. (click for more)

Verna   Mae Kelley   Bean,  90, of Chickamauga, Georgia, died Saturday evening, January 31, 2015. She was born in Winchester, Tn., to the late William Marks and Mary Jane Parton Kelley. She had lived in the Chickamauga area for the past 61 years and was a homemaker. She was a member of New Friendship Baptist Church in Chickamauga, where she sang in the choir and ... (click for more)

Leo Fay “Cooley” Brown, 84, of Trion, Georgia, died on Sunday, February 1, 2015, in Floyd Medical Center. Mr. Brown was born May 9, 1930, in Trion, the son of the late Joseph Eugene and Agnes Vivian Evans Brown.  Mr. Brown was retired from Roper Corp. He was a veteran of  the U.S. Army, loved fishing, was an avid golfer, and a former golf pro at the Trion Golf Course. ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of an apartment complex that sued the Hamilton County Water and Wastewater Authority (WWTA) over an $8 monthly charge per apartment unit for preparing private service laterals. The court overturned a granting of summary judgment in favor of WWTA by former Judge Jackie Bolton. The appeals court said American Heritage Apartments, ... (click for more)

A couple walking their dog on Sunday in the Highway 58 area called 911 reporting a strange barrel leaking a blue substance in the waterway. The barrel was later safely removed. The Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department responded around 2:30 p.m. to 7900 Short Tail Springs Road. Fire officials found a 55-gallon barrel in the waterway, but there were no visible signs of a blue ... (click for more)