The Hamilton County Register's Office will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 27. Officials said, "If your company is having any issue with the slow retrieval of images, please let us know by sending a message to register@hamiltontn.gov . Please describe the issue and/or length of time that it is taking you to pull an image." (click for more)

The traffic signal at 3700 Ringgold Road at the shopping center entrance, east of Bales Avenue will be under construction on Monday, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. During this time, the signal will be turned off at times and the intersection will be operated as a four-way stop.  Drivers are advised to approach this intersection with caution.   This work ... (click for more)

Federal authorities have seized almost $6.8 million from bank accounts of an area physician. They said Dr. Raymond Sean Brown has submitted false Medicare claims. A lawuit filed in civil court at the Chattanooga Federal Courthouse says Dr. Brown "has engaged in criminal violations of Title 18 of the United States Code, specifically, Brown, and others, have violated the law by ... (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)

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)

Aimee Copeland reached for a potato chip and, with a pretty smile, popped it into her mouth and crunched it up. It sounds like nothing but it was an incredible “God moment” just one year after her bout with necrotizing fasciitis capitated the world and left a beautiful young woman with no hands, her left leg removed on one side and a right foot amputated on another. Last May ... (click for more)