After a successful first year the ERFC will hold its second year of tryouts starting on Tuesday. The ERFC teams captured 12 tournament championships this past season and were finalists in 23 more tournaments across the Southeastern United States. In addition, the ERFC U15 boys captured Tennesssee Soccer’s State Championship and the U16 boys were champions of TN Soccer’s State League. ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Extreme Chattanooga Freshman Standouts won the 2013 Division 1 AAU state championship this past weekend.  After losing the first game, they rallied to win four straight games including a dominant performance in the championship game winning 63-33  Girls on the team include;  Kathaleen Alomar (Walker Valley), Aryn Sanders (Signal Mtn), Megan Lewis ... (click for more)

An indirect lightning strike caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damages to Collegedale City Hall during storms last weekend. City Manager Ted Rogers told commissioners during Monday night’s city commission meeting officials still don’t know the physical nor financial extent of the damage. Losses include a copier, four computers, the electric door lock system, more ... (click for more)

A 20-year-old man was shot twice while standing on his porch on Monday night. At approximately 8:44 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a shooting that occurred in the 1900 block of Walker Street. The victim, Ricky Rogers Jr., was located at 800 N Hawthorne St. suffering from two gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital for the non-life-threatening injuries. ... (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)

It has been about 25 years or so since I had the opportunity to visit every county in the state of Tennessee and, as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society at the time, I met cancer survivors and listened to their incredible stories. I remember one man in particular who had bone cancer and one night he said he rolled over in bed and literally broke his arm in a very simple ... (click for more)