M. Keith Siskin, 45, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017. He was born December 10, 1971, in Savannah, Ga., to Jim and Madeleine Siskin. A graduate of Savannah Country Day School and Vanderbilt University, he earned his Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude, from the University of Georgia, where he was Editor-in-Chief of the law journal. After years of successful ... (click for more)

Tommie Jean Standokes, 69, of Rossville, Ga., formerly of Flint, Michigan, went home to be with her Jesus on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tommie was born in Itta Bena, Mi., to her parents, Tom and Maudine White Purnell. Upon graduation from high school, Tommie moved to Flint, Mi., where she worked on the assembly line for Chevrolet, G. M. I. Engineering Institute, Alarm institute ... (click for more)

Lucille Pauline Postell Parris, 86, of Cleveland, passed away on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at her residence.   She had lived in Cleveland most of her life and was a member of Victory Street Church of God. She loved her family, especially her children and grandchildren.  She enjoyed working in her garden. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Harold Lee ... (click for more)

Merrie Jean Smith, 64, of Menlo, Georgia, passed peacefully in her sleep on July 22, 2017.  She was preceded in death by her daughter, Vickie Holland and husband, Jerry Smith; her parents, Milton and Othell Bunn; and siblings, Wayne Bunn, Kay Neal and Dale Boren.  Cherishing her memory are her sons, Jeremy (Lori) and Wesley Smith, daughter, Tammy (Lance) Scuderi, ... (click for more)

Soddy Daisy officials are considering a property tax increase of just under 10 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.   A possible vote on the increase is set for the next meeting of the Soddy Daisy Commission on Aug. 3 at 7 p.m.   The current tax rate is 1.3524, but the new certified rate after the recent reappraisal is 1.2559.   ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police said they found Michael Wade Hensley with a large cache of meth, a loaded handgun and $23,134 cash after being summoned to a motel near Hamilton Place Mall last Wednesday. Police said they believe that Hensley, 41, was the supplier for a 36-year-old Rossville man who died of an overdose on June 29. Hensley is now facing federal charges of possession of meth ... (click for more)