E. Harley Baker, 96, of Acworth, Georgia, died on Friday, March 7, 2014 at his residence.  He was born in Fort Payne, Al., had lived most of his life in the Chattanooga and Ringgold areas before moving to Acworth 18 years ago. He retired in 1978 from Southern Railway as a yard foreman with 36 years of service.  He attended the North Side Christian Church in Marietta ... (click for more)

Barbara Sue Holmes, 70, of Hixson, died on March 6, 2014. She was preceded in death by her parents, Marsh and Netta Jones; brother, Charles Ray Jones and a sister, Betty Morrison.  Barbara is survived by her son, Tony (Cindy) Holmes; daughter, Penny (Phillip) Brasher; brother, Ed (Judy) Jones; sister, Beatrice Ritchie; grandchildren, Lynn (Neal) Roberson, Logan Holmes, ... (click for more)

Joan  “Pete”  Johnson  Fickey,  68,  of  LaFayette, GA, died  on  Saturday,  March  8,  2014. Pete  was  born  to  the  late  Edgar  and  Alpina  Johnson  on  October 8, 1945.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Corinth  Baptist  ... (click for more)

Carolyn Blaylock, 66, of Dunlap, TN, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the home of her sister Evelyn Childress, with all her family at her side. She was of the Baptist faith.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Jimmy Blaylock; father, Jimmy Frazier; mother, Mamie Frazier; grandson, Andrew Blaylock; and brothers, Loyd and Gerald Frazier.  She is survived ... (click for more)

A memorial service will be held Sunday for a man who was robbed and shot in the head on Hooker Road. The service for Warren T. Ransom, 33, will be at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services on McCallie Avenue. Survivors include his mother, Edith Ransom; sons, Warren T. Ransom Jr. and Demond Ransom; and brother, Michael Dewayne Ransom Jr. Family ... (click for more)

The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a favorable verdict from a jury in the Northern District of Ohio finding that Andrew W. Jacobs of Lancaster, Pa., and his brother Leslie J. Jacobs II of Cleveland, Ohio, committed insider trading in connection with the December 2009 tender offer for Chattem Inc., a Chattanooga.-based distributor of pharmaceutical products.  ... (click for more)