Katherine Phillips Farmer, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. She was the daughter of the late Dan C. and Monte Carter Phillips and was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Central Coach Stanley J. Farmer. Katherine was a graduate of Marion County High School and the Andrew Jackson Business College in Nashville. Mrs. Farmer ... (click for more)

Milton Bernard Jackson, 54, died peacefully at Health Center at Standifer Place on Sept. 24, 2016.    He is survived by three brothers, Gary, Michael and Jimmy Jackson.   The funeral service will be held at  1 p.m. on   Monday, Oct. 3, with visitation beginning the day of service at  10 a.m.  at John P. Franklin Funeral Home, ... (click for more)

Anthony   Wayne   Austin , 68, of Dunlap, Tennessee, died on Thursday September 29, 2016.    Anthony  was an avid farmer and well respected throughout the community. He loved to hunt, fish, ride horses, garden, and spend time with his family. He especially enjoyed teaching his granddaughter Kirklyn to ride horses and the ins and outs of running ... (click for more)

David York, 59, of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, died Thursday, September 29, 2016 at his home after several years of illness. The son of the late James Haskell York and Donna Mae Rowalt York, he was a former employee of US Stove in Bridgeport, AL and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Sue York of South Pittsburg; brothers, ... (click for more)

Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Tony Sanders said Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke "should immediately resign after admitting that he and his senior staff employ an encrypted message application that neither records or stores messages sent and received for the purpose of official city of Chattanooga business on a government-owned server." He said he was guilty of "deliberates ... (click for more)

City Councilman Larry Grohn said F riday  that the use of an encrypted message service by Mayor Andy Berke was a deliberate attempt to avoid the Open Records Act. Councilman Grohn, who is running for mayor, said, " In recent days, there has been one story after another come out concerning how the Mayor and his head staffers have used end-to-end encryption apps ... (click for more)