Linda Kay Hullender, 60, of Dalton, GA, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at her residence. Linda was born June 25, 1954 in Sallisaw, OK to the late Edward and Billie Dean Hunt. She was a member of the Abba House in Hixson, TN. She is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, L.C. Hullender of the residence; sons, Brent Hullender of Rocky Face, GA and Dale Hullender of Dalton, ... (click for more)

Ann Elizabeth Millican, 82, of Dalton, GA, passed away Monday March 2, 2015 at Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben Hill Millican; parents, RB and Nellie Mae Faile; and brother, Buddy Faile. Ann Millican felt called to be a teacher, and retired from the Whitfield County school system after 33 years of teaching at Pleasant Grove, North ... (click for more)

Judy Jeffers, 62, of Soddy Daisy, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2015,  She was a member of Green Pond Baptist Church.  She had worked for the Hamilton County Sheriff's Department and had served her community for the last 25 years in the medical field. Survivors include her husband, Ken Jeffers, Soddy Daisy; children, Jim (Angel) Brooks, Hixson; Felecia Hutson, Oneida, ... (click for more)

Joel Stanley Babb, 82, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 in a local hospital surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Babb was the son of the late Joel Austin and Lissie Babb and was preceded in death by his first wife, Billie Babb Parker and his second wife, Pauline Babb and his son, Gregg Babb. He was a member of the Teamsters Union for over 30 years and retired from ... (click for more)

Juvenile Court Judge Rob Philyaw on Thursday morning ordered that 17-year-old Cortez Sims be tried as an adult in a College Hill Courts shooting that left one woman dead, a toddler paralyzed, and two others wounded. The order was given after emotional testimony from two of the victims in the Jan. 7 early morning mass shooting at 773 W. Main St. Bianca Horton and Marcell "Baby ... (click for more)

In what was hailed as a big win for rural Bradley Countians, EPB officials laid out a plan Thursday night to reach the community with currently unavailable high-speed internet. EPB CEO Harold DePrist told a capacity crowd at the Bradley County Courthouse that the expansion would serve roughly 1,000 people, about 800 of whom have no current option other than dial-up. The ... (click for more)