Sharon Mathis Bryson, age 69, of Rossville, Georgia, passed away peacefully Tuesday September 27, 2016.  Survivors include her daughter Rhonda Puckett; grandson Blake Puckett both of Rossville; and several nieces and nephews.  A Celebration of Life service will be held at Shantytown Community Cemetery on Oct. 8, time to be announced. Arrangements are by ... (click for more)

Burma Brewer, 75, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Tuesday, September 27, 2016. She was a member of Griffith Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hubert Brewer; parents, Roy and Ova Smith; brother, Arlis Reece; and sister, Geneva Anderson. Survivors include her children Linda Brewer and John (Oni) Brewer; grandchildren Josh (Rachel) Brewer of ... (click for more)

Gary Lamar Pickett, 68, died on Wednesday, September 28, 2016. Gary was a gunner’s mate in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War serving in combat. Later he pursued a medical career once he returned home working as an orthopedic physician’s assistant for 30 years. He was a loving father and enfatuated grandfather who never met a stranger and never short on humor. ... (click for more)

Virgil Crawley, 90, of Soddy Daisy died on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, surrounded by his loving family. He was born to the late Ernest and Inez Crawley on August 26, 1926 in Harlan, KY. He served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater during World War II, was a 32nd degree mason with the Soddy Lodge 418, and retired from DuPont in 1986.  He was ... (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)