Mike Little said he has the experience needed for the Judge of the Municipal Court of Soddy Daisy. He is among 10 candidates running in the Aug. 12 election. He said, "I believe that decision by the  voter should be based on the candidate’s knowledge of and respect for the law, his moral  character, and his understanding of judicial temperament. l know the law, l ... (click for more)

The girl who was found dead on a porch on 12th Avenue on Monday was 14 years old. Funeral services are pending for Chelsea Smith Hayes, who police say was killed on Sunday and whose body was then placed on the porch. Carlos Juan Harrison, 18, was arrested on Monday on charges of criminal homicide and tampering with evidence.. He said he brought the girl home ... (click for more)

This week, Red Bank lost an irreplaceable treasure, Betty Heffington.  Newscaster, David Carroll once referred to her on air as Ms. Red Bank.  Her reputation as a tireless worker for the community was well known. She worked diligently, determined to help the needy in the Red Bank community.  She spent innumerable hours sorting, folding thousands of articles of ... (click for more)

All my life I've been proud of Grant Law. He was a year or two ahead in grammar school, so I always looked up to him, and was proud as he excelled at McCallie and Vanderbilt. We all prayed when he was a naval officer on the gunboat in Vietnam and my family bought dozens of cars and trucks when his folks owned Newton Chevrolet. More recently he has emerged as one of the leading ... (click for more)

With the season on the line for both teams, region soccer semifinals are often among the most dramatic matches of the high school season. That wasn't the case Tuesday night at Boyd-Buchanan, when the Bucs took all the drama out of their 3-A/AA semifinal with Hixson by scoring three goals in a four-minute span of the first half. Boyd-Buchanan went on to a 6-0 victory and will ... (click for more)

  For Jackson Lenoir (CSAS) and Taylor Johnson (East Hamilton) the magic number for a state title is now 3. Having won the district and region singles titles, these two seniors advance to the BlueCross Spring Fling XIX state tennis tournament next week in Murfreesboro at Old Fort Park. In Tuesday's Region 3 final, Lenoir (22-0) rallied to beat Blake Savard (Grace), ... (click for more)