Habitat for Humanity of Cleveland and the Ocoee Region Builders Association invites the public to attend the National Home Builders Blitz of 2012 with a kickoff ceremony on May 17. The kick-off event will start at 10 a.m.  “We’re excited to partner with Habitat and other local organizations to build homes for families in need,” said Charlotte Jones, president of Ocoee Region ... (click for more)

RE/MAX has recognized John Hetzler as top performer and the Grace Frank Group as a top team in Tennessee. Based at the RE/MAX Renaissance Realtors office in Chattanooga, the teams and individuals were recognized at an awards ceremony in Nashville.   Mr. Hetzler placed second in the state for the top individuals category, with a combined $9,000,000 in sales for 2011. ... (click for more)

The California agent for a promising Chattanooga rapper on Tuesday afternoon identified Dexter Talley and Alonzo Grace as two of five men who burst into a Highway 58 area duplex and robbed and then shot him and Robert "Brikk" Brown. Josquin Jackson said he was shot several times and he survived by "playing dead" in the incident at 3929 Webb Oaks Court on March 28, 2009. Talley, ... (click for more)

Chattanooga attorney John Wolfe is giving President Obama a run for his money in Arkansas. A new poll by Talk Business-Hendrix College puts Wolfe just seven points behind the President for the upcoming Democratic primary. The poll was taken last Thursday. The perennial candidate, who has visited a number of states in an anti-Obama campaign, got 38 percent to Obama's 45 ... (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)