The County Commission on Wednesday approved rezoning for a retirement center at 13213 and 13217 Dayton Pike in Soddy Daisy. The unanimous approval came despite opposition from Red Bank Judge Johnny Houston and other neighbors. Judge Houston said he owns property next to the site being planned for development by Jim and Jana Lind. He said the site is in a residential area, ... (click for more)

Craig Miller from Hamilton County Emergency Preparedness will be the speaker at the Chattanooga Apartment Association's members-only luncheon on Thursday at 12 p.m at The Loose Cannon event hall at 1800A Rossville Ave., Chattanooga. The spotlight vendor is Summitt Property Restoration. They will receive five full minutes to market to apartment owners and managers from the podium. ... (click for more)

Vision Hospitality is making plans to erect a Fairfield Inn by Marriot at the south end of the Walnut Street Bridge.  The Chattanooga-based hotel group wants to build the hotel at the current site of an office building that formerly housed several dentists. The location is Walnut Street, Riverfront Parkway and Aquarium Way (new name for that section of Second ... (click for more)

A 17-year-old was killed Sunday night when he was thrown from the hood of a vehicle at the old Kmart on Signal Mountain Road. At 8:34 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to 680 Signal Mountain Road where they found the teen suffering from head trauma. He was transported to a local hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.  Traffic investigators said ... (click for more)

Roy Exum has said it all- "The industry is laughable."  The Humane Society's Keith Dane said last week, "The penalties are not sufficient ... jail time is the only sufficient penalty." Absolutely.  It is time for the Walking Horse industry to be treated in the same way that cock fighting and dog fighting are treated by the law.  Remember Michael Vick?  ... (click for more)

Ed Ray, who spent his modest life driving a school bus in the sleepy central California town of Chowchilla, will be laid to rest tomorrow and at least 26 people at the funeral will never ever forget him. Oh, there is a small monument that already bears his name in front of the town hall  but, as far as a busy world is concerned, 40 years behind the wheel of a orange bus in ... (click for more)