A car went out of control on Highway 27 Tuesday night and wound up shearing off the bottom of a power pole. The vehicle wound up on its top in the incident about 6 p.m. The male driver was going north and was the only occupant of the car. He was taken by ambulance to Erlanger Hospital by Hamilton County EMS. The Soddy Daisy Police Department is investigating. (click for more)

The City Council has approved $45,000 to go toward replacing local tourism wayfinding signs that faded within a year after they were put up. Kim White, who heads the River City Company, said it will raise $66,628 to complete the needed funds for the new signage. John VanWinkle, city traffic engineer, said the existing poles and mounts will be used, but new signage will be ... (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)

I am convinced that when Jackie "The Jerk" McConnell appears in U.S. District Court today in Chattanooga, he will do so as perhaps the most despised man in the history of the state of Tennessee. A heart-wrenching video of the despicable McConnell cruelly beating a horse in its face with an electric cattle prod has been shown repeatedly since Wednesday night and has appeared in countless ... (click for more)

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Soddy-Daisy's fans showed up at the BlueCross Spring Fling on Tuesday night wearing "That Was Nasty Skeet'' t-shirts. Kelsey "Skeeter'' Nunley, their ace pitcher, didn't disappoint. The University of Kentucky signee gave up only two hits, struck out 16 and led the Lady Trojans past Daniel Boone, 2-0, in eight innings. Nunley recorded the 1,000th strikeout ... (click for more)

MURFREESBORO, Tenn.  -- The Richard Siegel Soccer Complex is the place where Notre Dame wanted its season to end, but Tuesday isn't the day when the Irish wanted it to happen. Notre Dame started strong in its first Class A/AA state tournament appearance since 2007, but lost its one-goal lead to David Lipscomb in the second half. The Mustangs, who were making their first-ever ... (click for more)