For the next two weeks Fort Payne Motor Speedway is slated to host some of the best dirt racers in the country as a Summertime Explosion is set for the next eight days from this Saturday night. The United Crate Racing Alliance kicks off July 22 with Round #8 of the 2017 championship season. A unique opportunity has risen for one racer Saturday; Chip Brindle of Dalton/Chatsworth ... (click for more)

The Covenant men's and women's tennis programs have announced Arielle Butler as the graduate assistant coach for head coach John Hirte. Butler will assist with both programs in her role. "I am very excited to join the athletic staff at Covenant and to have the opportunity to work at such a beautiful campus," Butler said. "I'm thrilled to have Arielle join our staff ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police said, using a special detection device, they found a blood trail from the apartment of murder victim Ashley Cates to that of 57-year-old Tyrone Murphy on the same floor of an older house in Highland Park. Charges of criminal homicide and tampering with evidence were bound to the Grand Jury on Thursday against Murphy by General Sessions Court Judge Alex McVeagh. ... (click for more)

Katrina Holloway, 42, was shot and killed early Thursday morning, and her boyfriend, Reginald Oakley, 43, has been arrested.   Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot at 1:30 a.m. to the 1200 block of Cypress Street Court. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, who was suffering from a gunshot wound. She had succumbed to her injuries prior to police arrival. ... (click for more)

It is unconscionable in this day and age that these children had to exist in such deplorable conditions and that an innocent baby suffered and died alone in a locked car.  Yes, there is blame and accountability considering this family had child neglect charges filed a few years ago (that were apparently dropped and expunged) and a large part of the responsibility should ... (click for more)

I don’t care whether you believe in ghosts or not but there is one of life’s rules that should be etched in stone – “Don’t Stir Up A Ghost.” Personally I’ve never seen a ghost but when I was a little kid I heard a bunch of them at different times, and I know where some hang out. There is the famous “Green Eyes” among a handful of haunts at the Chickamauga Battlefield. You can hear ... (click for more)