Anna “Darlene” Nieukirk Johnson, 80, of Chattanooga, TN, died on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at the Hospice Center of Chattanooga surrounded by her family.  Darlene was born in Peoria, IL, on June 21, 1932 to Henry and Jessie Nieukirk. Currently a resident of Chattanooga, she lived a majority of her days in Peoria, North Pekin, and Roodhouse, IL. Darlene was married to Albert ... (click for more)

Henry Clay Evans Johnson, Jr., 63, of Chattanooga, died on Friday, May 24, 2013.   He was a loving husband, mentor and father.  Clay was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Clay Evans Johnson, Sr. and a sister, Barbara Johnson Prickett.  Survivors are his wife, Margaret Johnson; two daughters, Catherine Johnson of Chattanooga, and Margaret ... (click for more)

Robbie  Sue  Morrison  Campbell,  86,  of  Chickamauga, GA,  died  Friday, May 24, 2013. She  was  a  member  of  the  Elizabeth  Lee  United  Methodist  Church  of  Chickamauga. She was preceded  in  death  by her  husband,  Fred  Campbell;  ... (click for more)

Charles Edward Ruth, 75, of Cleveland, TN, died on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 . He was nicknamed “Billy Boy” by his grandmother, many friends and family continued to call him “Bill”. He was born in Oakman GA., and soon became a lifetime resident of Cleveland.  Charles' last employment was with Duracell Battery. He served in the U S Navy and US Army and Reserves. He served faithfully ... (click for more)

Wade Hinton, who led Mayor Andy Berke's transition team, has been chosen as city attorney. It is a joint appointment with the City Council, and the move was endorsed by a number of council members who appeared with the mayor at a press conference on Friday morning. Mayor Berke did not retain Mike McMahan, the longtime city attorney. He passed over Phil Noblett, a longtime ... (click for more)

A man convicted of smuggling his young first cousin into Chattanooga and having sex with her has been sentenced to serve 15 years and six months in federal prison. German Rolando Vicente-Sapon, 41, of Guatemala, was sentenced by Judge Curtis Collier. Following a three-day trial, a jury convicted Vicente-Sapon in November 2012 for transporting a minor across the Mexican ... (click for more)