The Chattanooga Women's Leadership Institute (CWLI) is now accepting applications for its 6th Annual Women Mentoring Women Program, which will begin on Aug. 23. The Women Mentoring Women program consists of eight two-hour lunchtime sessions designed to aid women in developing or sharpening their mentoring skills so they can go back into the community and mentor other ... (click for more)

Decosimo, a Top 100 accounting and business advisory firm, is providing support as the lead sponsor for the 3rd Annual Private Equity Operations and Compliance Summit hosted by the Financial Research Associates June 24-25 at New York City’s Princeton Club. Principal Karl J. Jordan, CPA, CGMA will chair the two-day conference focused on private equity financial matters.  ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Haslam on Wednesday announced Deputy to the Governor Claude Ramsey will retire at the end of August to spend more time with his wife, children and grandchildren in Chattanooga. Mr. Ramsey has been integral to Haslam on several key initiatives, including civil service reform, economic development efforts, workforce development training and improved operation of state ... (click for more)

A man was shot Monday night after he told police he was trying to help his friend who was surrounded by four young black males.   The suspects were taken into custody.   At 9:55 p.m., Chattanooga Police officers responded to 2009 Huff Place on a burglary in progress. Officers spoke with Santos Morales.  ... (click for more)

The public needs to intervene on the absolutely absurd Wilson Air Waste (WWW) at the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport.  What this all comes down to is our elected officials have appointed board members to oversee the budget and decision making at the airport, and they clearly do not respect public resources.   Contrary to the Airport Authority CEO’s statement ... (click for more)

In the Broadway play, “The Civil War,” there is an emotional song called “Tell My Father,” the words that a dying Union soldier on a distant battlefield asked to be delivered when the other troops got back home. The reason Lt. Col. Mark Weber sang that very song with his oldest son Matt was because the highly-decorated officer was fighting Stage IV intestinal cancer at the ... (click for more)