NASHVILLE -- Loudon's Garrett Willis led all three rounds and won the Tennessee State Open championship here Thursday at the Gaylord Springs Golf Links. Willis finished at 207 with rounds of 66, 69 and 72. FINAL RESULTS   1 Willis, Garrett +1 F ... (click for more)

“I live the kind of life…most men only dream of...”- Merle Haggard. That line is from one of my very favorite country songs ever; “Footlights” by Merle Haggard. While serving as a sportscaster and sports journalist for more than forty years, I always considered myself to be blessed. Many times, I found myself saying, “and I get paid for doing this,” while seated in ... (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)

The head of BB&T's Chattanooga commercial banking operations has been charged by federal authorities with making fraudulent loans. Tracy Brown is set to plead guilty to bank fraud on June 4. Authorities said Brown "appropriated the identities of three customers and took out fraudulent loans in their names. In October 2012, a customer of BB&T, D.M., went to the Ooltewah ... (click for more)

We do not have to pander to those in our country who were not invited and made their way here on their own. They are here against our laws that are already on the books which are not enforced.  They do not have negotiation rights to dictate to the United States government nor does our government have the right to pick and choose which laws are to be enforced or ignored so ... (click for more)

I’ve gotten hundreds of jokes since Tuesday when I wrote about feeling a little puny lately and expressing my belief that laughter is the best medicine. After breaking some bones in my arm as I slept last week and having no idea there were already some other fractures, it looked pretty certain I had a case of “The Big C.” I’ve always felt that stands for “courage” but the medical ... (click for more)