The Atlanta Braves made a surprise announcement Friday that rehabbing pitcher Brandon Beachy, working his way back from "Tommy John" surgery, will be making his first rehab start Sunday at Class AAA Gwinnett instead of at extended spring training. The Louisville Bats will be providing the opposition at 2:05 at Cool-Ray Field. The game is scheduled to be televised live on CSS. ... (click for more)

What's one more weekend of softball play disrupted by weather? Sectional play, disrupted statewide Friday by the latest wave of storms, means action starts early Saturday and continues all day as the Spring Fling field fills out. In fact, the only area team to play Friday was Meigs County, and the Lady Warriors had to travel all the way to Baxter to slip past Upperman ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke said Friday he is keeping Bobby Dodd as police chief. “I have had numerous conversations with Chief Dodd over the last several weeks,” said Mayor Berke. “I appreciate his dedication and experience in law enforcement and have asked him to continue to serve as chief of police.” “I look forward to continuing to work with Mayor Berke and his administration, ... (click for more)

Riverbend Festival Executive Director Chip Baker told the Civitan Club on Friday that the city's decision to no longer provide city police officers inside the festival gates will cost pin prices to go up next year. Mr. Baker said, "I understand the actions that governments have to take, but we'll have to adjust our prices next year. How much, I don't know yet." City officials ... (click for more)

Since my hip operation and time in recovery, I have tried to set aside things that are insignificant to me and to average Americans. Don't get me wrong here. What these people are doing (Bengahzi) is despicable be they left or right wing, and they have been doing it (both sides) for a long time. But the dirty deeds themselves carry little weight as to what they mean to you or me. ... (click for more)

Jeff Bliss, an 18-year-old who is in the 10th grade because he dropped out of school last year, got kicked out of a Texas classroom a couple of weeks ago. But as he was exiting the room, he launched into the most wonderful rant that has ever been on the art of teaching children. He should know – his mom is a teacher. With his long hair waving almost as much as his arms, the teenager ... (click for more)