Naomi Beam Poe, 91, of Athens, TN, died peacefully on Saturday, June 15, 2013 in Athens, TN with family members at her side. Naomi was born in Tallmage, OH to Charles and Jenny Beam. She was the wife of Alfred Poe (deceased, 1982), and they raised four wonderful children, Sandra Poe Snethen (husband Paul), Charles (wife Carol), William (wife Kem) and Alfred (wife Christine) Poe. ... (click for more)

Daniel Layne McIntyre, 38, of Rossville, GA and formerly of Dalton, GA, passed away Monday, June 17, 2013 at Parkridge Hospital In Chattanooga, TN.  He was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia Bowman McIntyre; sister, Deborah Jean McIntyre; and grandparents, Fletcher Wilson and Vera Bowman.  Daniel was a gentle giant, always making people happy and was loved ... (click for more)

Claude Brooks “CB” Dobbs, 89, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 surrounded by the family he loved so well. An excellent golfer - he shot his age over 100 times between the ages of 68 and 81 - a pilot, and a singer and appreciator of music, he enjoyed the simple pleasures of a life well lived. He could never pass a river without a second look, having worked as a ... (click for more)

Betty Hamilton Cummings, 93, of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee died on Wednesday, June 19, 2013. She was the wife of the late John Walter Cummings III and the daughter of the late Emily Carter Hamilton and Henry Clay Hamilton of Dalton, Georgia. Betty was the sister of the late Lilian Hamilton Hull of Augusta, GA, and the late Clay Hamilton of Dalton, GA. She was a graduate ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Haslam on Wednesday announced that 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. He said the former Hamilton County assessor and then county mayor "has been integral to me on several key initiatives, including civil service reform, economic development efforts, workforce ... (click for more)

An emotional Timothy Westfield on Wednesday told a Criminal Court jury how he was shot and how his friend Bernard Hughes was murdered almost three years ago at the British Woods Apartments. The witness identified Harold Francis "Bam" Butler, III, 33, and John "Cut Throat" Simpson as the gunmen. Simpson pleaded guilty earlier to second-degree murder and is expected to be a ... (click for more)