Willard Wolff, 86, of Rossville, Georgia, died on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in local healthcare facility. Arrangements will be announced by the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home, Rossville. (click for more)

Reverend David Wilson Claridy, Sr., 68, of Chattanooga, died on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in a local hospital. Reverend Claridy spent many years as an evangelist, was a member of Suck Creek Baptist Church and had been attending Union Avenue Baptist Church.  He was a retired truck driver and owner of Claridy Distributors.  Mr. Claridy served his country in the U.S. Navy ... (click for more)

Doris Davis Lynch, 92, of Dalton, GA, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Quinton Memorial Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Charles Lynch Jr.; and a sister, Maxine McGill.  Mrs. Doris Lynch was honored as one of the members of the inaugural class into the Eleanor Raoul Greene Society for Lifetime Achievement. Mrs. Lynch joined the ... (click for more)

Herman D. Akin, 90, of Ocoee, TN, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at a local hospital.  He was a retired electrician with TVA. Herman was also a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II. He was a member of Cookson Creek Baptist Church.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Arthur Akin and Dora Smith Akin.  Herman is ... (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. And Myra "Booby" Collier, the niece of Chattanooga Police Capt. Edwin McPherson, denied that she was involved in setting up the robbery.  Westfield identified Harold Francis "Bam" ... (click for more)