Susan Kirkpatrick, 37, of Cookeville, TN, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 in a Cookeville, TN hospital. A native of South Pittsburg, TN, she was a 1994 graduate of South Pittsburg High School.  She was also a graduate of Tennessee Technological University and was the Lifetime Wellness and Physical Education teacher at Burks K-8 school in Monterey and had been a ... (click for more)

Valetta Jean Heuser, 93, of Rock Spring, died on Monday, May 20, 2013 in a local hospital. Mrs. Heuser was a charter member of Ft. Oglethorpe First Baptist Church where she served as pianist from 1953 – 1978.  An accomplished pianist, for traditional church music, she served in churches in Kentucky, Tennessee, & Georgia playing for quartets, radio programs, and choirs ... (click for more)

Reverend Robert Calvin Stitts, founding and longtime pastor at Bayside Baptist Church in Harrison, Tennessee, died of Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) on Wednesday at the Chattanooga Hospice Center.  He was 75.  A deep, abiding faith marked his passing. Just as Mr. Stitts trusted God with his life, he trusted God with his death. Mr. Stitts was ... (click for more)

Tammy Hale, 35, lifelong resident of Hixson, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 19, 2013.   She was the manager of Liberty Tax Service in Hixson.  She was a loving mother, daughter and sister and will be missed by everyone who knew her. She was preceded in death by her grandparents. Survivors include her daughters, Dava and Bailey; parents, Danny and Vicki ... (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)

LDA Engineering has been selected to lead the team to develop and recommend a green infrastructure master plan for the city of Chattanooga to complement traditional “gray” infrastructure, namely man-made sewer and stormwater structures, with sustainable green alternatives, officials said Wednesday.   “We are honored to be selected to develop Chattanooga’s green infrastructure ... (click for more)