It was 1982 when Richard Whitmore took his first college class and embarked upon a career in what was then an emerging computer industry. Thirty years later, he has received his bachelor’s degree in operations management, crowning an academic career that has spanned four decades. In the intervening years, Mr. Whitmore built an impressive career as a computer programmer, ... (click for more)

Students at six Whitfield County elementary Schools will benefit from healthier meals thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. The program allows opportunities for students to enjoy a nutritious snack during the school day to help them stay focused on learning. Nancy Rice, director of the Georgia Department of Education School Nutrition ... (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)

Today’s news that after a man was shot while coming to the aid of a friend, four were arrested (including two 13-year-olds) for robbery and attempted murder, followed by additional news that one of those arrested had previously pled guilty to aggravated burglary and was given a three-year suspended sentence, is further indication that our system of criminal justice is absolutely ... (click for more)

In the Broadway play, “The Civil War,” there is an emotional song called “Tell My Father,” the words that a dying Union soldier on a distant battlefield asked to be delivered when the other troops got back home. The reason Lt. Col. Mark Weber sang that very song with his oldest son Matt was because the highly-decorated officer was fighting Stage IV intestinal cancer at the ... (click for more)