When Derek Was introduced early last year as the athletic director for Dalton State’s first ever four-year athletics program, the first athlete to call him was Madison Ellis. Ellis said she would probably have gone to her hometown college anyway, but knowledge that she could be a part of athletics made the decision even easier. “I contacted Derek Waugh as soon as I heard that ... (click for more)

NASHVILLE -- Garrett Willis retained his lead here Wednesday in the Tennessee State Open at the GaylorD Springs Golf Links. Willis added a 69 to the 66 he shot on Tuesday and took a 2-sshot lead over Brentwood's Brendon Cabalero and Murfreesboro's Jason Millard. Former UTC standouts Bryce Ledford and Derek Rende stand at tied for ninth and tied for 15th. The tournament ... (click for more)

Three people have been charged in Raleigh, N.C., with the murder last week of a 30-year-old woman, who had just moved from Cleveland, Tn. Arrested for the slaying of Melissa Dawn Huggins-Jones were Ronald Lee Anthony, 23; Sarah Rene Redden, 18, and Travion Devonte Smith, 20. The victim's body was discovered by her eight-year-old daughter in their apartment in the North Hills ... (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)

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is very responsive and professional out in Apison, and I appreciate that.  We have some fine deputies serving Hamilton County.    I took a minute to call and tell them thank you, I hope my neighbors will also. Brian Wood Apison (click for more)

I am still wincing over the fact a horrendous bill passed in the state legislature that would make whistle-blowers into criminals would have actually gone into law had it not been for Governor Bill Haslam’s eleventh-hour veto. Called the “Ag-Gag bill,” similar efforts in other states have also soured because it is no more than a Catch-22 trick to protect those who abuse animals, ... (click for more)