A churchwide mission lunch will be at noon this Sunday, at Signal Mountain Baptist Church, 939 Ridgeway Ave. All donations for the meal will go toward youth mission trips this summer. A quarterly business meeting will follow.  Dr. Steven Wright will speak at the 11 a.m. worship service on "What Is the Kingdom of Heaven Like?" with text from Matthew 13:31-34.  ... (click for more)

A Brainerd Baptist Church churchwide fellowship will be at Harrison Bay State Park this Sunday, from 4 to 7 p.m. Hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided. Bring a side dish. Serving will begin at 5 p.m. A baptism in the lake will follow at 6.   The Saints Alive --Adults 55 and over -- will have their monthly meeting Thursday, May 23, at 10 a.m  in ... (click for more)

Terry Lee Releford, who police were seeking in the the murder of a woman on Lovell Road on Sunday, has committed suicide. On Monday, Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies working with Georgia law enforcement and the United States Marshall Service located the 34-year-old Releford at the Budget Inn motel at 1442 U.S. Highway 41 in Gordon County, Ga. Communication with Releford ... (click for more)

Federal authorities have seized almost $6.8 million from bank accounts of an area physician. They said Dr. Raymond Sean Brown has submitted false Medicare claims. A lawuit filed in civil court at the Chattanooga Federal Courthouse says Dr. Brown "has engaged in criminal violations of Title 18 of the United States Code, specifically, Brown, and others, have violated the law by ... (click for more)

The Delta Queen is a magnificent part of history and in many ways I'm pleased she is in town. Having the boat where she is is the problem. The boat blocks the view of and from the prettiest park in our town. The crew take many of the parking spots around the park leaving families to park across Frazier and schlep their kids, strollers and picnics to the park. You don't get fireworks ... (click for more)

Aimee Copeland reached for a potato chip and, with a pretty smile, popped it into her mouth and crunched it up. It sounds like nothing but it was an incredible “God moment” just one year after her bout with necrotizing fasciitis capitated the world and left a beautiful young woman with no hands, her left leg removed on one side and a right foot amputated on another. Last May ... (click for more)