The YES Chattanooga campaign announced Wednesday the release of a new radio ad called “The Nation is Watching.” Supporters of the YES Chattanooga campaign are telling their story through this new radio ad and a social media campaign. The YES Chattanooga campaign launched a 10 second radio ad spot to be played starting tomorrow until election day on Aug. 7. Simultaneously, they ... (click for more)

Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger will host the dedication ceremony for the Shane M. Daughetee Memorial Highway Sign on Thursday at 9:30 a.m.   The sign is a memorial to Shane Daughetee the volunteer firefighter who lost his life on Jan. 26, 2007, while battling a house fire.   The section of Highway 58 dedicated to the former firefighter of ... (click for more)

The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday to authorize funding for a new lease and expanded Veterans Affairs clinic in Chattanooga. This veterans’ package has been approved by the House and Senate Conference Committee.  Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said, “I am proud to announce the legislation passed this afternoon will fund a new lease for a multi-specialty ... (click for more)

The Cleveland City Council will hold a special called meeting next Monday to consider an interim appointment of a city judge. It will be at 11:45 a.m. at the City Council’s regular meeting place in the Cleveland Municipal Building, 190 Church Street, NE. The council will also establish the process for application for city judge. Longtime City Judge Bill Moss died July ... (click for more)

America’s national security at home and abroad is important to all of us.  So it is very important to recognize and thank our leaders when they show strong support for our military. That’s why I am writing to thank Senators Alexander and Corker for their continued commitment to our great state, our nation, and especially to our military.  Their support ensures that ... (click for more)

I got a warm feeling Tuesday when it was announced Pat Trammell will be among those in the inaugural class of the Jackson County (Ala.) Sports Hall of Fame. When the august group is enshrined at Scottsboro’s Goose Pond Civic Center on Nov. 1, most folks won’t even know who Pat Trammell was but I knew all about him in my very first year as a fledgling sports writer back in 1967 and, ... (click for more)