The grand opening of the Patio will be this Saturday at  3514 Hixson Pike (corner of Lupton Drive.)   Organizers said, "Bring your kids to have a closer look at the medical emergency truck, from 12-2 p.m. There will be a car show, from 11 a.m. onwards, a p ancake eating contest at 3 p.m. with fun prizes, a  l ive DJ starting at 3 p.m., g ames for kids while ... (click for more)

Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, one of the fastest-growing self-serve frozen dessert franchises, plans to open a store late May in Brunswick at 8644 East Brainerd Rd. Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt will utilize the leased space as its popular self-serve dessert concept and provide the people of Chattanooga with a family-oriented, visually uplifting environment to relax and enjoy a cup ... (click for more)

Terry Lee Releford, who police were seeking in the the murder of his pregnant wife Tammy Releford on Lovell Road on Sunday, has taken his own life. 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, ... (click for more)

A man who police said was traveling 70 miles per hour on a side street in St. Elmo when he wrecked and killed one of his close friends was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison. Criminal Court Judge Rebecca Stern told Robert Allen "Bobby" Atwood, 22, "There is way too much of this going on. Young people need a wakeup call. Let the message go out." Atwood will be eligible ... (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)