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 exciting run of Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots culminated this weekend with winners of both mega-jackpots drawn. In Tennessee, both drawings created a total of over 173,000 winning tickets, with a $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Chattanooga. The lucky winner of the Powerball jackpot of $590.5 million purchased the ticket in Florida, while the winning tickets of ... (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)

Maybe 20 years ago I became entranced by a book called “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.” It was co-authored by a surgeon, Paul Brand, and a Christian writer, Phillip Yancey, and gave one specific after another about the human body and how only God could have created such a miraculous machine. Today the book is a classic and I have marveled ever since over how unbelievable human ... (click for more)

Silverdale Baptist Academy now knows its first-round opponent in the Class A state baseball tournament in Murfreesboro. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association announced brackets for the Spring Fling tourney as soon as all the sectional results were in, and the Seahawks (26-2-1) drew Rockwood (25-7). The game is scheduled as Game 1 of the Class A tournament ... (click for more)

The state tournament brackets were released early Sunday morning.  In Class A/AA Notre Dame will face off with White House at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday East Hamilton drew Christ Presbyterian Academy on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.   White House is currently ranked fourth in the state wide Eurosport rankings.  Notre Dame is seventh and Notre dame is seventh. East Hamilton ... (click for more)