Morenita "Morie" Bella Bautista, 78, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, October 15, 2017, peacefully at her home. She was born in Imus Cavite, Philippines on May 15, 1939 to the late Francisco and Aurelia Bella.  Morie graduated from Del Pilar Academy in Imus Cavite.  She has been a resident of Chattanooga for over 50 years.   She is ... (click for more)

Frances Elizabeth Cunningham Turley, 87 of Chattanooga, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2017. She had lived in the Chattanooga area for most of her life and was a member of Canaan Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing Bingo and spending time with her family and friends. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who will ... (click for more)

Joyce Ann Gannaway, 57, a resident of Georgetown, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017. She was greatly loved and will be dearly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Claude William Roe and Alma Sue Roe; husband, Johnny Gannaway; son, Jason Gannaway. Joyce is survived by her children, Julie (James) Winton, Joe (Brandi) ... (click for more)

Bobby “Bob" Lones, 70, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017. He faithfully served our country from 1966-1968 in Vietnam where he earned multiple purple hearts. Bob spent his free time playing with his dogs and fishing, both which he loved dearly. He would always go out of his way to help those in need and never had a bad word to say about ... (click for more)

Ooltewah High School principal Robin Copp has been named Tennessee’s 2017-18 Principal of the Year.   Officials said of the second-year principal, "No matter the grade level, she believes in creating student-centered schools, which are first and foremost focused on teaching and learning. To support this model, Copp has instituted a professional learning framework ... (click for more)

The city of Chattanooga has apparently found a buyer for the Chattanoogan hotel on Broad Street. A city board will meet next Monday to consider several resolutions. One item before the Chattanooga Downtown Redevelopment Corporation is approving the hiring of the Husch Blackwell law firm "as special counsel in connection with the preparation of a sale and purchase agreement ... (click for more)