Constance Sue Gray, 67, of Chattanooga, died on April 16, 2014.   She was the daughter of the late William and Ruth Vaught and was also preceded in death by her brother, Darrell Vaught, and sisters, Misty Cline and Sheila Vaught.     Mrs. Gray is survived by her husband, Gary Michael Gray of Chattanooga; sons, Ryan Shrum and Kevin Shrum; daughter, ... (click for more)

Sunny Marr Reich, 72, of Chattanooga, died on Tuesday, April 8, 2014.  She was born on Feb. 3, 1942, to the late Clifford Thurman Marr and to Nancy McElhaney Marr.  She graduated from Central High School in 1960 and at the age of 30, she started college.  In 1975, she graduated from UTC and in 1986, she received her master’s degree.  Sunny began her teaching ... (click for more)

Evelyn Epps Ingle, 80, of Dalton, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2014 at Regency Park Health Care Center. Mrs. Ingle graduated from Berry College and taught at Eastside Elementary School for thirty years. She is survived by her husband, Clifford Ingle of Dalton; daughters and son-in-law, Carole Ingle of Dalton and Susan and Robert Harrison of Dalton; sisters and brother-in-law, ... (click for more)

Quay Swanger, 74, of Dunlap, TN, died Tuesday, April 15, 2014.  He was preceded in death by parents, Elmer and Cleo Swanger;and  brothers, Joe, Haskel and James Swanger. He is survived by three sisters, Lorraine Price, Betty (Pappy) Hobbs and Peggy (Sonny) Smith; three brothers, Wade Swanger, of Ten Mile, Freddy and Steve Swanger, both of Dunlap; and several ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Haslam signed HB 2371/SB2464 on Wednesday. The law ends forced annexations and gives Tennesseans the right to vote. The law now requires cities to annex by consent of the landowner or through referendum approved by a majority of the landowners to be annexed. As an additional protection to farmers, land primarily used for agriculture purposes may not be annexed by any ... (click for more)

One of the men labeled as the "worst of the worst" in a Chattanooga roundup was sentenced Tuesday to 10 months and three years supervised release after he pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. Guy Wilkerson told Federal Judge Sandy Mattice, "I'm just a young father and I want the best for my kids." He said he apologized and that he knew what he ... (click for more)