My sister’s name is Lisa Zarzour Bowman and she is running for Hamilton County Circuit Court clerk.  I am writing in response to the Roy Exum Chattanoogan.com Opinion article and the Louie Brogdon, Times Free Press article.  Both were recently published as what I believe to be a desperate attempt to gain momentum for the slipping campaign of Larry Henry.  Instead ... (click for more)

I agree with Randy Smith that Coach Martin was treated unfairly by some of the UT fan base especially in regard to the idiotic petition to fire him and hire Bruce Pearl (which was never going to happen). However he writes that Dave Hart only offered Cuonzo a $50,000 raise after going to the Sweet Sixteen . Every report I have seen since his resignation was that Hart offered him ... (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)

Tennessee basketball coach Cuonzo Martin apparently took his name out of the coaching search at Marquette so he could put it in a hat at the University of California at Berkeley. On Tuesday, Martin broke ties with the Volunteers and accepted the head coaching job with the Bears. Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart admitted Martin’s move surprised him. “Not from my perspective,” ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Mocs are your Southern Conference Women’s Golf Champions. That’s five straight team titles and sophomore Emily McLennan (Queensland, Australia) made it the fourth consecutive sweep winning medalist honors. McLennan was solid shooting 222 for her 54 holes on a tough week for scoring. She won by four strokes over Furman’s Taylor Totland and was seven clear of ... (click for more)