The cause of Tuesday’s house fire at 3527 Taylor Street has been ruled accidental.  Lt. Andrew Waters with the Fire Investigation Division said the fire was most likely caused by an electrical malfunction.  The resident, Stephen Boudy, had to escape the fire by jumping out of his bedroom window. He was transported to Erlanger Medical Center, where he was treated ... (click for more)

With a 100 percent chance of rain forecast for this coming Friday night, officials in Red Bank have decided to reschedule the city’s annual Christmas parade and tree lighting. Originally, the celebration was to be held Dec. 6, but because the weather is not cooperating, City Manager Randall Smith announced at the commission meeting Tuesday night, that the event will now take place ... (click for more)

We have to give the five who voted for the generous benefits package for live-in partners the benefit of a doubt.  They could have misread the sentiment of their constituents whom they never consulted before they asked for their vote.  Or perhaps the catch phrase "fairness" just blotted out any deliberation of "right" or "fairness" to the tax payers who would be struggling ... (click for more)

Years ago, as I stood in the morning cold at Ross’s Landing to take part in my very first “Share Your Christmas” effort with the WRCB news team, Bill Markham was the anchor of the 6 o’clock news and he darn nearly ruined my day. He and I were talking about sports and girls and cold toes when suddenly he said, “Wanna’ know a secret?” With Bill you wanted to know everything that ... (click for more)

Ron King was hot and his teammates knew it. So the Owls kept feeding the ball to King and the senior guard responded with 13 of his game-high 24 points in a 30-point third quarter and Ooltewah cruised to a convincing 81-46 victory over McMinn County on Tuesday night in the District 5-AAA opener for both schools. McMinn County’s girls pummeled the Lady Owls, 67-37, in the night’s ... (click for more)

Forty years ago this week, I was an eighth-grader at Baylor School and was enjoying a treat as a football fan that I did not realize at the time was so fleeting. After having watched as a student and fan the Baylor high school varsity team finish second in the state the year before, I was getting ready to travel aboard some buses with other students and staff to Memphis to watch ... (click for more)