Middle Valley Church of God announces that Pastor Mitch McClure will speak on the topic, 'Is It Time To Hit The Reset Button? '  in the  10:30 a.m.  service  this  Sunday, Oct. 2, 2016 .  This is part of a sermon series titled 'God Is Working With Us.'  This new sermon series will develop the reality that the Holy ... (click for more)

The Tucker Foundation in Conjunction with Camp Tikkun Olam (CTO) presented a check for $2,000 to the Chattanooga Humane Educational Society.  As part of the CTO experience, campers seventh through ninth grades, volunteer at several local non-profit organizations. At the conclusion of a week of volunteering the campers allocate funds to one of the non-profit organizations where ... (click for more)

County Commissioner Tim Boyd said he questions the effectiveness of the Read 20 pre-K literacy program and wants the director to come before the County Commission to answer questions.   County Mayor Jim Coppinger defended the program, noting that it was the creation of former County Mayor Claude Ramsey.   Commissioner Boyd said the low literacy level hearing ... (click for more)

In remarks on the Senate floor  on Wednesday , Senator Bob Corker joined a number of colleagues to discuss the broken federal budget process.   “The processes that we have in place make it impossible for us to really deal with our country’s fiscal issues,” said Senator Corker. “Today is the perfect example of that: we pass a continuing resolution ... (click for more)

If only we had known about the Chattanooga City Council's planned retirement send off for Jimmy Templeton of Public Works, the room would have been filled to overflowing with his friends and admirers - including me.   I have had the honor of knowing and working with Jimmy since the 1970's (and also knew his father "Big Jim").  Jimmy was a strong right hand for whoever ... (click for more)

I’ve seen some beautiful things in my life. I’ve eaten dinner inside the Eiffel Tower with the city of Paris all aglitter below. I’ve been sprayed by champagne in the Dallas Cowboys’ dressing room after they won the Super Bowl. I’ve stood both at the top and at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. I’ve snorkeled in the Great Exuma islands, learned to snow ski in the Austrian Alps, and ... (click for more)