Freshman guard Stedmon Ford scored 19 of his game-high 22 points in the second half and four other Lee players tallied in double digits as the Flames turned back a battling Truett-McConnell College team, 90-74 on Monday night in Walker Arena. Ford scored from all angles as the Flames went on a 25-4 run early in the second half and destroyed any hopes of an upset by the visiting ... (click for more)

As happy as Grace Academy boys’ basketball coach Jon Mattheiss was to see his team earn its first District 5-A victory, he knows Tuesday night’s game wasn’t a typical matchup with rival Silverdale Baptist. The host Golden Eagles pulled away early on the way to a 60-23 victory against a Silverdale team that is still adjusting to the return of players from its football team. ... (click for more)

A $125,000 Federal Court settlement was reached Monday in the Adam Tatum case after nine hours of negotiations. Attorney Robin Flores said $112,500 would be paid by the city of Chattanooga and $2,250 by Erlanger Medical Center. He said the remaining $10,000 was from an undisclosed source. Attorney Roger Dickson of the Miller and Martin law firm provided over the lengthy mediation ... (click for more)

At the Cleveland City Council meeting Monday afternoon, Police Chief Wes Snyder apologized to a full crowd related to his sudden retirement.  He told the Council he regretted the circumstances that surrounded his resignation. He has been the police chief for the past 10 years. Mr. Snyder announced his resignation on Friday after a video was discovered that showed him ... (click for more)

This situation with Police Chief Snyder’s alleged affair reminds me of a story my dad once told me when he was in the military. One day a woman came running to his commanding officer screaming that she caught her husband, who was one of this commanding officer’s soldiers, cheating on her with another woman. The woman demanded that the commander make an example of this man and dishonorably ... (click for more)

I like to think I that I am “good on my feet,” creative and adept when it comes to saying something nice, or reaffirming, when I think it might be helpful to another soul. The other day I came across an article during my morning reading entitled, “10 Insanely Nice Things You Can Say to Anybody,” and I read every one of them. Trust me, this is important stuff in a world that increasingly ... (click for more)