A 23-year-old man who had picked up a number of criminal cases but spent little time in jail is now facing 57 months in federal prison. Judge Sandy Mattice sentenced Demarcus Heard on Tuesday afternoon. The sentencing range was 57-71 months, and the prosecution did not oppose the low end of the range. Attorney Joe DeGaetano said in the past that Heard had served "30 days here ... (click for more)

Here is the latest jail booking report from Hamilton County: ADAMS, TINA DEANNE     512 ROGERS LANE TUNNEL HILL, 30755     43     Hamilton County          AGGRAVATED ASSAULT     LEAVING SCENE ACCIDENT DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY     DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE     ... (click for more)

Let's tell the truth here: the UAW attempted infiltration of the Nissan plant in Smyrna, Tenn. a couple of years back and lost. They appealed to the NLRB three times and each time the vote went against the UAW more and more.   When you consider the local political opposition, citizenry and worker opposition, sentiment toward the UAW is even more staggering in Chattanooga ... (click for more)

Clemson’s football program, which has won 11 games in each of the past two years and was ranked 8 th in the nation after whipping Ohio State in this year’s Orange Bowl, has just been “blind-sided.” The Freedom from Religion Foundation claims Coach Dabo Sweeney and his staff are doing far too much “to promote Christianity to their student athletes.” Clemson promptly roared back ... (click for more)

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- University of Tennessee vice chancellor and director of athletics Dave Hart announced Tuesday the hiring of Donnie Tyndall as the Volunteers’ 19 th  men’s basketball coach. Tyndall will be introduced at a press conference at 2 p.m. ET at Pratt Pavilion. The 43-year-old Tyndall joins Tennessee from Southern Mississippi, where he posted ... (click for more)

CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Cleveland right-hander Taylor Thompson sent Soddy-Daisy hitters a clear message early in Tuesday’s District 5-AAA baseball game – “I’m on tonight, boys.” Thompson threw a neat three-hitter and struck out 10 as the Blue Raiders defeated Soddy-Daisy, 6-1, at Raider Field to knock the Trojans out of a share of first place in the district. “If I get settled ... (click for more)