Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Jeff Bivins will have a ceremonial swearing in with Governor Bill Haslam at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the historic Supreme Court chambers within the Capitol. The event is open to the public.  Chief Justice Bivins was unanimously elected chief by the Court last month. He was appointed to the Court in 2014 by Governor Bill Haslam and was elected ... (click for more)

The CPR LifeWrap launch party will be held Friday from 5-9 p.m at The Edney, 1100 Market St., 5th Floor.  CPR LifeWrap will be launching its Kickstarter campaign, as well as premiering its new video. There will be guest speakers, food, drinks, live music, mingling and door prizes. (click for more)

Hamilton County Republican Party Chairman Tony Sanders said Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke "should immediately resign after admitting that he and his senior staff employ an encrypted message application that neither records or stores messages sent and received for the purpose of official city of Chattanooga business on a government-owned server." He said he was guilty of "deliberates ... (click for more)

City Councilman Larry Grohn said F riday  that the use of an encrypted message service by Mayor Andy Berke was a deliberate attempt to avoid the Open Records Act. Councilman Grohn, who is running for mayor, said, " In recent days, there has been one story after another come out concerning how the Mayor and his head staffers have used end-to-end encryption apps ... (click for more)

Thank you, Tony Sanders, for having the courage to stand up and speak out about the mayor and his current administration using an encryption app for text communications.  Making a public statement against the mayor could not have been easy.  This current administration has shown it can be mean spirited and vindictive.  I applaud your audacity.  As a citizen ... (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)