A Chattanooga artist was awarded best in show at the Monteagle Mountain Market for Arts and Crafts on Sunday, out of over 100 other artisans and crafters. Hannah Foster Pino was surprised and delighted to receive the honor. "This is the first time I've been a vendor at a market," she said. She is finishing her last year as a painting and drawing major at the University of Tennessee ... (click for more)

The YES Chattanooga campaign announced Wednesday the release of a new radio ad called “The Nation is Watching.” Supporters of the YES Chattanooga campaign are telling their story through this new radio ad and a social media campaign. The YES Chattanooga campaign launched a 10 second radio ad spot to be played starting tomorrow until election day on Aug. 7. Simultaneously, they ... (click for more)

The House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday to authorize funding for a new lease and expanded Veterans Affairs clinic in Chattanooga. This veterans’ package has been approved by the House and Senate Conference Committee.  Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said, “I am proud to announce the legislation passed this afternoon will fund a new lease for a multi-specialty ... (click for more)

The Cleveland City Council will hold a special called meeting next Monday to consider an interim appointment of a city judge. It will be at 11:45 a.m. at the City Council’s regular meeting place in the Cleveland Municipal Building, 190 Church Street, NE. The council will also establish the process for application for city judge. Longtime City Judge Bill Moss died July ... (click for more)

Just think about this;  a person highly qualified applying for a job.  As he is just about finished filling out his papers for his interview, he sees at the bottom there is a place for him to check Democrat or Republican.  He would think, “if I mark the wrong one I may not get the job.” Being a real leader requires honesty, integrity, and, most importantly, fairness. ... (click for more)

I got a warm feeling Tuesday when it was announced Pat Trammell will be among those in the inaugural class of the Jackson County (Ala.) Sports Hall of Fame. When the august group is enshrined at Scottsboro’s Goose Pond Civic Center on Nov. 1, most folks won’t even know who Pat Trammell was but I knew all about him in my very first year as a fledgling sports writer back in 1967 and, ... (click for more)