Dr. David Charles Edwards, 59, of Ringgold, Georgia, died on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in Houston, Texas.  Dr. Edwards was a member of New Heights Baptist Church. He was Dean of the College of Business at Tennessee Temple University. He trusted Christ as a teenager and had actively served the Lord in various ministries throughout his life. Dr. Edwards was preceded in ... (click for more)

Barbara Jean McCrary, 75, of Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, died on June 17, 2013. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Vickie and Kevin Kemp; grandchildren, Cassi Kemp and Ashlyn Kemp; brothers, Jerry Taylor, Ricky Taylor and Paul Taylor; sisters, Sharon Taylor and Crystal Taylor, Sylvia Hood and Sandy Hood. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. ... (click for more)

Lorane M. Harris, 88, of Bradley County, TN, died on Sunday morning, June 16, 2013, with her family nearby.  She married Alvin J. (Cotton) Harris in 1942 and joined her new husband in Annapolis, MD, where he was posted to the Navy during World War II. During that time, she served as file clerk and typist for the Commandant of Midshipmen in Bancroft Hall of the U.S. Naval ... (click for more)

Kenneth B. Saunders, 83, of Cleveland, TN, passed away Friday, June 14, 2013, in a Dunlap health facility.  He served 12 years in the United States Navy and later was employed by Bowaters. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Pulp and Papermasters.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Reba Evans Saunders; and his parents, Robert “Bob” Lewis Saunders and Cora ... (click for more)

Police said several shots that were fired at a house on Union Avenue with several children inside came from a car occupied by three women. Clarissa M. Strickland, 30, of 722 Sylvan Dr., was charged with reckless endangerment and 10 counts of aggravated assault. Ms. Strickland has a lengthy criminal record involving assault, drug and traffic charges. In the incident on May ... (click for more)

One week after 21-year-old Colby David Knecht was hauled to jail for threatening Collegedale police officers, the would-be political activist has lost his position as president of Hamilton County Young Democrats. During an organizational meeting held Monday evening, Matthew Plott was selected as the club’s new president, according to longtime local Democratic ... (click for more)