Southern Adventist University's Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Laurie Redmer Minner, will present a free concert with flutist Heather Small on Sunday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Collegedale Church of Seventh-day Adventists.   The performance features "The Hymn Tune Fantasy" a piece by John T. MacLean that the symphony orchestra premiered during the composer’s ... (click for more)

Southern Adventist University’s Wind Symphony, under the direction of Ken Parsons, presents "Latin Winds."   The concert will include various Latino pieces including José Pablo Moncayo’s “Huapango,” Randall Stroope’s “Amor di mi alma,” H. Owen Reed’s “La Fiesta Mexicana,” and Alberto Ginastera’s “Danza Final from Estancia.”   The concert takes place on March 30 at ... (click for more)

Authorities said late Tuesday that a 21-year-old woman sought in the murder of a Dalton convenience store clerk had been taken into custody in Bartow County. Officials had been looking for Skyy Raven Marie Mims in Atlanta, but she was found at a residence on Southmont Drive after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation received a tip that she was there. The GBI contacted the U.S. ... (click for more)

Concern over a new cell phone tower brought several residents to speak at the Lookout Mountain, Tn., commission meeting Tuesday night. Federal regulations require the town to accommodate communication services. With increased use of cell phones and wireless data transmission it is not only a matter of convenience but also one of safety since many families no longer have land lines, ... (click for more)

How does the city of Chattanooga really think it saves money by only picking the brush when someone calls 311. I called the other day and they came and picked up my brush and passed 10 other piles of brush in my area, some of which were only a few doors down from my house. Now they will have to come back 10 more times as people call in and some will not call so those piles will ... (click for more)

I can remember a time in my life when I could recognize a person’s handwriting. It was back when we used to send and receive letters and postcards and love notes with our friends. But the biggest reason I am wildly in favor of a bill now in the Tennessee Legislature that will hopefully make it a law that all children must learn to write and read in cursive by the third grade is ... (click for more)