Minnie Mae Riha, 75, of Ringgold, died on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Mrs. Riha was a native of Cleveland, OK, and spent many years in California before moving to Chickamauga in 1994.  She was employed in environmental services in a nursing facility for many years in Hemet, California.  She was an active member of the Chattanooga Valley Baptist Church and was preceded in ... (click for more)

Georgia Williamson, 90, died on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at a local health care facility. Arrangements will be announced by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995. (click for more)

Doris Davis Lynch, 92, of Dalton, GA, passed away Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Quinton Memorial Health Care Center. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Charles Lynch Jr.; and a sister, Maxine McGill.  Mrs. Doris Lynch was honored as one of the members of the inaugural class into the Eleanor Raoul Greene Society for Lifetime Achievement. Mrs. Lynch joined the ... (click for more)

Herman D. Akin, 90, of Ocoee, TN, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at a local hospital.  He was a retired electrician with TVA. Herman was also a veteran of the United States Army and served during World War II. He was a member of Cookson Creek Baptist Church.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert Arthur Akin and Dora Smith Akin.  Herman is ... (click for more)

Governor Bill Haslam on Wednesday announced that Deputy to the Governor Claude Ramsey will retire at the end of August to spend more time with his wife, children and grandchildren in Chattanooga. He said the former Hamilton County assessor and then county mayor "has been integral to me on several key initiatives, including civil service reform, economic development efforts, workforce ... (click for more)

An emotional Timothy Westfield on Wednesday told a Criminal Court jury how he was shot and how his friend Bernard Hughes was murdered almost three years ago at the British Woods Apartments. The witness identified Harold Francis "Bam" Butler, III, 33, and John "Cut Throat" Simpson as the gunmen. Simpson pleaded guilty earlier to second-degree murder and is expected to be a ... (click for more)