Here are upcoming special event street closures: Friday, June 30 Nightfall Concert Series :  Closures  include Market from 10th to 8th, MLK Blvd. from Broad St. to Georgia Ave. from  5:30 p.m. to 11:59 p.m . The Nightfall Concert Series is free to the public and held each  Friday  till  Aug. 25  outdoors ... (click for more)

Here are the new marriage licenses from the County Clerk's office: TY JOSEPH GIDDINGS                                JOAN ELIZABETH DE FREECE 6836 RICHLAND RD                                  6324 HIXSON PIKE APT ... (click for more)

A Criminal Court jury on Monday afternoon found Briston Smith Jr. guilty of a North Chattanooga murder. Judge Barry Steelman sentenced him to life in prison. Smith, who is now 20, had told the jury, "I don't want to spend the rest of my life in jail." He was found guilty of felony murder in the March 2, 2015, death of Charles "Chas" Holsey in a drug deal gone bad. It ... (click for more)

A video that was live streamed on Facebook showing several Chattanooga gang members displaying guns has resulted in one of those shown having a no bond placed on him in court. Judge Barry Steelman made the ruling in the case of Tadarius Hester who is charged in an aggravated robbery in April 2016. "How many other people were out doing that - in a vehicle with that many guns ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Commission just grouped a bunch of departments together in an attempt to reign in the CVB. I haven't spoken to any commissioners, but I truly believe it was unknowingly. By mandating that all non profits that receive 25 percent of their revenue follow county procurement policies, they might as well have padlocked all local volunteer fire departments. We expect ... (click for more)

If you have grown tired and calloused to America’s horrifying opioid epidemic, please consider what the epidemic has become. A report last week found that, in the United States, emergency room cases including opioid abuse jumped a staggering 99 percent between 2009 and 2014. It is believed that last year over 60,000 Americans died from drug overdoses and – far worse – more than ... (click for more)