The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Metro Dalton’s unemployment rate in June was 5.5 percent, up three-tenths of a percentage point from 5.2 percent in May. In June 2016, the rate was 6.3 percent. The rate rose as the labor force grew, partially because high school and college students entered the job market, which led to an increase in the number of unemployed ... (click for more)

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that the unemployment rate in the Northwest Georgia region in June was 5 percent, up three-tenths of a percentage point from 4.7 percent in May. In June 2016, the rate was 5.6 percent The rate rose as the number of unemployed residents increased and the labor force grew. The number of unemployed increased by 1,541 to 20,933. ... (click for more)

A man told police he jumped into the Tennessee River to escape from robbers who killed his wife at Renaissance Park early Sunday morning, July 16. Tyree Tichion Corley, 22, of 3810 Sherwood Lane, has been charged with felony murder and especially aggravated robbery in the fatal shooting of Kathy Hardy. Corley is in custody at the Hamilton County Jail.  Shawn Hardy said ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police said 39-year-old Desmond Clay was shot and killed while driving in a vehicle on Wilcox Boulevard on Wednesday night.   At 10:18 p.m., o fficers responded to a person shot call  at 3399 Wilcox Blvd.   The v ictim was located in a vehicle that crashed into a business. He had  suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He ... (click for more)

I don’t live in Chattanooga any longer unfortunately and haven’t for many years now, but when I did live there, I was more than a regular at Yesterdays.  It was basically my second home….as it was for many, many of my friends and others that I may not have known their names, but definitely knew their faces.   It was the “Cheers” of Chattanooga. It was the place that ... (click for more)

To any of the millions who have served the United States on the field of combat, the most hallowed and prized distinction is our nation’s Medal of Honor. It is never given, it is always earned before it is ever awarded.  At least that’s the way it was up until a sun-splashed Wednesday three weeks ago in Vicenza, Italy. There is an Army base there that houses the 173 rd Airborne ... (click for more)