David Blackburn proved that he rolled an elder vice chancellor to hire Will Wade. I can't find one game Wade coached. Should we think he is a better coach than the Georgia coach that won the SEC? At least four jobs were open in and around Wade's hometown, Nashville. No one mentioned his name. While Blackburn was preaching in the Chattanoogan Room about the fairness of the ... (click for more)

Back in 1973 Stephen Sondheim wrote a song for a Broadway play he titled Send in The Clowns. It subsequently became popular fare for many artists including Frank Sinatra, Shirley Bassey and others, becoming a popular hit, twice, for '60's activist and protester Judy Collins. I first thought of it as just another boring, elevator music attempt by a former HippyChic to pump up her ... (click for more)

City Council Vice Chairman Chip Henderson said Tuesday he will lead an ad hoc committee that will look into possibly increasing the number of council districts from the current term. The panel will also look at staggering the terms of council members, who are currently all elected at the same time, he said. Vice Chairman Henderson said the committee will also look into moving ... (click for more)

LDA Engineering has been selected to lead the team to develop and recommend a green infrastructure master plan for the city of Chattanooga to complement traditional “gray” infrastructure, namely man-made sewer and stormwater structures, with sustainable green alternatives, officials said Wednesday.   “We are honored to be selected to develop Chattanooga’s green infrastructure ... (click for more)

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Silverdale Baptist Academy, overcoming a three-error sixth inning, got a game-winning hit from Matt Millard in the seventh and shocked three-time defending champion Decatur County Riverside, 2-1, Wednesday in the Class A state baseball tournament. “I was just hoping to get another at-bat,” said Millard, who had popped up, flied out and bounced back to ... (click for more)

The Baylor Lady Red Raiders will be facing arch-rival GPS late Wednesday afternoon in the losers bracket portion of the D-II state softball tournament being played here at the McKnight and Starplex fields after losing a 5-3 decision to St. Benedict of Auburndale in Wednesday morning's first game. Baylor's offense has been explosive most of the season and Wednesday's game started ... (click for more)