GPS Junior American Citizens Give Program At DAR Meeting

Thursday, March 14, 2013

The Chief John Ross Chapter of DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) held their regular monthly meeting at The Tea Cottage on Wednesday.  

GPS Junior American Citizens presented "Outstanding Women in American History."   

This month is the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Tennessee was the pivotal state voting to give the right to vote to women.  

Chapter officers include: Marie Hines Harbour, regent; Teresa Webb Rimer, first vice-regent; and Linda Moss Mines, second vice-regent.


2nd South Carolina String Band/Artillery Demonstrations At Point Park June 8

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in special programs occurring inside Point Park, atop Lookout Mountain, on June 8.   The 2nd South Carolina String Band will perform mid-19th century music with authentic instruments. The songs and instrumental tunes performed would have been considered the "pop" music of the period between ... (click for more)

Summer Programs Begin At Chickamauga And Chattanooga National Military Park

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host summer programs at Chickamauga Battlefield and Lookout Mountain Battlefield. Programs for the summer begin June 2 and end mid-August.    The Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center will be open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. and the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center will be open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. There are ... (click for more)

City Council Ad Hoc Committee To Study Moving Elections To August, Adding More Districts, Staggering Terms

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)

Chief Magistrate Russell Says Ables Should Have Waited To Sign Warrant For Teen Beer Bust

Officials in the Sheriff's Department said a warrant was not obtained early Saturday morning to go inside a house where over 20 allegedly beer-drinking teens were partying because a magistrate said he was about to get off duty and wouldn't wait over. Sgt. Robert Starnes said he was standing by a deputy who called Magistrate Larry Ables at 4:30 a.m. seeking the warrant ... (click for more)

Thanks, Sheriff

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department is very responsive and professional out in Apison, and I appreciate that.  We have some fine deputies serving Hamilton County.    I took a minute to call and tell them thank you, I hope my neighbors will also. Brian Wood Apison (click for more)

Roy Exum: Please Send Me Funny Jokes

It has been about 25 years or so since I had the opportunity to visit every county in the state of Tennessee and, as a volunteer for the American Cancer Society at the time, I met cancer survivors and listened to their incredible stories. I remember one man in particular who had bone cancer and one night he said he rolled over in bed and literally broke his arm in a very simple ... (click for more)