Here is the latest jail booking report from Hamilton County: AKRIDGE, JOEY DAWONE  3717 MARK TWAIN CIRCLE CHATTANOOGA, 37406  Age at Arrest: 32 years old Arresting Agency: Chatt. Housing Authority CONTEMPT OF COURT (NON SUPPORT) --- ARRAHMAAN, SHAREEF RAHIM  2311 EAST 14TH STREET CHATTANOOGA, 37404  Age at Arrest: 31 years old Arresting Agency: ... (click for more)

Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a bipartisan group of 66 senators in a letter to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanding the release of American Pastor Andrew Brunson, who was unjustly detained in 2016 and charged with terrorism offenses. Senator Corker has repeatedly raised Mr. Brunson’s case with senior Turkish officials ... (click for more)

Seven years ago today, my family and I found out that my brother, Sgt. Jonathan D. Gardner, was seriously injured by a roadside bomb, (explosively formed penetrator - EFP), while on a mission in Kuwait. The EFP went through the bottom of his seat and put a softball size hole in his upper thigh. The doctors said that if the bomb had entered the Humvee an inch to the right, he ... (click for more)

All of us who marvel at the sound of bagpipes at a funeral realize the majesty that people like piper Scottie Maclellan can lend to any “homecoming” and for years there has been a wonderful tale out of Nova Scotia that leads this week’s parade of The  Saturday  Funnies. Mind you, I do not write these stories, as many who have followed man’s laughter down through the ... (click for more)

The Red Bank softball team scored 15 runs on 14 hits in a 15-0 victory over CSAS Thursday at Red Bank. Hannah Wood had a two-run homer and a two-run double to finish the game with four runs batted in while scoring three times. Bailee Phillips was the winning pitcher after going the distance and striking out two and walking two.  She also had three hits and two runs batted ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga Mocs open postseason play Sunday at the Southern Conference men’s Golf Championships. The eight-team field tackles Pinehurst No. 9 in Pinehurst, N.C. The quintet gets started on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m., paired with Wofford off No. 1. The Mocs are looking to add to their championships ledger of six team and two individual titles. The squad captured crowns ... (click for more)