The Chattanooga/Hamilton County Medical Society will hold a health care forum on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The forum will cover: - How the Impact of the Affordable Care Act will impact medical practices and hospitals - Medicaid Expansion and the consequences of failing to expand - Tennessee Payment Reform Initiative coming in January   Speakers will include: ... (click for more)

Safe Haven Light is now open to house children who are left homeless through no fault of their own. Safe Haven Light operates under the umbrella of We Care Community Services, Dayton.  Its residents come by direct referral -- some from the courts and others from child care organizations or institutions which are responsible for their custody. In its “Safe Zone” environment, ... (click for more)

A woman testified Thursday that a man she had met only the previous day attacked her with a knife and severely injured her in March 2012. Michael Orlando Freeman, who is charged with attempted murder and attempted rape, is standing trial in Judge Rebecca Stern's courtroom.  Freeman is accused of entering the home of Tammy Green at Country Hearth Inn & Suites, dragging ... (click for more)

Keith Lee Stewart pleaded guilty on Thursday to a murder on Montlake Mountain and was given a 35-year prison sentence. He pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery in the slaying of 24-year-old Casey Burgiss in July 2012. It was handled as an Alford Plea in which the defendant admits there is enough evidence for a jury to convict. The plea ... (click for more)

My husband and I gathered signatures on petitions over the Thanksgiving holiday. Given the future impact of the domestic benefits ordinance narrowly passed by the City Council, we felt it was important for all Chattanoogans to have an opportunity to be heard at the ballot box.    We have lived here for decades; we are both recently retired (TVA management and ... (click for more)

It is interesting to me that on the eve of the SEC championship game, an informal poll of the nation’s top oddsmakers reveals that five of six think Alabama’s football team is still the best in the country. First, I agree with that, despite the Auburn miracle in one of the best college football games I can ever remember. Are you kidding me? Alabama’s three losses in three years ... (click for more)