Cold air and water might not sound like a good mix to most people, unless you happen to be among the fishermen who enjoy pursuing rainbow trout that thrive in cold surroundings. If you are one of those anglers, and perhaps seeking something to do between now and the spring, consider checking out the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s website for a trout truck coming near you ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has received notification from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that a period is underway for agricultural and non-industrial private forestland program to apply for technical and financial assistance. The assistance is available through two USDA conservation programs. With crop harvesting winding down and haying operations ... (click for more)

Two people were shot at a party on Bishop Drive on Saturday night. At 11:29 p.m., Chattanooga Police officers were dispatched to a local hospital after a man arrived by personal vehicle with a gunshot wound. Tyler McCrary, 19, said he was at a party at 7627 Bishop Dr. when a unknown person started shooting. McCrary suffered a single gunshot wound to the leg. ... (click for more)

The sudden retirement of Cleveland Police Chief Wes Snyder Friday came after the recent discovery of a video showing him meeting with the director of Main Street Cleveland at a storage unit. A police report said items found in the unit at Rhodes Climate Controlled Storage on Old Tasso Road included baby wipes, paper towels, a mirror, a hair brush and a bottle of brandy. It also ... (click for more)

This situation with Police Chief Snyder’s alleged affair reminds me of a story my dad once told me when he was in the military. One day a woman came running to his commanding officer screaming that she caught her husband, who was one of this commanding officer’s soldiers, cheating on her with another woman. The woman demanded that the commander make an example of this man and dishonorably ... (click for more)

Allow me to write very little today so that Nelson Mandela might say a lot. “Madiba,” as he was lovingly called by a nation of blacks and whites who equally adored him, died on Friday after becoming one of the greatest heroes the world has ever known. I have tried to studiously watch his every move for over the last 20 years and can say that I have loved his mantra and his teachings ... (click for more)