Springtime hunters are eagerly preparing for the opening of turkey hunting season in Georgia.  The highly-anticipated day is Saturday, March 22, and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division expects that the 2014 season should be a good one.  “One of the best areas of the state will be the coastal plain, thanks to reproduction numbers ... (click for more)

Tennessee Valley Authority biologists are conducting their annual spring sport fish survey to assess the overall health of species such as crappie and black bass on nine TVA reservoirs in Alabama and Tennessee. Angling enthusiasts and other members of the public interested in the state of the fishery and how the surveys are conducted are invited to observe. The surveys ... (click for more)

The County Commission may act as soon as next Wednesday on getting architects moving on new county schools and additions. County Mayor Jim Coppinger said he will confer with individual commissioners prior to the next commission meeting to try to get a consensus on which of six school priority building programs should go forward now. He did not give a specific figure on how ... (click for more)

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., (NYSE: CBL) today announced that construction will start in June on its newest community center development, Parkway Plaza, at Fort Oglethorpe. The grand opening is scheduled for spring 2015 for the 134,100-square-foot project.  Once complete, the 16+ acre site will offer several big name retailers that are new to the area, including ... (click for more)

How does the city of Chattanooga really think it saves money by only picking the brush when someone calls 311. I called the other day and they came and picked up my brush and passed 10 other piles of brush in my area, some of which were only a few doors down from my house. Now they will have to come back 10 more times as people call in and some will not call so those piles will ... (click for more)

I can remember a time in my life when I could recognize a person’s handwriting. It was back when we used to send and receive letters and postcards and love notes with our friends. But the biggest reason I am wildly in favor of a bill now in the Tennessee Legislature that will hopefully make it a law that all children must learn to write and read in cursive by the third grade is ... (click for more)