Middle Valley Church of God, located at 1703 Thrasher Pike in Hixson, announces that Pastor Mitch McClure will speak on the topic, "We Need To Stop Fighting Ourselves" in the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday.  This sermon will focus on the book of James and how James tells the church to live out what the Bible says to do.  This sermon is part of a special series of sermons ... (click for more)

Harrison United Methodist Church's mission team will be having its annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast at Applebee's on Shallowford Village Road on Saturday from 8 - 10 a.m.  All proceeds go to the mission team which uses it to purchase building supplies for its week of work at Project Crossroads in Marion, Va.  The tickets are $6 for a single ticket or two for $10.  ... (click for more)

The United Auto Workers on Thursday announced the formation of UAW Local 42, a new local union providing representation for employees at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga. UAW said, "Organized by Volkswagen employees, Local 42 offers workers the opportunity for a voice in the workplace through the German automaker’s “works council” approach to employee engagement. Volkswagen’s ... (click for more)

A man was shot and killed at a house on Foust Street early Thursday morning. The victim was identified as Dominic Wright, 22. It was the city's 19th homicide of the year. That equals the total for all of last year - with almost half the year to go. At approximately 3:42 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to 2108 Foust St. for a person shot.  Upon arrival, officers ... (click for more)

I have been to two events at Track 29 in the past year and both were miserably loud. They were two groups I really wanted to see, Drive by Truckers (Southern Rock Band) and Abbey Road (Beatles tribute band). Now, neither of these would be what I would consider "hearing loss" genres, but after my first concert at Track 29, I wouldn't step foot in there without ear plugs. I was in ... (click for more)

For the past 32 years Virgil Garner has done the same thing every day. All day long he has taken a towel and dried off more cars than you can count at Grant's Car Wash on Ringgold Road. He has done it so very well, and with such a genuine respect for each and every customer, that he has turned what some may consider a trivial job into a true ambassadorship  that I long ago ... (click for more)