Notre Dame has been ranked No. 5 in Murphy Fair's Class 3A preseason high school football poll in the Tennessee High School Football magazine. No other classification in Tennessee had a more obvious pick for top honors than 3A. Of the 42 coaches who participated in the preseason vote for this class, 41 picked the Tornadoes of Alcoa High School as their pick for the No. ... (click for more)

Known as the Comeback Kids, the Signal Mountain American (10-year-olds) placed second in the Dixie Youth Baseball AAA (9-10s) State Tournament Wednesday, losing in the finals to host and champion Springfield, 12-11. In the Springfield game, Signal Mountain scored three runs in the top of sixth to tie it, 11-11, but the hosts scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh ... (click for more)

The District Attorney's Office has been provided with documents that a County Commission candidate's campaign sent filled-out requests for absentee ballots to elderly voters. Kerry Steelman, election administrator, said there have been four instances in which such requests came from the Elect John Brooks campaign. He said state law says in Section 2-6-202:  (3) A person ... (click for more)

The County Commission on Wednesday approved a settlement of a lawsuit brought by the Hamilton County Schools against the city of Chattanooga, though several commissioners said they were not happy with the deal and Commissioner Joe Graham said it "stinks." Commissioner Graham was the lone no vote. He was joined by Commissioner Tim Boyd in a failed effort to defer it a week. ... (click for more)

I try not to read the negative articles and opinions about my older brother. Growing up around politics, I learned a long time ago that thick skin is not only necessary, it’s paramount. But this time, the lies and the rumors and the inaccurate information has gone too far. It’s too ridiculous for me to ignore. So let’s clear a few things up: Weston and I do not “come ... (click for more)

I don’t pay much attention to the Hamilton County School Board. Once the moon and the stars aligned behind Superintendent Rick Smith, you hear very little, if anything, from the nine-member council that oversees an annual budget of almost $400 million and employs 4,480 people. So chew this for a minute: approximately 2,000 of those people are not teachers. Yes, there are 78 principals ... (click for more)