Chattanooga State Community College will host its annual Spring Visit for area high school juniors and seniors on Thursday, March 20 from 5-7:30 p.m. in the Health Science Center on the main campus located at 4501 Amnicola Highway. Spring Visit gives students and their parents the opportunity to meet with administrators, faculty, and staff members to learn about the wide variety ... (click for more)

In a Hamilton County School Board budget work session, Superintendent Rick Smith said that in terms of payrolls, "We have budgeted well, we are fine." In a previous year, the Board had to borrow money toward the end of the year for the payroll. They also discussed making their budget more transparent. Any expenditures placed under the miscellaneous category will also be detailed ... (click for more)

A memorial service will be held Sunday for a man who was robbed and shot in the head on Hooker Road. The service for Warren T. Ransom, 33, will be at 3 p.m. in the chapel of Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services on McCallie Avenue. Survivors include his mother, Edith Ransom; sons, Warren T. Ransom Jr. and Demond Ransom; and brother, Michael Dewayne Ransom Jr. Family ... (click for more)

The Securities and Exchange Commission has obtained a favorable verdict from a jury in the Northern District of Ohio finding that Andrew W. Jacobs of Lancaster, Pa., and his brother Leslie J. Jacobs II of Cleveland, Ohio, committed insider trading in connection with the December 2009 tender offer for Chattem Inc., a Chattanooga.-based distributor of pharmaceutical products.  ... (click for more)

With spring weather finally here, there are going to be more bicyclists on the roadways. So remember to pack your air horn and mace in case one of them tries to attack you.  But seriously, a bicyclist has little or no chance to walk away from a collision (or even a near-miss) with a car or truck.  Fortunately, we have laws designed to give bicyclists a fighting chance.  ... (click for more)

A pointed editorial in Sunday’s editions of the Nashville Tennessean left little doubt that two pending bills currently in Congress are quite different. The headline itself told the whole story: “Rep. Ed Whitfield’s walking horse legislation would end soring; Rep. Marsha Blackburn’s would enable it.” But whether the well-documented column will cause Tenn. Senator Lamar Alexander ... (click for more)