The Chattanooga State Baseball team will host its Annual Pancake Breakfast on Saturday, January 31, from 8-10 a.m. at Applebee’s Restaurant located at 5606 Brainerd Road. Cost is $5 per person. This annual fundraiser for the Chattanooga State Tiger Baseball Team goes directly toward equipment, travel and scholarships for the program. Building on the success of previous breakfasts, ... (click for more)

Here are upcoming activities for Cleveland City Schools: Cleveland Middle School hosts the  National Geographic Bee  on  Monday, January 26, 7:00 pm in the CMS Theater .  The winner of this school-level competition will be given the opportunity to test for the state-level bee in March.  For more information contact Jim Stansel,  423-479-9641 ... (click for more)

Deonta Banks, 23, was shot early Sunday morning on Wilcox Boulevard. At approximately  3 a.m.  the Chattanooga Police Department responded to shots fired at 3232 Wilcox Boulevard.  Upon arrival, Chattanooga police located a single victim, Deonta Banks, suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound. He  was transported to a local hospital for treatment. ... (click for more)

A man was stabbed Saturday morning on Sunrise Lane.   At approximately  11:41  a.m., the Chattanooga Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at 309 Sunrise Lane.  Officers located a 45-year-old black male suffering from a non-life threatening stab wound. The victim was transported to a local hospital for his injury.   The ... (click for more)

Over the past few decades, federal aid for post-secondary education has decreased and transitioned largely from grants to guaranteed student loans.   At the same time, the cost of college has far exceeded the cost of inflation creating a situation in which college has become less affordable and causing students to pile up debt that is at an all-time high.   This debt ... (click for more)

I need to take you through the back door on this one because it is a story that my friend Sandy Pohfal just sent me from Texas. Sandy happens to know Dr. John C. Dealey, a business-consultant wizard in Dallas whose advisory councils have made folks a lot of money. In turn, Dr. Dealey knows a guy he’ll only refer to as “Raymond.” Of all the guys I just mentioned, you need to focus ... (click for more)