A tall left-hander pitcher, Charlie Leibrandt played for four teams in his Major League career: Cincinnati (1979-1982), Kansas City (1984-1989, Atlanta (1990-1992) and Texas (1993). He finished his career with a record 140-119 and an earned run average of 3.71; he had 1,121 strikeouts. In 1993, despite six straight road wins (which no subsequent Texas Rangers pitcher matched ... (click for more)

The 2015 version of the Braves' Caravan consisted of one player, catcher Christian Bethancourt, who will be the starting catcher for Atlanta this year, one former catcher, Javy Lopez, one current Braves first base coach who also was a National League All-Star, Terry Pendleton, one former pitcher who was a member of the 1985 Kansas City Royals World Championship team before becoming ... (click for more)

The state attorney general's office has ruled that, under a section of the state Sunshine Law, that the board of a public hospital is not allowed to meet privately to discuss employee bonuses. The Erlanger Health System board recently discussed $1.7 million in management bonuses during a closed-door session. The board then approved the controversial bonuses without discussion ... (click for more)

David M. Stern, MD, executive dean of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine at UT Health Science Center (UTHSC), and Kevin Spiegel, FACHE, president and CEO for Erlanger Health System, announced that  David Seaberg, MD, will be stepping down from the joint positions of dean of the UT College of Medicine, Chattanooga, and senior vice president of the Erlanger Health ... (click for more)

Shelley Andrews was one of the kindest, most thoughtful and most effective laborers in our community.  Her work with the Friends of Moccasin Bend was exemplary.  She listened, she learned and she led with dignity and class. Her brave battle with ovarian cancer was a testament to her positive spirit and commitment to her work on behalf of the people of this region. ... (click for more)

As the month of January is almost out the door, I am opening my email today to share a marvelous story that legend has it was printed on piece of paper found in Bear Bryant’s wallet when he died in 1983. While I don’t know that the famed Alabama football coach had this lesson in his wallet, chances are he might have if he’d read it. * * * THE BANK ACCOUNT & RULES Imagine ... (click for more)