The Ooltewah Horned Frogs won the OYA (9-11) Championship.   The Horned Frogs entered the tournament as a 6 th seed, but were able to pull of multiple victories en route to the championship game.  The Frogs claimed the championship with a hard-fought 30-21 victory.   Team members include Noah Camp, Ty Dearing, Hayden Choate, Sean Helferich, ... (click for more)

Following on the heels of the Cleveland Blue Raiders winning a third consecutive state championship, the Higher Calling Kids Wrestling Club also dominated the Tennessee AAU State Championship tournament held over the weekend in Cookeville. The club, coached by Josh Bosken, accumulated a total of 635.5 tournament team points, which is up from 440.5 points scored a year ago.  ... (click for more)

Temperatures were mild on Wednesday, but they were set to drop as the day goes on - leading to a winter weather advisory. The advisory goes into effect at 4 a.m. on Thursday and is to continue until 4 p.m. The forecast is for freezing rain, sleet and snow with accumulations of two inches or less. Hamilton County Schools will be on two-hour delay on Thursday . School officials ... (click for more)

The County Commission on Wednesday voted 5-4 to allow a Walmart Neighborhood Center at Middle Valley Road and Thrasher Pike. Voting in favor were Jim Fields, Chester Bankston, Greg Beck, Warren Mackey and Joe Graham. Opposed were Marty Haynes, Sabrena Smedley, Tim Boyd and Randy Fairbanks. Commissioner Haynes, the District 3 representative where the project is located, ... (click for more)

The stereotypical irrationality that women typically lie about rape has brought an enormous amount of social stigma to this population. Many like to think that rape is not a huge issue in the United States, and that the media blows it out of proportion. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reported that approximately 17.7 million females in America have been raped, with 108,612 ... (click for more)

This past Monday we should have closed the Post Office, let kids out of school, and lowered our flags to half-mast. March 2 is the anniversary of Moe Berg’s birthday and the legendary Casey Stengel once said Moe was “the strangest man ever to play baseball.” Moe played major league baseball for 16 years, finishing with the Boston Red Sox in 1939 and a lifetime batting average of ... (click for more)