A Soddy Daisy man pleaded guilty on Monday to sexual battery by an authority figure and statutory rape by an authority figure. Scott A. Montgomery received concurrent 15-year and six-year sentences. Montgomery, 42, of Dallas Hollow Road, appeared before Criminal Court Judge Barry Steelman. The indictment says the rape was of a female, who was under 13 years old when ... (click for more)

Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, presided over committee consideration of Mike Pompeo’s nomination to serve as Secretary of State. The committee favorably reported the nomination to the full Senate for consideration. The committee also approved Thomas J. Hushek for ambassador to South Sudan and Kirsten Dawn Madison for assistant secretary of ... (click for more)

In Mayor Berke's April 19 version of the Berke Bulletin, he announced plans to establish a Council on Hate and indicated a focus on tolerance. I beg of him to reconsider that plan. One problem in Chattanooga and in other places in America is that there are some people who have already established an informal version of a Council on Hate. I suggest that a more productive plan ... (click for more)

I adore the fact so many of America’s high school and college students are very active in our battle against violence in our schools but bemoan the fact that when you combine youth and ‘lack of experience’ they often are misguided and ill-informed. The best example came on Saturday when a reporter for Campus Reform walked around the Cal State-Santa Barbara campus asking the students ... (click for more)

Veteran coach David Conrady will take over as the McCallie Blue Tornado varsity basketball coach for the 2018-2019 season, bringing an experienced leader and motivator to the Ridge to lead the Blue Tornado basketball program, school officials said. Conrady, who comes to McCallie from Prestonwood Christian Academy in Plano, Texas, replaces John Shulman, who left McCallie following ... (click for more)

Jasmine Brown, GPS Class of 2009, has been named the varsity head coach at Girls Preparatory School. Her experience as a GPS student-athlete, NCAA Division I volleyball player, high school coach, K2 Volleyball Club head coach, and Division I college coach gives her a wealth of skill and understanding to help her thrive in her new position, school officials said. “I am really ... (click for more)