Chattanooga Police are searching for a missing man, Paul Parr, 64.   Mr. Parr was last seen walking in the woods at 5764 Highway 153 around  9:51 a.m.  on Tuesday. He was wearing a blue jacket, blue shirt with a tan collar and blue sweat pants.   Mr. Parr has green eyes, is  6'1", and weighs  290 pounds.   Anyone ... (click for more)

Senator Bob Corker said he welcomed upcoming Senate consideration of his bipartisan bill requiring congressional review of any comprehensive nuclear agreement with Iran. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced the legislation will be taken up on the Senate floor next week. Senator Corker indicated the Foreign Relations Committee could vote on the bill  next ... (click for more)

Tennessee needs health care reform. Expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," was not the best solution for Tennesseans. That is why the vast majority of Tennessee legislators never publicly supported the plan defeated in a special legislative session in February.   It is important to distinguish health care from health insurance. As one physician ... (click for more)

I am deeply saddened that over two dozen members of Congress – all Democrats – will be boycotting a speech by Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, when he speaks in Washington tonight. I am also offended that the President of the United States will not receive Netanyahu prior to the speech – a customary gesture on such occasions – because he claims it is too close to ... (click for more)

There just must be something about playing basketball at Chattanooga State that makes the Central Purple Pounders click. Especially when the opponent is the Brainerd Panthers. Facing Brainerd for the fifth time this season and second at Chattanooga State on Monday night, the Purple Pounders defeated the Panthers for the third time. The latest conquest may have ... (click for more)

Hamilton Heights, which just completed a successful season at the NACA national tournament in Dayton, has already taken a big leap into more nationwide prominence by accepting an invitation to play in the prestigious City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., next December 20-22. The Hawks, who went 28-5 this season with a highlight game at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, ... (click for more)