Dalton State (+14, 301), leads #1 SCAD-Savannah, (+17, 305), by three strokes after the first round of the Roadrunner Women's Invitational at Nob North Golf Course in Varnell, Ga. #8 William Carey (Miss.) and #12 Keiser are tied for third after rounds of (+26, 314). #18 Southeastern (Fla.), (+30, 318), rounded out the top five. All-American Tia Teiniketo led the way for ... (click for more)

Division I State Quarterfinals:  WEDNESDAY Class A Signal Mountain vs Richland 2 p.m. Class AA East Hamilton vs Lexington 6:30 p.m. McMinn Central vs Page 7 p.m.  Class AAA no local teams Division II State Soccer Semifinals: THURSDAY Class A St. George's vs CPA 6:30 p.m.  CCS vs ECS 6:30 p.m.  Class AA ... (click for more)

The city has reached agreement to sell the Chattanoogan hotel for $32 million. The buyer is Schulte Hospitality Group of Lexington, Ky. The firm has 102 hotels in 26 states. Daisy Madison, city chief financial officer, said the proceeds would be enough to pay off all the city's remaining debt for building it. She said there had been interest in buying the hotel before, ... (click for more)

Janice Raper, 69, was killed Sunday evening in a car accident on Lee Highway. Chattanooga Police responded at 7:54 p.m. to a traffic crash at 6800 Lee Highway. A Toyota Sienna, driven by Ms. Raper, was traveling northbound, attempting to make a left turn onto Hickory Valley Road.  A Dodge Challenger, driven by Charise Nash, 26, was traveling southbound on Lee Highway, ... (click for more)

My husband and I recently had the privilege of participating in the American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Chattanooga. I listened as my husband told the audience about how his mother was diagnosed with breast cancer when he was nine and how she died from the disease when he was fourteen. As a child, my husband didn’t understand what breast cancer ... (click for more)

A very long time ago there was a philosopher in Greece named Plato. He was really good at it; founded the first organized school in the world, this around 400 BC. He is also thought to be the founder of spirituality, which later became Christianity, and had a dandy bunch of other great ideas. He was taught by Socrates and then Plato, in turn, taught young Aristotle. He was evermore ... (click for more)