(Please notify us of any schedule changes and times as well as game and match scores at news@chattanoogan.com) Softball: THURSDAY, APRIL 26 Marion Co. at Whitwell King’s Academy at Soddy Daisy Warren Co. at Rhea Co. Silverdale at Baylor 5 p.m. Polk Co. at Meigs Co. East Hamilton at Bradley Central at CSAS Signal Mountain at Howard Tyner ... (click for more)

The Soddy Daisy boys high school lacrosse team closed out the regular season with a 13-1 victory over Chattanooga FCA (3-3). It was a close game after just one quarter, but the Trojans (12-1) exploded for 7 goals in the 2nd quarter to hold a 10-point advantage at the half. On Senior Appreciation Night, three seniors scored multiple goals. Attackman Parker Ghaffari and ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police officers arrested two suspects involved in an armed robbery within hours of the incident. Officers responded to an armed robbery call at 5966 Brainerd Road  at 1 p.m. on Wednesday. The victim told police she was exiting her vehicle when she was approached by a white male pointing a handgun at her demanding her purse and cell phone. The victim ... (click for more)

WACKER-Charleston announced Thursday it has resumed operations for the production of polysilicon. Using a phase-in approach, WACKER has begun the initial start-up of the site, beginning with distillation. The initial production of polysilicon is targeted to begin in the next few weeks. WACKER anticipates the Charleston site will reach full capacity in the fourth quarter ... (click for more)

I currently have a daughter in fourth grade at Lookout Valley Elementary and a daughter in the eighth grade at Lookout Valley Middle High School. Both of my daughters are very good students, as well as being very good people. I am writing today with a concern. I was made aware that the Hamilton County Department of Education is considering cutting the gifted program ... (click for more)

As I was introduced to Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Diane Black on Thursday afternoon, I told her that one of my favorite stories is about her when she was a young, single mother in Baltimore. Her nursing job required her to sign on no later than 6:30 a.m. for work in the emergency room each day but … she had to bathe, dress, and feed her three infants and get each to a different ... (click for more)