Lee University’s Brass Choir will hold a spring concert on Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Pangle Hall, under the direction of Dr. Nathan Warner.  The evening will feature pieces such as “Fantasia for Brass and Timpani” by Robert Ward, “Fanfare for Such a Time as Time” by Lee’s David Holsinger, and “Capriol Suite” by Peter Warlock.   The Brass Choir has 18 brass players ... (click for more)

The Lee University Opera Theatre, directed by James Frost, will perform “Opera Scenes” in the Squires Recital Hall on Sunday at 3 p.m.  The performance will include operatic scenes from well-known operas such as “Così fan tutte,” “The Magic Flute,” “Carmen,” “Ariadne auf Naxos,” “Old Maid and the Thief,” “Mikado,” and “Madama Butterfly.”  According to Mr. Frost, ... (click for more)

A federal jury on Wednesday morning found Corrie Gillispie guilty of six counts in his sex trafficking trial. Gillispie was ruled guilty of two counts of sex trafficking, two counts of kidnapping, one count of transporting a person across state lines for prostitution, and one count of money laundering.  The panel found him not guilty of another charge of transporting ... (click for more)

A Chattanooga attorney who specializes in wildlife cases says there was no valid reason for health officials to have euthanized a pet raccoon belonging to a family in Monteagle. Candace Bone said the family had owned "Boomer" for three years after getting her from an approved raccoon farm. She said, "We are all devastated. He was just like a baby to us. Boomer slept between ... (click for more)

Seven years ago today, my family and I found out that my brother, Sgt. Jonathan D. Gardner, was seriously injured by a roadside bomb, (explosively formed penetrator - EFP), while on a mission in Kuwait. The EFP went through the bottom of his seat and put a softball size hole in his upper thigh. The doctors said that if the bomb had entered the Humvee an inch to the right, he ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County School Board will hold a “working session” Thursday afternoon as steps continue to formulate the FY2019 budget and it is a frightening process in a badly-broken system. Everybody knows it is equally embarrassing and after watching teachers who “have had enough” go on strikes in Oklahoma, West Virginia and Kentucky this spring, I guarantee you that Tennessee is ... (click for more)