Cleveland High School Underclassmen Awards are Tuesday, 8:30 am. Students will be recognized for academic accomplishments. For more information contact Whitney Harden, 423-478-1113, wharden@clevelandschools.org.       Cleveland Middle School Award Programs on Tuesday:  • Sixth Grade - 10:30 am • Seventh Grade - 12:45 pm • Eighth Grade Honor ... (click for more)

First Things First will present Success Ready for a third year in a row on May 31 - June 1. "Success Ready is designed to provide teens with resources and tools that are useful for relationships and will prepare them for success as they enter the workforce," officials said.  "Success Ready began in response to a noticeable gap in career readiness education for teens, especially ... (click for more)

A man and a woman were killed in a Sunday morning murder/homicide at a gas station in Hixson. The shooting was shortly after 10 a.m. at a Shell station at Hixson Pike and Brookaire.  Upon arrival, police located Kimberly Phillips, 48, lying in the parking lot from an apparent gunshot wound.  Also in the same parking lot, officers located Frederick Tragresser, 47, ... (click for more)

A Tennessee Cash player in South Pittsburg won a near-record jackpot of $2,060,705 on  Friday  night. A Knoxville Powerball player won $50,000  Saturday  night by matching four of the five white numbers drawn plus the red Powerball. No information is available about the winners until the prizes are claimed. The  $315.3 million ... (click for more)

According to Roy Exum’s Sunday column, there are now upwards of six or seven Democrats in Hamilton County, and all of them have secretly maneuvered their way onto the boards of a couple of dozen local organizations. Unlike Republicans, some of them serve on multiple boards and some of them serve with one another on the same boards. This is outrageous. We all know that boards and ... (click for more)

I was probably one of few people in the entire world who didn’t get caught up in the Royal Marriage of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry this weekend. I got over having any semblance of ‘pomp and circumstance’ a long time ago and, as a rule, studiously avoid those apt to ‘put on airs and graces.’ By ignoring the magnificent occasion, I made a big mistake and today it is with delight ... (click for more)