The 73rd Women's Day Service at Second Missionary Baptist Church, 2305 E. Third St., will be on  Sunday . Two services featuring established, inspirational guest speakers are scheduled.  The  8 a.m.  speaker is Minister Aaliyah K. Hakeem, Olivet Baptist Church. Bringing the  11 a.m.   message is Rev. Dr. Deborah M. Martin, ... (click for more)

The public is invited to join The Union Praise Team and worship leaders across Chattanooga for prayer and worship on Monday, October 1 for Worship Night.  Worship Night will be held from 7-9 p.m. at Chattanooga House of Prayer, 3912 Dayton Blvd. in Red Bank.  Individuals and families are invited to attend. Childcare is provided. For more information about The ... (click for more)

The government is asking that former Pilot Travel Centers president Mark Hazelwood be sentenced to between 168-210 months for his part in a fraud against truckers. The government is also asking that Hazelwood be ordered to pay a $750,000 fine. It was noted that all restitution has been made by Pilot to the tune of some $100 million. Attorney Brad Henry, of Knoxville and New ... (click for more)

The mother of a 15-year-old boy who was killed by his father said Michael McElrath had been acting "manic" in the days leading up to the tragic incident in Hixson on Aug. 18. Judge Alex McVeigh bound a charge of criminal homicide against McElrath, a former jail officer, to the Grand Jury. He is charged in the death of Dylan McElrath, who was a sophomore at Hixson High School. ... (click for more)

Arming teachers with guns in the classroom, as Bill Lee proposes, would be the single most dangerous thing to happen to students in Tennessee history. Students and teachers in close proximity to loaded firearms daily? Across this state, in middle schools alone, there are probably hundreds of student/teacher conflicts a day. What if a student got hold of gun in a struggle with ... (click for more)

Candace Owens, a communications director for the conservative non-profit “Turning Point,” wasted not a minute’s time as the Democratic debauchery of Supreme Court appointee Brett Kavanaugh raced like a prairie fire across America. There is little doubt that many politicians -- on either side of the aisle -- play a little loose with the truth. But this Eleventh Hour attack on the ... (click for more)