Brook Sprayberry, MS, LPC, of Chattanooga, has earned the Registered Play Therapist credential conferred by the Association for Play Therapy APT, according to its CEO Kathryn Lebby.  Ms. Sprayberry is a licensed professional counselor.  To become a registered play therapist, applicants must have earned a traditional master’s or higher mental health degree from an ... (click for more)

Local entrepreneur and 2018 Chattanooga Walk to End Alzheimer’s Co-Chair Brett Billings is launching purplecouch.org , a fundraising campaign that supports Alzheimer’s research. Mr. Billings and his wife, Katy Billings, are immersed in the eldercare community through owning their company, FORESIGHT, an eldercare planning and care management company. Many of their clients face ... (click for more)

Funeral services will be Friday for John P. Franklin, Chattanooga's first elected black official in the post Jim Crow era. Mr. Franklin died Thursday at the age of 96. He will lie in state in the chapel of John P. Franklin Funeral Home from noon until 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday,. Public viewing will resume at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Olivet Baptist Church, and a ... (click for more)

A woman, 20, was killed early Sunday morning while trying to cross Highway 153. The victim was identified as Ansleigh Kaylyn Harrison. At approximately 1:28 a.m. , Chattanooga Police officers responded to a pedestrian struck at 5256 Highway 153. A Toyota Sequoia driven by 31-year-old Asher Powers was traveling north on Highway 153 in the inside lane. The pedestrian ... (click for more)

In 2016, It was   my honor to have been chosen to recognize African American History Month at the February HCDE board meeting.   Throughout my life, I’ve been taught and exposed to African American history both nationally and locally. In reflecting on what to share, I thought about all that was going on in our community and more importantly in our educational community ... (click for more)

There is a strong likelihood, this based on new data obtained from the Hamilton County Department of Education, that only 700 of this year’s approximately 2,500 high school graduates can tell you what 28 percent of 2,500 is. The 2018 test scores, used to determine what percentage of students in public schools are “scoring on track,” averaged 28.4 percent in our 32 middle and high ... (click for more)