FOOTBALL   THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 Central vs. Walker Valley at Finley Stadium Baylor vs. Notre Dame at Finley Stadium   FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 Boyd-Buchanan at Whitwell Bradley at Farragut Brainerd at Howard McCallie at Chattanooga Christian Rhea Co. at Cleveland Copper Basin at Polk Co. Signal Mountain at ... (click for more)

THE LOOKOUTS ON THE ROAD. AUGUST 14 - 23.  Tuesday, Aug. 14.       Loss  Mississippi 3  Chattanooga 1 Wednesday, Aug. 15.  Loss  Mississippi 3  Chattanooga 2 (10 Innings) Thursday, Aug. 16       Win    Lookouts 10   Mississippi 1       Box Friday.    ... (click for more)

Lebron W. Hankins, Jr., 62, of Rossville, was stabbed and killed Friday night. Walker County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a 911 call at 2012 Rogers Road, Rossville, on Friday. The call was received by 911 at approximately 10:59 p.m. Upon arrival, deputies found one person injured and Mr. Hankins was pronounced dead at the scene. The second person was ... (click for more)

Chattanooga firefighters were dispatched to a structural collapse call shortly after  10 a.m. on Saturday .   When firefighters arrived at 307 Bradford Place Drive, a large hole could be seen on one side of the house. Battalion Chief Don Bowman said an exterior wall collapsed into the basement. There was some initial concern that an elderly resident might ... (click for more)

My dear friend, longtime public servant, Mr. Harold Austin, will be greatly missed. He was with the state of Tennessee and Hamilton County for many years. Doyle Ray Marler (click for more)

Friday’s newspaper headline blared, “Hamilton County Schools see dramatic growth in student performance” and that, my friend, is “fake news” at its finest. A better try might be, “90 Percent of Kids In Chattanooga Can’t Do Math.” Let’s face it: We know that a full 70 percent of 43,000 students in our public school system are not on track, this based on state test scores, and -- ... (click for more)