Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only female recipient of the Medal of Honor for outstanding service as a surgeon during the U. S. Civil War, recently visited with the members and guests of USS Carbonero Base, Chattanooga. Dr. Walker, portrayed by Chattanooga and Hamilton County Historian Linda Moss Mines, shared the story of her efforts to join the U. S. Army as a surgeon prior ... (click for more)

Master Gardeners of Hamilton County will host its 31st annual Spring Garden Tour On Saturday, June 2, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, June 3, from 1-6 p.m. Each place represents a work of art and a passion for nature. Officials said, "We join in welcoming you to celebrate the spring season with a leisurely stroll among perennials, herbs, native wildflowers, shrubs and ... (click for more)

A man and a woman were killed in a Sunday morning shooting at a gas station in Hixson. The shooting was shortly after 10 a.m. at a Shell station at Hixson Pike and Brookaire. The woman was dead at the scene. The man was rushed to a hospital, but died there. (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)

May 17, 1954 is a date forever etched upon the annals of American history because on that pivotal day the Supreme Court would affirm in the decision of Brown v. Board (1954). “We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” This ruling overturned the infamous Plessy v. Ferguson ... (click for more)

When it was learned the UnifiEd Foundation was a left-wing crowd of political organizers rather than a group with the sole intent of bettering public education in Hamilton County, several other liberal groups fell under scrutiny and it is uncanny how many of the same few people are intertwined in a county of 360,000 people. Or, as one critic succinctly said, “They are all from ... (click for more)