Firefighters put out an attic fire at a residence  at 803 Chestnut Wood Lane on Monday evening. Dennis Thomason, deputy chief for the Tri-Community Fire Department, said, " We had a house fire this evening at  6:37 p.m.  The first unit on the scene reported smoke showing from the roof.  It took about 30 minutes to extinguish the fire in the attic and ... (click for more)

The Tri-Community Fire Department responded to a house fire at 803 Chestnut Wood Lane. Upon arrival, firefighters quickly extinguished a small fire in the attic area of the home. The fire was contained to the attic area. The estimated damage was approximately $20,000. There were no injuries.  The cause of the fire is undetermined and under investigation.   ... (click for more)

Chattanooga and Hamilton County has lost one of the best men that has ever held any office anywhere at anytime. Claude Ramsey a simple man who believed anything could be accomplished if you worked hard and treated people good. I remember meeting Claude at age 20 after moving to the big city after growing up in rural Rhea County. I was working at Turner Funeral Home and Claude ... (click for more)

You may remember several years back when James Harrison, a linebacker for the Steelers at the time, came home to discover his two sons, who were then ages 8 and 6, had received “participation trophies” on a sports team. Harrison, who earned his way into the NFL (he was not drafted out of Kent State yet played in five Pro Bowls), promptly loaded his sons and the bogus trophies in ... (click for more)

The Ooltewah Tidal Waves had another outstanding performance at their pool Monday night. They knocked off Stuart Heights on Thursday in a battle of unbeaten in the Chattanooga Area Swim League’s Blue division and they added another monumental win four days later as they defeated Signal Mountain for the first time ever. The Tidal Waves led from the opening freestyle event and ... (click for more)

Chattanooga FC remained undefeated in NPSL play Wednesday night, beating Inter Nashville FC 2-0 in Nashville.   David Valenciano had CFC's first goal late in the first half.  Jose "Zeca" Ferraz scored the second goal minutes before the final whistle.  This is the fourth road game in the last two weeks and they play their final rode game at New ... (click for more)