Erlanger Health System presents “Save the Brain” at the Tri-County Community College in Murphy, NC on Oct. 2, providing educational and lifesaving information on the fifth leading cause of death and the leading preventable cause of disability, stroke.  During the free event attendees will hear from Erlanger Neurologist Dr. Thomas Devlin, director of the National Stroke ... (click for more)

The breast and gynecological cancer support group, offered through CHI Memorial Rees Skillern Institute’s Center for Cancer Support, is moving its weekly meeting location to the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga.  This support group meeting will be held every Tuesday from 10-11:30 a.m. beginning Tuesday, Oct. 2.  Debrah Hagen, LCSW, ... (click for more)

Hamilton County Schools delayed the start of school one hour on Wednesday due to heavy rains overnight that flooded some roads in the area.  Public safety officials are reporting several trees across roads which may cause some buses to be rerouted.  The one extra hour will provide daylight to make the trip to school safer for buses and young student drivers, officials ... (click for more)

Criminal Court Judge Don Poole has denied a new trial for a man convicted of a 2010 murder. Unjolee Moore, at a recent hearing, claimed that he made a confession after being beaten by a detective and held for over 13 hours while handcuffed behind his back. He a lso said he had ineffective assistance of counsel. His current lawyer, Daniel Murphy, said he was able to obtain ... (click for more)

For much of my life, the commitment to the Democratic Party has puzzled me. I was raised to analyze both sides of issues and to make an intelligent decision based upon that information. The values of self-reliance, hard work, and individual liberty that I grew up with were the same American values that have made this country exceptional. As I have grown older, I have witnessed ... (click for more)

If all goes as (very carefully) planned, the most dynamic president to be hired at the University of Tennessee since the legendary Andy Holt retired in 1970, will be ushered into office today by the university’s board of trustees. The selection of Randy Boyd to take over his ala mater is a genius stroke and certainly seems to solidify two of life’s greatest truths. The first ... (click for more)