Monday was the 231st anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States, and to mark the occasion, students in several Tennessee schools will participate this week in “Constitution Week” events sponsored by the office of U.S. Senator Bob Corker. One of the events took place on Wednesday in Cleveland, where a member of Senator Corker’s staff delivered an interactive ... (click for more)

Hixson United Methodist Church is partnering with Hixson Middle School, Northside Neighborhood House, Helen Ross McNabb Centers and The Family Justice Center to host a seminar to discuss teenage internet safety, technology addiction, social media, cyberbullying, sexting and other topics.  “We guarantee you will leave this event with specific steps you and your family can ... (click for more)

Marilyn Lloyd, who represented the Third District in Congress for 10 terms, has died at the age of 89. Ms. Lloyd got into politics after her husband, TV anchor Mort Lloyd, was killed in a plane crash in 1974. Mort Lloyd had won the Democratic primary to oppose Rep. Lamar Baker. The party chose her to go on the ballot in his place, and she defeated Congressman Baker. She was ... (click for more)

A Soddy Daisy couple reported a theft at their residence netted thieves over $56,000 in items. The couple said the thieves may have picked their residence because they posted on Facebook that they were vacationing in Gatlinburg. Michael Lee Leming, 42, has been arrested in the case. However, only $10,600 of the stolen items were recovered. Leming is from Dunlap, but was ... (click for more)

Arming teachers with guns in the classroom, as Bill Lee proposes, would be the single most dangerous thing to happen to students in Tennessee history. Students and teachers in close proximity to loaded firearms daily? Across this state, in middle schools alone, there are probably hundreds of student/teacher conflicts a day. What if a student got hold of gun in a struggle with ... (click for more)

As half of America wonders how a Texas school superintendent still has a job, the other half of the country now understands that being dumb is no crime. Minutes after the Houston Texans dropped a ugly 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, an upset educator – obviously with a full head of steam -- pounded this sentence out on his Facebook page: “That may have been the most ... (click for more)