During my early days of being an official grandfather, I went to pick up one of my granddaughters at her preschool. You know the old Art Linkletter TV show, “Kids Say the Darnedest Things”? My granddaughter was like that, saying one cute-ism after another. On this particular day, she said something from her car seat in the back of my car that made me laugh out loud. I told ... (click for more)

Middle Valley Church of God will meet as a congregation on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in the church auditorium. All precautions including social separation, the availability of masks and gloves, and hand sanitizer will be made available, along with other needed precautions. Attendees will have an opportunity to join with others in singing and worship. Pastor Mitch McClure will ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police are cracking on a new fad of paintball battles. There were a total of 120 warrants issued against 62 persons identified as taking part. The criminal charges stem from 21 identified paintball incidents. In one incident, a man said he was shot multiple times in the eyes and lost the vision in one of his eyes. Charges include reckless endangerment ... (click for more)

Chattanooga-based CBL & Associates reported a $133.9 million net loss , or $0.75 per diluted share, for the first quarter. That compares with a net loss of $50.2 million, or a loss of $0.29 per diluted share, for the first quarter 2019. Net loss for the first quarter 2020 was impacted by a $133.6 million loss on impairment of real estate to write down the carrying values ... (click for more)

It was sad to see that Mendon John Price had passed away. He was the wheelchair bound street musician that many of you saw outside of the Lookouts games and the Tivoli events. He would be playing his harmonica. He once was cited in front of me for panhandling and blocking traffic on the street or sidewalk down where the Lookouts play. Fortunately for him, he came in front ... (click for more)

I am a child of World War II. Actually, I was born four years after the Japanese surrender – the 75 th anniversary of which will be celebrated this summer – but in my formative years I can very distinctly remember sitting on the floor of DeSales Harrison’s family room at the foot of Lookout Mountain’s East Brow Road and holding the Gendaito (a type of Samurai sword) that ‘Dee’ accepted ... (click for more)