Members of the community have an opportunity to tour the new Children’s Hospital Kennedy Outpatient Center on Sunday, Dec. 9 from noon-3 p.m. before the building is officially open to patients. The new facility will house more than 50 pediatric subspecialists associated with Children’s Hospital at Erlanger including cardiologists, gastroenterologists, pulmonologists, neurologists ... (click for more)

Nonprofit regional blood center, Blood Assurance, is calling on community members to take time this winter to give blood. "The holiday season brings great joy to many people, but these months also bring fewer blood donors," officials said. Blood Assurance sees a decrease in donors every year starting the week of Thanksgiving through January. The need, however, increases during ... (click for more)

Officials of the Humane Educational Society say County Commissioner Chip Baker is trying to derail a planned $10 million county gift to the HES for a new shelter. On the eve of a schedule vote by the County Commission, HES sent out an email titled "Don't Let Commissioner Baker Delay The Vote!" Commissioner Baker is among some members on the commission interested in exploring ... (click for more)

The Walker County Sheriff's Office said a man emptied his gun at two deputies after a traffic stop off Wilson Road in Rossville on Tuesday, but they were not hurt. The deputies returned fire, and it is believed that the shooter was hit twice. The Sheriff's Office first said the shooter was Robert Dean Root, and a passenger who got out prior to the shooting was John Ambers ... (click for more)

As a volunteer at the Humane Educational Society for four years, I have first-hand knowledge of the work this organization does and the conditions it has to overcome to do it. The 118-year-old facility in which the administration, staff and volunteers work every day is at the end of its road. A new shelter space is more than warranted. The good news is that there are county funds ... (click for more)

Just what if … this Thursday you could say "Thank you" to someone who, chances are, you never met nor even heard the other’s name? There is also no way you’ll ever get a thank-you note, nor have your Sunday School class friends at church whisper how much they richly appreciated your kind thoughtfulness, secretly aquiver that you will not tell them what it was that earned such praise ... (click for more)