Mark Making, a Chattanooga-based nonprofit, announces its theatrical production of Steel Toes and Hired Hands, which will be performed at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday at Miller Park in downtown Chattanooga. The public is encouraged to bring lawn chairs and enjoy the performances at no charge. The play was written by Peggy Douglas, who is the FY22 ... (click for more)

The 2021-22 Lee Theatre season will open soon with the student-directed comedy “The Iliad, the Odyssey, and all of Greek Mythology in 99 Minutes or Less” by Jay Hopkins and John Hunter. The show will run Sept. 24-25 and Sept. 30-Oct. 2 in the Buzz Oates Black Box Theatre, located in Lee’s Communication Arts Building. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. “Ninety-nine Minutes’ is ... (click for more)

Prosecutor Cameron Williams, addressing a jury from Nashville in the case involving the traffic death of Chattanooga Police rookie Nicholas Galinger, characterized Janet Hinds as a drunk driver who had five drinks that night before driving back home. He said she made no effort to stop, and waited days to turn herself in. He said the injuries were catastrophic, and that officers ... (click for more)

A fire at a home in Dalton, Ga., claimed the life of an elderly resident on Sunday evening. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Dalton Fire Department, but preliminary indications from the investigation do not indicate foul play. The fire department was called to the home at 1011 Riverbend Road at approximately 5:45 p.m. and, when firefighters arrived ... (click for more)

It is good that Chattanooga has erected a memorial to Ed Johnson. The ugly events in our past must not be forgotten. While we are remembering, we should not forget the late Leroy Philips, whose research brought the Ed Johnson affair back into our current attention. As a defense attorney, Leroy was a tireless fighter for the underdogs. John L. Odom Ooltewah ... (click for more)

The following story, which was written by Blake Farmer of Nashville Public Radio under the auspices of the Tribune Media, has appeared on newspaper websites all across America over the weekend and tells the plight of an over-the-road trucker and father of six who is hanging on by his bare fingernails. It appears his life will never be the same Joe Gammon – who has been in the ... (click for more)