During the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting, Girls Preparatory School, founded in 1906, was recognized as one of Chattanooga's century-strong businesses with a history of stability and longevity. Representatives of GPS, including Head of School Dr. Autumn A. Graves and Mark Vosskamp, CFO, were honored to receive a special plaque. “Now more than ever, we firmly ... (click for more)

Cleveland State student Jewelia Fox is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2019 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program helps new Phi Theta Kappa members defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs. Scholars are encouraged to assume leadership roles by ... (click for more)

A Chattanooga Police officer was struck while working a head-on collision on Highway 153 early Sunday morning. The incident happened around 2:15 a.m. near the intersection with U.S. 27. The officer was hit by a white pickup truck. He was taken to the hospital, but his condition was not immediately known. There were injuries in the head-on crash. After the incident, ... (click for more)

The City Treasurer is now set to collect the first-year assessments for the downtown Business Improvement District (BID) after the County Commission decided not to let Trustee Bill Hullander do it. The City Council is set to consider a resolution on Sept. 3 authorizing the treasurer to do the collections. The resolution is sponsored by Chairman Erskine Oglesby, a staunch supporter ... (click for more)

Two recent articles reveal a great deal about the present state of local public education. Mixing and matching information and reading between the lines reveals even more. First, there is that loooonnnngg list of Top Hamilton County Schools Salaries 2019. That nearly incredible list covers only salaries from $70,000 and up, and includes 290 different individuals -- approaching ... (click for more)

One of the greatest scenes in all of moviedom is at that moment in the movie “Patton” where only George C. Scott could provide the harsh cackle. Starring in the role of the famed World War II general, Scott stands in the turret of his command vehicle and yells in the wind, “Rommel, you magnificent bastard … I read your book!” What too few of those who caused the 1970 film to ... (click for more)