Tyrone Mathis, 79, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018, at her residence. Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga, Inc. (click for more)

Mary Ruth Gillette Gilbreath died peacefully on December 11, 2018. She was born May 2, 1927, in Chattanooga, and was a lifelong resident. She was a much beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. After graduation from Central High School in 1944, she worked for Olan Mills as bookkeeper and a model for photographs sent across the nation. While living on ... (click for more)

Betty Iva Lee Manies Eads passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018, in a Cleveland health care facility. She was born in Seco, KY, on January 20, 1928 to Walter Thomas and Lura Edna Connelly Manies. She moved to Spring City, TN, at a young age. After graduating from Spring City High School in 1948, she moved to Chattanooga and worked at DuPont for the next 15 years. After ... (click for more)

Martha Kathleen Peterson, 89, of LaFayette, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018. She was a member of LaFayette Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn Eugene Peterson; brothers, Taylor Bandy and Frank (Faye Nell) Bandy. She is survived by her daughter, Trish (Jerry) McNabb of LaFayette; son, Jeff Peterson of LaFayette; grandchildren, Scott ... (click for more)

An official of an investor group planning $9 million in improvements at run-down Patten Towers said a 25-year PILOT tax abatement is essential for the project to go forward. The City Council is asked to vote on the tax break on Dec. 18. The County Commission will be asked to okay a similar resolution. John Shepard of Nashville-based Elmington said current property taxes at ... (click for more)

City Council members Chip Henderson and Jerry Mitchell said they want the council to consider language on preserving steep slopes and floodplains. They said they want to go further than Councilman Darrin Ledford, who is proposing new curbs on erosion control and reducing stormwater runoff. Councilman Ledford on Tuesday presented a proposed new ordinance that adds a section ... (click for more)