A Chattanooga man has been charged with aggravated assault on police after allegedly attempting to run over a police officer with his vehicle in an incident on June 18. According to police, Jumonte Brown, 20, drove through a red light at the intersection of E. Brainerd Road and Bunker Hill Road. Officer Jacob Lee noticed and began to pursue Brown’s vehicle. The suspect ... (click for more)

A Chattanooga man has been charged with kidnapping after holding a woman at gunpoint on Friday. According to police, they responded to a call by a woman who claimed Bennie Melton, 24, had put a gun to her head and threatened to kill her. When the police arrived at Highland Park, the woman said she used to date Melton. She was driving him somewhere when she received a text ... (click for more)

I write this opinion today under my own free will, without any suggestion or prodding from the management of Erlanger Health System. As a medical doctor employed by Erlanger, I am on the front lines taking care of people. Erlanger is an excellent health system and an excellent place to receive care. It is easy to sit back at a distance and decree how things should run. It is a different ... (click for more)

Many moons ago I flipped over what is now being called a poem by the great Shawnee warrior and chief, Tecumseh. The fact the chief didn’t like the “Pale Face” is understandable – they (we) blatantly stole the Indians’ land in a reign of terror after the Revolutionary War – yet Tecumseh is arguably the finest Native American who ever lived before he died at age 45. It can be argued ... (click for more)

The 2019 Southern Conference Football Media Day is set for Monday, July 22, in Spartanburg, S.C. Representatives from all nine football playing schools in the league will be on hand for the afternoon of interviews and discussions leading into the 2019 season. Senior quarterback Nick Tiano and junior defensive back Jerrell Lawson, are making the trip, along with head coach Rusty ... (click for more)

The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp defeated the Chattanooga Lookouts by a 10-5 score in the fourth game of the four-game series at AT&T Field on Sunday afternoon. Chattanooga's won-loss record for the second half stands at 8-21. The loss was the 14th straight for the stumbling Lookouts who are now just one loss away from tying the Southern League's longest losing streak record ... (click for more)