The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program announced that Dr. Rebecca Ashford, president at Chattanooga State Community College, is one of 25 leaders selected for the 2021-22 class of the Aspen New Presidents Fellowship. This program supports community college presidents in the early years of their tenure as they aim to achieve higher and more equitable levels of student success. ... (click for more)

The senior class of Heritage High School is raising money for the Catoosa County Children’s Fund as part of their 2021 Homecoming festivities. Funds raised to support the Catoosa County Children’s Fund provide food, clothing, shelter, dental and medical care, educational supplies and fees and short-term emergency needs for students in need in Catoosa County. The fundraiser ... (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)