A vehicle started going the wrong way on Highway 153 during a police chase early Saturday morning. The Tennessee Highway Patrol was able to stop the car from driving over Chickamauga Dam. Both the driver's vehicle and a state trooper patrol vehicle were damaged in the incident. It happened shortly after 1 a.m. with the chase beginning at the Ridge Cut and leading to Highway ... (click for more)

A man was rescued from a vehicle early Saturday morning after being trapped for several hours in a Hixson ravine. Authorities said he was trapped for about two hours at 5900 Gann Road. Emergency personnel from Dallas Bay were finally summoned to the scene. The front windshield had to be cut out so he could be freed. The man was able to walk out on his own. However, ... (click for more)

At this point, most of us are aware of the WWTA debacle on site selection and the half-baked planning for a new treatment plant on Mahan Gap Road. There were also untruths given to the public about the basis or need for a new treatment plant on Mahan Gap Road by WWTA. That, my friends, is offensive. Pam Sohn of the Times Free Press outed the WWTA’s false contention ... (click for more)

It seems there has been quite an increase in calls from telemarketers and I asked my man Cleo if he had any idea how to stop them. “What works if you are male -- Telemarketer: "Hi, my name is Judy and I'm with XYZ Company." You wait for a second and, with a real husky voice, ask, "What are you wearing?" If you are a female try this: Cry out in surprise, "Judy? Is that you? Oh my ... (click for more)

It’s still the most intense high school rivalry in Hamilton County and there have been plenty of athletic contests between the two schools that went down to the wire or determined on the final play, but that was not the case at Baylor’s Jimmy Duke Arena and Austin Clark Court Friday night when McCallie stopped by for a visit. The Blue Tornado struck first with a 3 from Tanner ... (click for more)

Both Mark Dragoo and Eric Ford are masters when it comes to teaching moments and tough love. For Dragoo and his Chattanooga Arts & Sciences basketball team it has been a brutal schedule to better prepare the Patriots for what he hopes will be a postseason run in Class A. “I think we annually play the toughest schedule for a Class A team in this area and it might not ... (click for more)