16 Cleveland State Community College faculty members were recommended and approved to receive tenure from the Tennessee Board of Regents while six others received promotions. Dr. Tim Wilson and Darrell Oakley received tenure as well as a promotion in rank from assistant professor to associate professor. Charles Barkley received tenure. Holly Shiveley received a promotion in rank ... (click for more)

The Ooltewah/Collegedale Council of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Southern Adventist University as its Business of the Month last Wednesday. With a 1,300-acre campus and more than 2,700 students, Southern has been located in Collegedale since 1916. (click for more)

Stewart Brodie Luttrell, 35, was killed in an accident Tuesday night on Highway 153. A woman, 27, was also injured, and a child in the car was uninjured. At approximately 8:31 p.m., Chattanooga Police were dispatched to a person shot at 590 Highway 153 Northbound. Upon arrival, officers located two adult victims suffering from gunshot wounds and one uninjured child. Mr. ... (click for more)

The city of Chattanooga is buying a motel on Lee Highway for $2,785,000 with officials saying the aim is to provide affordable housing and eliminate blight. It is the Airport Inn at 7725 Lee Highway. The purchase is from Sunlight LLC. The purchase comes with all beds and other fixtures as well as linens and other supplies. City officials have in the past put up some ... (click for more)

I’ve ‘seen some stuff’ in my time. I have followed politics for many years. I’m retired, I’m a realist and a Vietnam veteran, pretty much in that order. I’m not an alarmist or a conspiracy theorist. That said, I have never in my life been so concerned about the future of this Republic. Politics was once a legitimate contest of ideas, put forth by political figures who were sincere, ... (click for more)

Auburn’s football team is a 2-point favorite over Ole Miss this Saturday but the bigger question in Jordan-Hare Stadium this weekend will be how much longer Tigers coach Bryan Harsin will be the head coach. Oh, he’s had a heckuva season all right, ranked 18 th in the nation and 5-2 up until now, but when Auburn put a December 6 vaccine mandate on all of its employees, the high-priced ... (click for more)