The Southeast Council on Children and Youth will present Diversity: A Celebration of Our Children’s Uniqueness with Councilwoman Carol Berz on Tuesday, Oct. 15, from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The event will be held at Christ United Methodist Church, 8645 East Brainerd Road. The cost is $25 per person, $45 agency cost for two people and $175 corporate cost for 10 people. Vendor/Sponsor ... (click for more)

Erlanger Health System and The Johnson Group have been awarded “Best of Show” at the 36th annual Healthcare Advertising Awards for their “World Class Heart Campaign.” According to officials with the Healthcare Marketing Report, more than 4,000 entries were received this year, making this the nation’s largest healthcare advertising awards competition. A national panel of judges ... (click for more)

The Signal Mountain Council voted to increase property taxes by 20.434 percent on second and final reading on Monday night. This makes the tax rate $1.8866 for every $100 of assessed value of a property. For a median price home in the town of $250,000, this will mean an increase of $200.07. Moves to reduce the budget to the get to this rate included eliminating an unfilled ... (click for more)

A 16-year-old girl was listed in critical condition at a Chattanooga hospital after a rafting accident on the Ocoee River. The incident happened around 10 a.m. on Sunday on a trip by Quest Expeditions. The girl was reportedly on life support. Ryan Cooke, president of the Ocoee River Outfitters Association, said, "I would like to extend my sincere sympathy to the family ... (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)

Anthony de Mello, a Jesuit monk before he died in 1972, would have us to believe, “I was neurotic for years. I was anxious and depressed and selfish. Everyone kept telling me to change. I resented them and I agreed with them, and I wanted to change, but simply couldn't, no matter how hard I tried. “Then one day someone said to me, “Don't change. I love you just as you are,” Tony ... (click for more)