February 18, 2020
February 17, 2020
Siskin Children’s Institute hosted a ribbon-cutting event at its new Nashville office. Derek Bullard, president and CEO, Siskin Children’s Institute, welcomed friends of the Institute, board ... (click for more)
Cempa Community Care announces the addition of Amy Farlett, MSN, FNP-C, to its team of medical providers. Ms. Farlett, who has resided in Chattanooga with her family since 2006, joined Cempa ... (click for more)
Boomers, Shakers, and Beyond will host a program on hearing loss and solutions Feb. 25 at 1:30 p.m. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of Hearing Loss will be held in the Youth Center at Christ United ... (click for more)
Siskin Children’s Institute hosted a ribbon-cutting event at its new Nashville office. Derek Bullard, president and CEO, Siskin Children’s Institute, welcomed friends of the Institute, board of directors, special guests, and staff to the event at the TriStar Centennial Medical Center, officially opening the doors of the Nashville office. Led by Dr. James Van Decar, a neurodevelopmental ... (click for more)
Cempa Community Care announces the addition of Amy Farlett, MSN, FNP-C, to its team of medical providers. Ms. Farlett, who has resided in Chattanooga with her family since 2006, joined Cempa in January, after spending years actively working to promote better health outcomes in the area. She began her career as an obstetrics nurse at Erlanger Health System while simultaneously ... (click for more)
Human skeletal remains were found in Walker County in a wooded area about 500 yards off the roadway, east of the 4000 block of South Highway 27, Lafayette, by a man and his son while they were hunting Monday morning, according to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson. The remains are believed to be those of a Walker County man missing since Sept. 30. Robert “Robbie” Sisson III, ... (click for more)
The body of a prominent Chattanooga attorney who jumped from the Market Street Bridge has been found 122 river miles away and 19 days later near Guntersville Dam in Alabama. It was identified as that of George Edward Koontz, 66, of Chattanooga. Authorities said several people saw a man jump from the bridge on Jan. 29. The family of attorney Koontz reported him missing that ... (click for more)
It is disappointing that Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson’s contract is being prematurely extended and that the amount of his compensation package has been significantly increased based on hopes of performance improvements. The disfunction of the School Board’s discussion Monday night is reason enough for Thursday night’s vote to be reconsidered or delayed. Dr. Johnson is the ... (click for more)
It has been famously said, “The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable,” so let’s clear up this one right now: You ain’t gonna’ get the coronavirus. Yes, it has been declared an “emergency” in the United States, and yesterday the number of confirmed cases topped 75,000. But that’s 75,000 in a world of 7.8 billion people. Right now there have been 15 cases in the United ... (click for more)