Latest Headlines

Swopes, Virginia Pitt

  • Thursday, November 8, 2018
Virginia Swopes
Virginia Swopes

Virginia Pitt Swopes passed away on Saturday, November 3, 2018.

The body will lie in state after noon and the family will receive friends from 7–8 p.m. at the funeral home on Friday, Nov. 9.  

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, in the chapel of John P. Franklin Funeral Home. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery.

Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995.

Latest Headlines
Chattanooga Police Lieutenant Sean O'Brien Named Chief Of UTC Police
Chattanooga Police Lieutenant Sean O'Brien Named Chief Of UTC Police
  • Breaking News
  • 4/18/2024
Prosecutors Ask 1st-Degree Murder Verdict In Robbery Gone Bad
Prosecutors Ask 1st-Degree Murder Verdict In Robbery Gone Bad
  • Breaking News
  • 4/18/2024
Juvenile Arrested After Stealing Vehicle And Leading Authorities On Chase
  • Breaking News
  • 4/18/2024
Tree Falls On CFD Station 16 During Early Thursday Morning Storms
Tree Falls On CFD Station 16 During Early Thursday Morning Storms
  • Breaking News
  • 4/18/2024
Law Firms Dueling Over Who Gets To Represent Estate Of Woman Who Died In Patrol Car In Meigs County
  • Breaking News
  • 4/18/2024
Witness Says "Paranoid" Johnson Was Smoking Cocaine-Laced Cigarette Prior To Vine Street Murder
  • Breaking News
  • 4/18/2024
Obituaries
Aaron Anderson
  • 4/16/2024

Aaron Anderson, 53, passed away on April 16, 2024, in Chattanooga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. more

Frank Norman Hobart
Frank Norman Hobart
  • 4/16/2024

Frank Norman Hobart, 76, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, April 13, 2024, with his family at his side. He was an AWANA missionary and minister of the gospel in the State ... more

Kirby Ray Wahl
Kirby Ray Wahl
  • 4/16/2024

Kirby Ray Wahl went to be with the Lord on his 96 th birthday, on Easter morning, March 31, 2024; Glory to God. Kirby was born on a farm in McCluskey, North Dakota and was the sixth of ... more

Obituaries
Betty Anne Jones (Dalton)
  • 4/16/2024
Elizabeth Rose Davis (Dalton)
Elizabeth Rose Davis (Dalton)
  • 4/16/2024
Gloria Jean Walker
Gloria Jean Walker
  • 4/16/2024
Gail Frazier
Gail Frazier
  • 4/15/2024
Michael Lynn McClure
Michael Lynn McClure
  • 4/15/2024
Breaking News
Prosecutors Ask 1st-Degree Murder Verdict In Robbery Gone Bad
Prosecutors Ask 1st-Degree Murder Verdict In Robbery Gone Bad
  • 4/18/2024
Tree Falls On CFD Station 16 During Early Thursday Morning Storms
Tree Falls On CFD Station 16 During Early Thursday Morning Storms
  • 4/18/2024
Witness Says "Paranoid" Johnson Was Smoking Cocaine-Laced Cigarette Prior To Vine Street Murder
  • 4/18/2024
Juvenile Arrested After Stealing Vehicle And Leading Authorities On Chase
  • 4/18/2024
Law Firms Dueling Over Who Gets To Represent Estate Of Woman Who Died In Patrol Car In Meigs County
  • 4/18/2024
Sports
The Elite 18: Bear Trace Wins As We Advance To The Area’s Best Hole No. 4
The Elite 18: Bear Trace Wins As We Advance To The Area’s Best Hole No. 4
  • 4/17/2024
Dan Fleser: Tennessee Baseball, Softball Cruising
Dan Fleser: Tennessee Baseball, Softball Cruising
  • 4/17/2024
Wiedmer: We Need A New Health Plan For Major League Pitchers
Wiedmer: We Need A New Health Plan For Major League Pitchers
  • 4/16/2024
Caldwell Announces Lady Vol Assistants
Caldwell Announces Lady Vol Assistants
  • 4/18/2024
Vols Place First In Combined Football, M. Basketball And W. Basketball Attendance
  • 4/18/2024
Happenings
La Paz Chattanooga Announces The Return Of Sangria On The Southside June 14
  • 4/18/2024
Candlelighters Fundraising Golf Tournament Is April 27
  • 4/18/2024
Girls On The Run Of Southeast Tennessee Hosts 5K Event May 5
  • 4/18/2024
Review: The Unvanquished: The Untold Story Of Lincoln's Special Forces, The Manhunt For Mosby's Rangers, And The Shadow War That Forged America's Special Operations By Patrick O'Donnell
Review: The Unvanquished: The Untold Story Of Lincoln's Special Forces, The Manhunt For Mosby's Rangers, And The Shadow War That Forged America's Special Operations By Patrick O'Donnell
  • 4/18/2024
Local Horse Photographer Co-Authors Book On Equine And Equestrian Photography
Local Horse Photographer Co-Authors Book On Equine And Equestrian Photography
  • 4/18/2024
Entertainment
Chattanooga Live Music Upcoming Events
Chattanooga Live Music Upcoming Events
  • 4/18/2024
Jfest Is One Month Away
  • 4/18/2024
Lee’s Singers To Host Farewell Concert For Moffett
Lee’s Singers To Host Farewell Concert For Moffett
  • 4/16/2024
Chattanooga Film Festival Continues To Grow, Adding More Features
  • 4/16/2024
Indie Folk Band The Ballroom Thieves Comes To Barking Legs Theater May 2
Indie Folk Band The Ballroom Thieves Comes To Barking Legs Theater May 2
  • 4/15/2024
Opinion
A Urinator Topples The Beer Board
  • 4/18/2024
Union Math At Volkswagen
  • 4/18/2024
Democratic View On State Senate Issues - April 18, 2024
  • 4/18/2024
Dining
Big Chicken Opens On Broad Street
Big Chicken Opens On Broad Street
  • 4/12/2024
Chattanooga Burger Week Kicks Off April 15 With $7 Burger Specials All Over Town
  • 4/11/2024
Cambridge Square To Get 4 New Dining, Beverage Establishments
  • 4/10/2024
Business/Government
Georgia March Unemployment Rate Unchanged
  • 4/18/2024
Concurrent Grand Jury Recommends Finding Solution To End Revolving Door Of Criminals
  • 4/18/2024
Chattanooga Tractor And Equipment Supports Honoring The Sacrifice With Memorial Day Promotion
Chattanooga Tractor And Equipment Supports Honoring The Sacrifice With Memorial Day Promotion
  • 4/18/2024
Real Estate
30 Acres On Davidson Road That Sold For $1.3 Million In 2020 Now Goes For $3.6 Million
30 Acres On Davidson Road That Sold For $1.3 Million In 2020 Now Goes For $3.6 Million
  • 4/18/2024
Central Avenue Warehouse And Rossville Boulevard Lot Sell For $3.88 Million
Central Avenue Warehouse And Rossville Boulevard Lot Sell For $3.88 Million
  • 4/18/2024
Warehouse On Peeples Street Sells For $2.74 Million
Warehouse On Peeples Street Sells For $2.74 Million
  • 4/18/2024
Student Scene
UTC’s Emma Sprayberry Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
UTC’s Emma Sprayberry Awarded Fulbright Scholarship
  • 4/18/2024
PEF Announces 2024 Fund For Teachers Fellows
  • 4/18/2024
Cleveland State Provides HVAC Bootcamp
Cleveland State Provides HVAC Bootcamp
  • 4/18/2024
Living Well
Office Of Community Health Launches Mental Health Clinics Focusing On Traditionally-Underserved Populations
  • 4/16/2024
Cempa Community Care Appoints Brittany Patmon, DMD, As Lead Dentist
Cempa Community Care Appoints Brittany Patmon, DMD, As Lead Dentist
  • 4/16/2024
Nurse Practitioner Rebecca Voda Joins CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Spring City
Nurse Practitioner Rebecca Voda Joins CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates - Spring City
  • 4/17/2024
Memories
AUDIO: Earl Winger, Sr. Remembers Early Days Of WDOD
AUDIO: Earl Winger, Sr. Remembers Early Days Of WDOD
  • 4/13/2024
Curtis Coulter: The Wreck Of The Old 97 At The Rock Creek Trestle
  • 4/11/2024
WDOD AM, Gone But Not Forgotten
WDOD AM, Gone But Not Forgotten
  • 4/9/2024
Outdoors
206 Acres Of Critical Cedar Glade Habitat Protected By Conservation Easement In Rutherford County
206 Acres Of Critical Cedar Glade Habitat Protected By Conservation Easement In Rutherford County
  • 4/18/2024
Celebrate Earth Week With North Hamilton County's 1st Big Recycling Bash
Celebrate Earth Week With North Hamilton County's 1st Big Recycling Bash
  • 4/18/2024
Chattanooga Parks And Outdoors And Partners Hosting Earth Week Events April 20-27
  • 4/16/2024
Travel
10 Things To Love About Little Rock, Arkansas
10 Things To Love About Little Rock, Arkansas
  • 4/4/2024
Cool Things For Southern Californians To Do 44: Hollywood 2
Cool Things For Southern Californians To Do 44: Hollywood 2
  • 4/3/2024
Women's Army Corps Living History Encampment Set For April 27 And 28
  • 3/29/2024
Church
Bob Tamasy: What Are Your "Grapes" Moments In History?
Bob Tamasy: What Are Your "Grapes" Moments In History?
  • 4/18/2024
Prison Prevention Ministries Re-Brands To Transform Ministries
  • 4/18/2024
United Methodist Conference Draws Hundreds To Chattanooga This Week
  • 4/15/2024
Obituaries
Patricia A. Jones
Patricia A. Jones
  • 4/18/2024
David “Matthew” Fairchild (Chickamauga)
David “Matthew” Fairchild (Chickamauga)
  • 4/18/2024
Irma Lee Smith
Irma Lee Smith
  • 4/17/2024