A Chattanooga woman told police that her ex-boyfriend choked and strangled her, threw her down stairs repeatedly, and urinated on her. Michael Francis Wilson, 27, of 5202 Mountain Wood Lane, Hixson, was charged with aggravated domestic assault, kidnapping and aggravated burglary. In the incident on Thursday, the woman said Wilson came into her unlocked apartment without permission ... (click for more)

Here is the upcoming City Council agenda for Tuesday: I. Call to Order. II. Pledge of Allegiance/Invocation (Councilwoman Coonrod). III. Minute Approval. IV. Special Presentation. V. Ordinances – Final Reading : PLANNING a. 2018-222 MAP Engineers, LLC (Amend and Lift Conditions). An ordinance to amend Chattanooga City Code, Part II, Chapter 38, ... (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)

The sun, the moon, the stars, and the celebration of the late Martin Luther King are inching towards a perfect alignment for this Sunday night. At just before midnight, every child below the age of 99 … and, yes, there are other “older children” like me … will be able to watch a total lunar eclipse. This super blood moon is going to be fun because we will be able to see the moon ... (click for more)

Basketball will share the spotlight with a more serious subject next week when McMinn County visits Soddy-Daisy for a District 5-3A game. Cancer. The “C” word can strike fear into any person on the planet. Young. Old. Middle-aged people. Able-bodied folks. Basketball players. Or relatives of basketball players and, in some instances, coaches. That last category is what ... (click for more)

Notre Dame won the battle, but Red Bank won the war. These two proud teams squared off at Notre Dame’s Jack Steiner Sr. Gymnasium for a non-district wrestling match. It was also a reunion event for former Fighting Irish wrestlers and coaches, so there were a lot of smiling faces present. Notre Dame ended up winning seven of eight matches, but the Lions were the team winner ... (click for more)