Here is the latest Hamilton County arrest report: ALLISON, BRENDAN TYLER 510 CENTRAL DR APT 1608 CHATTANOOGA, 37411 Age at Arrest: 20 years old Arresting Agency: Hamilton County AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT --- AR-RAHMAAN, JAMEL RASHEEN 1135 E 14TH ST CHATTANOOGA, 37408 Age at Arrest: 24 years old Arresting Agency: Chattanooga UNLAWFUL CARRYING OR POSSESSING ... (click for more)

Here are the latest grand jury no bills and true bills: No Bills: CRUTCHER JR, SOLOMON LEBRON B 27 M 0 1 GS 1745355 POSSESSION OF POWDER COCAINE FOR RESALE CRUTCHER JR, SOLOMON LEBRON B 27 M 0 2 GS 1745363 POSSESSION OF TRIHEXYPHENIDYL (THP) FOR RESALE GASPAR, LUPE MARTIN H 23 M 0 1 GS 1737869 POSSESSION OF LEGEND DRUGS W/O PRESCRIPTION LILES, ADDISON SCOTT W 33 M ... (click for more)

I want to thank the five county commissioners who voted down the ridiculous property tax increase. Your votes reflected the wishes of the electorate – and that is exactly as it should be. The voting citizen is inundated by “promises” during pre-election campaigns. By casting our vote we select the candidate that will (we hope) best represent our best interests. Yes, there are always ... (click for more)

About 10 years ago, Robert A. Hall, a five-time member of the Massachusetts State Legislature, wrote an essay on “Why I Am Tired.” In 2009 his story was on hundreds of others’ blogs – really made the rounds on the Internet – and thousands adored the Viet Nam veteran's candid assessment of what makes an ex-Marine grow weary. Again, this was written when he was 63. Now he’s ... (click for more)

There comes a time in every pet owner’s life when difficult decisions have to be made. Althea and I experienced one of those Monday morning when we decided to send our cat CJ to the rainbow bridge. It was a painful decision, but it was the right one to make. We had gotten CJ when he was just a tiny kitten in October ’97. We figured he was about six weeks old, so we picked ... (click for more)

BIG RIDGE HIGH-POINT SCORERS: 19 – Alana Ratchford, Nathan Jungels, Caleb Aslinger 18 – Morgan Floyd 17 – Lander Smith, Katie White, Quinn Young 15 – Alex Pruett, Brayden Walker, Dylan Floyd, Ben Jungels 14 – Emily Thomson 13 – Amelia Hunt 12.5 – Chapman Mathis 12 – Ryan Wilson, Logan Carroll 11 – Marina Rodgers 10 – Sara Crane, Lily Urbanski, Alex ... (click for more)