PREP BASKETBALL MONDAY, DECEMBER 17 Riverdale at Baylor Ooltewah at McMinn Central CSAS at Harriman Richard Hardy at Howard TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18 Brainerd at Red Bank Tellico Plains at Lookout Valley Hixson at Howard South Pittsburg at Sale Creek Tyner at Central Notre Dame at Silverdale Tennessee Christian Prep at Grace THURSDAY, DECEMBER ... (click for more)

Forty years ago this month, I was a freshman student at the University of Georgia sitting in the stands of Sanford Stadium in Athens watching what was probably the best game I had ever seen in person until that time. Georgia was hosting rival Georgia Tech “between the hedges,” and I was capping off what had been a fun and memorable fall quarter of my freshman year at U.Ga. ... (click for more)

Bill Bennett, who served Hamilton County as assessor of property and a member of the County Commission, has died at 82. One of Chattanooga's most popular public servants, his experiences in a two-room schoolhouse helped hone his career. He was one of six boys, along with one girl, born to Ernest and Mary Roberts Bennett on the Cumberland Plateau. Ernest Bennett farmed and ... (click for more)

A 57-year-old inmate at the Hamilton County Jail died Friday morning after having difficulty breathing and being transported to a local hospital. He was identified as David Leonard Bulloch. The Sheriff's Office said, "At 3:30 a.m. , Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office deputies assigned to the Corrections Division were made aware that an inmate was having difficulty breathing. ... (click for more)

In an era of political haughtiness and ego, we should recognize the life example of public service demonstrated by Hamilton County Assessor Bill Bennett. As I told my friend Bill many times, he and former Governor Winfield Dunn were the best “gentlemen” I knew in politics. He was kind, humble and honest. To honor his legacy, we should all try to carry ourselves a little more ... (click for more)

There are a whole lot of reasons I ought to go to hell. It is by the saving grace of an Almighty God that I already have been assured of a place in heaven but, to be real honest, I think even my eternal Savior had reason for pause when it comes to my ‘Christmas Sheep Caper.’ I believe if you recognize a wrong and ask for God’s forgiveness, things work out. But I also believe my ... (click for more)