Ruth Card Ashby, 101, of Chattanooga, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018. She was born and raised in Canada, has lived in Chattanooga for over 50 years and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Her husband, William C. Ashby, preceded Ruth in death 18 years ago. Survivors include her children, William Card (Claire) Ashby of Draper, UT, ... (click for more)

Jackiya Provens, 12, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Rossville, Georgia passed away on Saturday, October 6, 2018. Arrangements will be announced by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. (click for more)

Betty Iva Lee Manies Eads passed away on Saturday, December 8, 2018, in a Cleveland health care facility. She was born in Seco, KY, on January 20, 1928 to Walter Thomas and Lura Edna Connelly Manies. She moved to Spring City, TN, at a young age. After graduating from Spring City High School in 1948, she moved to Chattanooga and worked at DuPont for the next 15 years. After ... (click for more)

Martha Kathleen Peterson, 89, of LaFayette, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018. She was a member of LaFayette Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilburn Eugene Peterson; brothers, Taylor Bandy and Frank (Faye Nell) Bandy. She is survived by her daughter, Trish (Jerry) McNabb of LaFayette; son, Jeff Peterson of LaFayette; grandchildren, Scott ... (click for more)

A county detective said he was bit, kicked and spit on during a controversial arrest of an aspiring rapper on Dec. 3. District Attorney Neal Pinkston, after reviewing video taken by a neighbor on Donaldson Road of the Dec. 3 incident, has referred the investigation to the U.S. Justice Department. Detective Blake Kilpatrick, who has since been placed on desk duty, said he and ... (click for more)

A popular young reporter for NewsChannel 9 has been terminated by Sinclair Broadcasting as she battles cancer. Alex George wrote on her Twitter account on Friday, " Hi all, I want to clarify for those who asked. I want to assure you that treatment is going incredibly well. The decision was not made by me it was @WeAreSinclair . They terminated my contract." The 22-year-old ... (click for more)