A former county EMT and voluntary reserve deputy for the Sheriff's Office who is charged in a wrong-way traffic death will no longer have to wear a GPS monitoring device. However, Justin Whaley will still be on an alcohol monitoring device. Attorney Lee Davis had filed a motion asking for the second device to be removed. Judge Barry Steelman granted the request. Both devices ... (click for more)

Police have arrested Bionca Menyon Buchanan in a case in which a man said he showed up to buy some puppies and wound up getting robbed. Ms. Buchanan, 26, of 2513 Judson Lane, was charged with aggravated robbery. A man told police he went to a location near the Brainerd Walmart to buy a pitbull puppy for $1,500 from a woman he knew only as NBA Blondii. He said a friend gave ... (click for more)

The town of Walden has a population of 2,118 people. What do those citizens need with a 49,000 square foot grocery store? Or with 10,000 square feet of commercial office space? Or a fuel island? Or increased tractor trailer traffic with proportional damage to the road up and down the mountain? Or multiple traffic lights at the “W” Road intersection and at Timesville Road? When ... (click for more)

A dear friend sends me a note that his mom, after 40 glorious years of teaching children in public schools, is dying. The death of a mom or dad is among the worst things a child must bear, watching a parent in their final days. But I still marvel at the fact when Helen Exum died four years ago, not once did I cry and I’m a pretty emotional guy. The overwhelming reason I could ... (click for more)

Kevin Easley, who announced he was leaving UTC after being named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, said he will be transferring to Texas Christian University. Easley will be eligible to play in the 2020-2021 season. He made the announcement on his personal Twitter account. Easley, at 6'6" and 223 pounds, was the first Chattanooga men's basketball student-athlete ... (click for more)

Soddy-Daisy’s Landon Maynor and Ooltewah’s Chris Bayne locked up in an old-fashioned pitcher’s duel Monday night at A.C. “Bud” Ball Field. Maynor went into the seventh inning with a two-hit shutout but ran into one-out trouble – Colby Taylor and Dominic Mackaluso each singled – and Zane Guess came on in relief. Guess escaped without damage and the Trojans pulled out a 2-0 ... (click for more)