Chattanooga Ballet announces its new partnership with and satellite location at Silverdale Academy, 7236 Bonny Oaks Dr. in Chattanooga. Classes for early learners ages three to seven, Creative Movement, Pre-Ballet & Level 1, will be held at the school this fall in anticipation of moving into their new state-of-the-art theatre and rehearsal space in the spring of 2021. ... (click for more)

Nightfall, Chattanooga’s long-lived free summertime music series being presented virtually this season, will present a night of old-time and string music Friday starting at 7 p.m. with local musicians The Other Brothers, followed at 7:20 p.m. by a headline set by the Hogslop String Band from Nashville. Recorded at the newly renovated Mountain Arts Community Center (the MACC) ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department reported on Sunday that the total number of Hamilton County resident deaths remains at 54. Total cases now are 6,109 in Hamilton County, an increase of 78. Tennessee had 8 more deaths bringing the toll to 1,223. There were 2,127 new cases for a total of 122,712. There were 42 more hospitalized to bring that total to 5,304. There ... (click for more)

Hayes P. Ledford, 47, former chief of staff for Governor Don Sunquist and Rep. Gerald McCormick, has died unexpectedly. He was born October 4, 1972, in Charlotte, N.C., to Jean Howell and Peyton Ledford. He was a graduate ('91) of Red Bank High School and UTC with a degree in political science. He was a long time lobbyist, business and political consultant. He and his ... (click for more)

I want to thank all of the citizens in District 1 who voted for me to continue being your Hamilton County School Board Representative. After I won the race on Thursday, I was asked by a reporter, “Why do you think the voters in District 1 continue to elect you after 16 years?” I answered, “Because I know what my job is as a school board member. It is to be the voice of the people ... (click for more)

The August primaries in Tennessee are now over, so we shift our gaze to the November presidential elections. On Fox News yesterday, commentator Greg Gutfeld boldly predicted that the “real reason” Democrat challenger Joe Biden has not named a vice-president running mate is because Joe is battling some very troubling mental cognizance issues that are now of such concern Biden will ... (click for more)