Barnes & Noble Hamilton Place is hosting a book fair on Friday to benefit Children’s Hospital at Erlanger. A portion of sales from this all day event will go to the hospital. From 5 to 9 p.m. Erlanger volunteers will be available to wrap presents for costumers. The gift wrapping service is free but donations are encouraged. Children of all ages are invited for a reading ... (click for more)

Siskin Hospital announces that Amanda Cress, DPT, OCS, has satisfied the requirements for the mechanical diagnosis and therapy certification. The McKenzie Institute awarded the credential, which is based on conservative treatments and assessment techniques for the spine and extremities, and requires four 4-day courses followed by a written exam, with a practical component ... (click for more)

A man, 36, was shot on Shawnee Trail Thursday night. At approximately 9:32 p.m., Chattanooga Police were called to a local hospital after a person arrived with injuries from a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, police spoke with the person suffering from a non-life threatening gunshot wound who arrived at hospital via personal vehicle. The victim said he was involved in a ... (click for more)

An inner city youth who once had a $22 per hour job with the Gestamp automotive supply firm is now headed to federal prison. Shimel Clifton Knowell, 20, was sentenced by Judge Travis McDonough to serve two years. He earlier had a term of 13 months and one day after a guilty plea to gun possession while under the influence of drugs. However, he was given the higher sentence ... (click for more)

With regard to the ongoing saga of the old Quarry golf course and its proposed development, I reject the proposed plan endorsed by the North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy (Chattanoogan - Breaking News 11/30/2019) and believe a better outcome can be achieved. There is a middle ground that involves all R-1 construction including preserving the tree, greenspace, streams and ponds. ... (click for more)

It’s about 90 miles from Chattanooga to Bell Buckle, Tn. Get on I-24 and go west, as you would towards Nashville, and you’ll see the sign. In mid-October about six dozen competitors turned off at the Bell Buckle exit to find their way to Gary Cantrell’s house. It is there that the Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra is held every fall under the watchful eye of ‘Big’ himself, who is better ... (click for more)