The lobby of the Georgia Northwestern Technical College Building H on the Floyd County Campus was full of parents waiting for free diapers and wipes at the Amerigroup’s Free Diaper Day held on Thursday. The hour long giveaway was brought to the college through a partnership with GNTC Special Populations program and the Medicaid provider which started at a healthcare fair, Special ... (click for more)

Chattanooga State is offering a new Mental Health Technician certificate program starting in the 2020 spring semester that will be offered on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30-9:30 p.m., totaling 135 clock hours. This new program is offered through the Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) at Chattanooga State. The cost of the program is $493, and Tennessee ... (click for more)

Nineteen children and four adults from North Whitfield Middle School in Whitfield County who were on a field trip were injured in an accident around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, involving two school buses in Bradley County, according to the Bradley County Emergency Management Agency. The Bradley County Sheriff's Office said the accident happened on APD 40 in front of the Speedway gas ... (click for more)

CARTA is planning to begin providing free rides to veterans on its entire transit fleet. Lisa Maragnano, executive director, said, "I think we should be doing more for our veterans. "They put their lives on the line for us so it's the right thing to do. They deserve it." She said the goal is to have the new policy go into effect Jan. 2. Ms. Maragnano said some other ... (click for more)

This year will mark the fact that I have had the opportunity to live through 56 Thanksgivings. I was born on a Sunday, Nov. 24, 1963, two days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Thanksgiving occurred on Nov. 28 that year, the same as this year. It was a time, not unlike today, filled with political uncertainty. My mother told me I was the only child born that evening. Nurses ... (click for more)

When considering the most pressing matter that is threatening the great state of Tennessee, I would be willing to bet that more apparent matters come to your mind such as the state of our education system, the statewide job market, or maybe even the depressing (but improving) state of the University of Tennessee’s football program. To myself, the opioid crisis, which was declared ... (click for more)