CHI Memorial’s mobile health coach will provide mammography screenings at YMCA Healthy Living Center at North River, 4138 Hixson Pike in Chattanooga, on Monday, June 1 from 8 a.m.-noon. "All women should have one screening mammogram between the ages of 35-40. After age 40, a screening mammogram is recommended every year," officials said. "Any woman who meets these age guidelines ... (click for more)

Morning Pointe Senior Living announces that Knoxville-Knox County Planning has approved the Chattanooga-based senior healthcare company’s plans to build a new senior living and Alzheimer’s memory care community on Reagan Road, located off of Hardin Valley Road and Pellissippi Parkway. Construction is slated to begin in summer 2020 with a grand opening in late 2021. This combined ... (click for more)

On Friday a CoreCivic employee who works at the Silverdale Detention Center tested positive for COVID-19 after a close family member tested positive. The employee was tested Thursday as a precautionary measure. CDC recommended guidelines are being utilized at the Silverdale facility to assure the safety and well-being of all staff and inmates. Jail personnel are also currently ... (click for more)

Hamilton County has jumped from 531 coronavirus cases to 640 in two days. It remains at 14 deaths. Tennessee has had seven more coronavirus deaths. The new total is 336. There were 356 new cases, bringing the total to 20,145. There were 10 more hospitalizations for a total of 1,583. Nashville has three more coronavirus deaths for a total of 57. Memphis now has 94 ... (click for more)

Perhaps the terrible toll that has engulfed the greater world community due to the black wave known as COVID 19 brings about an urgent sense of reflection and recollection on the true meaning of Memorial Day. One of the earliest commentaries was provided by Frederick Douglass at Arlington National Cemetery on Decoration Day 1871. He would extol to the crowd to never forget ... (click for more)

There is an old Indian proverb that is perhaps my favorite when word reaches me than a man or a woman in uniform perished in combat. On this day where we honor those who died while defending our country’s freedom, I am always reminded, “Good men must die, but death cannot take their names.” Any one who has ever stood post, knows well of the huge risks, the God-wretched intangibles ... (click for more)