Chattanooga now has a super elite baseball and softball training facility and it's being managed by a very familiar name. Former Chattanooga Lookout and Major League hitting instructor Sal Rende is the guy and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit on Tuesday. You see, Sal and I go way back. When he was a member of the Lookouts in the late 1970s and 80s we became good friends. In fact, ... (click for more)

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga running back Ailym Ford finished fifth in the voting for the Jerry Rice Award today. The Rice Award goes to the National Freshman of the Year at the FCS level. North Dakota State quarterback Trey Lance won the award with a total of 116 first place votes and 691 points overall. Ford garnered five first place nods and 132 points. The rest ... (click for more)

The Tivoli Theatre Foundation has purchased the property adjacent to the Theatre and plans to continue the restoration of the venue as well as renovating the new property., officials said. The investment will include the creation of a performing arts center for Chattanooga. “Since its inception, the Tivoli Foundation has reinvigorated the performance arts venues in Chattanooga,” ... (click for more)

The Lookout Mountain, Ga., Town Council on Thursday night selected a builder for the long-awaited Town Center and also moved to issue an RFP for a developer for the planned commercial part of the center. Mayor David Bennett, saying next year will be a banner one for the town, said the Town Center, 12 years in the making, is on schedule to be built during the year. Ground breaking ... (click for more)

In a recent article titled “McKamey Animal Services Seeks Information Pertaining to Dog Fight Victim”, McKamey Animal Center is urging people to share any information regarding a recent dog fight victim that was left abandoned with multiple serious injuries. Abuse to animals is something that I cannot tolerate in the slightest. My heart goes out to the precious little dog that ... (click for more)

The leg surgery for Roy Exum on Friday afternoon was a success, his sister, Ellen, said she was told by the physician. Mr. Exum, the long-time columnist in this spot for Chattanoogan.com, has suffered for a lengthy time with a badly infected leg following surgery on an arthritic knee. He was told this week that the leg was so damaged that it would have to be amputated or risk ... (click for more)