I have advocated and fought for increases in teacher salaries for educators over the decades. Beyond mere rhetoric, I actually talk to those policymakers at the state level who set the budget which largely determines salaries. We know that many teachers still struggle to support their own families, particularly in places where the cost of living is higher. That is unacceptable. ... (click for more)

I hear people all the time whining and complaining on here and other social media outlets about how bad the Valley has gotten or it's not the same Valley we have grown up in. You know it's not. There are several reasons why this is so true. However, we the citizens are the ones to blame. When I was picking up trash along Brown's Ferry I can't tell you how many times I picked ... (click for more)

Criminal Court Judge Don Poole on Tuesday morning announced that he was denying Lee Hall’s request for post-conviction relief. Hall was convicted in the April 1991 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Traci Crozier. He is set to be executed on Dec. 5. In explaining his decision, Judge Poole said, "The petitioner’s second post-conviction petition is barred by Tennessee Code ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police, with the assistance of the Lookout Mountain Drug Task Force, arrested a suspect wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in the 3800 block of Larry Drive on Sept. 28. Marshon Langford, 40, was shot on Larry Drive, then he drove to Pin Oak Drive, where he crashed his vehicle. He was taken to the hospital where he later died. The suspect, a 15-year-old ... (click for more)

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga softball program will face the 2020 USA Softball Women's National Team (WNT) inside Jim Frost Stadium on April 7, 2020, as part of the "Stand Beside Her" tour which will bounce through the United States ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games. The Chattanooga Sports Committee (CSC), in partnership with both UTC and USA Softball, ... (click for more)

The Arkansas State Red Wolves have hired legal counsel after a pro soccer team in Chattanooga also took the name Red Wolves. As of Nov. 19, there is no pending legal action by Arkansas State University against the Chattanooga Red Wolves SC for copyright infringement, officials said. Arkansas State has been known as the Red Wolves since 2008, when they officially changed ... (click for more)