Willard Newton Millsaps was born in Soddy, Tennessee on June 5, 1902, and was a star athlete at Soddy High School. He and his lifelong friend, Ty Coppinger, Sr., who attended Sale Creek High, were considered two of the best baseball players from the north end of Hamilton County. After graduating in 1920 he entered Milligan College, Elizabethton, Tn., in 1921 where he was captain ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department reports the Riverwalk has expanded the trail closure to a more secure location for the public’s safety. The closure is now from Labcorp.to the Chattanooga Food Bank. The public should make plans for an alternate route for this section of the trail which will be under construction to repair a drainage pipeline. (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)