William Woods, 84, passed away on Thursday, February 27, 2020, in Chattanooga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. (click for more)

Ollist Morris, 54, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, in Chattanooga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 622-9995. (click for more)

Annie Marie “Rose” Grant, 75, of Orme, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Grace Cleveland; daughter, Yvonne Terry Boyles; brothers, Robert E. Cleveland and Charles F. Cleveland; brother-in-law, George L. Thomas. Those left to treasure her memories are her husband, David James Grant of Orme; daughters, Julie ... (click for more)

Kathy Lynn McGuire, age 60, of Summerville, Georgia, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Ga. Ms. McGuire was born May 5, 1959, in Floyd County, Ga., a daughter of the late Steve and Nancy Gilreath and Calvin and Linda McGuire, who survive. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Tammy Gilreath. She is survived by a son, Mica McGuire; ... (click for more)

Jacob Coyne told a Criminal Court jury on Thursday he barely knew murder victim Jalen Little and did not shoot him. The jury in the courtroom of Judge Tom Greenholtz will resume deliberations on Friday morning in the case in which Coyne is charged with first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery. The March 2017 incident occurred at the Little residence on Oak Tree Drive. ... (click for more)

Forecasters are putting out an early alert for the potential for severe thunderstorms to march across the southern United States next week. AccuWeather meteorologists say that although the exact severity and coverage of the thunderstorms will need to be ironed out in the coming days, the upcoming pattern next week bears close monitoring, specifically for residents from Texas ... (click for more)