Mary Ruth Bishop, 87, a resident of Georgetown, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2020, at her home. She was a long time member of Mt. Zion New Covenant Church. She loved going to church and loved to worship the Lord. She also loved spending time with her family and her dog Lucky. She is preceded in death by her parents, George and Cecil Jones Raby; her husband, Paul ... (click for more)

Judy Waits Grissom went to be with her Lord this past Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020. She was born on Jan. 15, 1940 in Bremen, and grew up in Birmingham, Al. She joined the Church of God at six years of age at Pike Avenue Church of God in Birmingham. She graduated from Ensley High School in 1958. She married David Rogers and moved to Kilpatrick, Al., and they had two children, Keith ... (click for more)

Marguerite M. Altick, 95, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, August 9, 2020. Marguerite was born in Hattiesburg, Ms., but moved to Memphis, at a young age. She worked as a Medical Secretary at the Memphis V.A. Hospital for 32 years before retiring in 1980. The Alticks moved to Chattanooga, TN in 1994 to be near their children and grandchildren. She was a member ... (click for more)

Betty Lawhorn, of Chattanooga, passed away on August 10, 2020, in a local nursing home. Her maiden name was Betty Davidson. She was of the Baptist faith and a long time resident of the Chattanooga area. Visitation will be at Advantage Funeral Home on McCallie Avenue in Chattanooga on Wednesday, Aug. 12, from 2–4 p.m. with services following at 4 p.m. in the Chapel. Burial ... (click for more)

Police Chief David Roddy said a surge in violence in Chattanooga since late May is mirroring that of many other cities across the country. He said homicides and aggravated assaults here are up 17 percent and criminal shootings have risen 24 percent. At the same time, other categories or crime are about the same or trending down. Chief Roddy said, "There are a lot of theories" ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department reported Tuesday that the total number of Hamilton County resident deaths has risen to 56, an increase of one since Monday. Total cases now are 6,278 in Hamilton County, up 87. There are 4,763 people that have recovered from the virus in the county. The number of COVID patients in Intensive Care has increased one since Monday to 27. ... (click for more)