Hennie Gunter, associate professor of nursing, retired from the RN Nursing Program at Chattanooga State after completing 31 years of service. Ms. Gunter was honored by the nursing faculty, Chattanooga Community Kitchen administrators and Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke for her involvement with students at the Community Kitchen. Following implementation of her dream for ... (click for more)

Cleveland State Community College President Dr. Bill Seymour spoke to the Sunrise Rotary Club Thursday. Dr. Seymour addressed everything from enrollment spikes at CSCC for four straight semesters to the birth of the college’s brand new Honors College. Cleveland State’s full-time enrollment growth this semester is number one within the State of Tennessee’s Board of Regents ... (click for more)

The family of Nicholas Galinger has added a Ringgold restaurant as a defendant in its lawsuit over the traffic death of the rookie police officer. The $25 million lawsuit was amended to include the Farm to Fork restaurant. The lawsuit was against Janet Hinds, the former Soddy Daisy postmaster, who is charged with vehicular homicide in the case. The complaint says the restaurant ... (click for more)

Former House Speaker Beth Harwell has been nominated to the TVA Board along with East Tennessee State University president Brian Noland. Senator Lamar Alexander said, “I have encouraged and admired Beth Harwell and her style of leadership since she began her career in public service. Throughout her time in the Tennessee House of Representatives, and as Speaker of the House, Beth ... (click for more)

Dear Jim and Kim, Thank you for launching River City's effort to look at what can be done to re-energize and protect the Riverfront area. I will not be able to make it to meetings this month so I decided to jot down my thoughts. I would appreciate it if you would include a copy of this email with the feedback "record" for Wednesday's community meeting. ... (click for more)

It is, very candidly, the biggest mystery of my life. I am at a place where I am able to figure a lot of things out, even trying to find reason in insanity, but ever since I was in high school, I have been staggered by the fact one man was able to turn an entire nation into willing henchmen that would massacre millions of innocents. Such evil has been unfathomable to me. Yesterday ... (click for more)