The Happy Little Book Garden and More in East Ridge at the Chattanooga Mercantile, 6725 Ringgold Road invites children to go hear the story of a five-year-old boy who travels to Paris, France with his grandfather. Local author Janie Dempsey Watts will read from her children’s picture book, Pap Pap Goes to Paris, and so does Ricky, on Saturday, March 2 at 1 p.m. The book follows ... (click for more)

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will host the first presentation in its new “Emerging Scholars Lecture Series” on Saturday, Feb. 23. This one-hour lecture, entitled, “Bountiful Land and Poor Distribution: East Tennessee’s Agriculture and Its Impact on the Civil War” will be presented in the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center’s theater at 2 pm. Some of ... (click for more)

A Criminal Court jury on Friday night found Jason Sanford not guilty in the 2000 strangulation death of an East Ridge woman. The defense put on no proof. Sanford spent two and a half years in jail awaiting trial in the Cold Case. Earlier on Friday, a Michigan man gave a deathbed statement that his first cousin had admitted killing Sarah Davis Perry. The jury heard ... (click for more)

Three men have been charged with the robbery of the Dunkin Doughnuts on Highway 58 on Wednesday night. Charged with aggravated robbery were Justin Marcus Brakefield, 29, of 7310 Standifer Gap Road, Demarketh King, 30, of 4613 Locksley Lane, and Xavior Travon Robinson, 18, of 3606 Locksley Lane. An employee said three males walked into the business through a back door that ... (click for more)

This week, the U.S. Senate passed sweeping legislation that will preserve Tennessee’s natural beauty and protect our historical sites. I have seen first-hand how a popular park or museum can provide a recreation or educational experience for Tennesseans. But these sites can also help local economies by attracting tourism, which brings with it jobs and tax dollars to Tennessee. ... (click for more)

I try so hard to not say things detrimental to our government, I love my country but I am so ashamed by the president we now tolerate. When is it going to be said enough is enough? Today, he declared an emergency declaration to move billions of dollars of possible worthy endeavors in our countries budget to fight illegal immigration to build his wall. I will compare 20 to 1 the ... (click for more)