Jimmie J. Earl, 83, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019, in Chattanooga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 423 622-9995. (click for more)

Monroe Adams, Sr., 97, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2019, in Chattanooga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. (click for more)

Berina Renee Walker, age 34, of Dayton, passed away on Monday, August 19, 2019 in Spring City. She was born on November 19, 1984 in Dayton. Berina was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Leon Walker; grandparents, Clyde Walker, Wilma Walker, Robert Earl Walcott and Barbara Alice Walcott. Berina lived in Rhea County all of her life. She was a cook at several fast ... (click for more)

Glaphry Sue Jones, 73, of Decatur, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday August 21, 2019, at Sweetwater Nursing Center. She was preceded in death by her parents Sam and Mamie Sue Phillips Veals; two brothers Grayson Veals who died at birth and Garlen Veals. She is survived by three sons, Leslie (Tammy) Jones, Keith (Sherry) Jones, both of Decatur and Jaimey Jones of ... (click for more)

The City Treasurer is now set to collect the first-year assessments for the downtown Business Improvement District (BID) after the County Commission decided not to let Trustee Bill Hullander do it. The City Council is set to consider a resolution on Sept. 3 authorizing the treasurer to do the collections. The resolution is sponsored by Chairman Erskine Oglesby, a staunch supporter ... (click for more)

Criminal Court Judge Tom Greenholtz, in a 27-page opinion, has dismissed count 1 of an indictment brought against most of the 55 members of the Athens Park Bloods gang by the District Attorney's Office. The ruling did not affect a few of the defendants. Judge Greenholtz said, "Count I fails to allege the existence of two predicate acts occurring within two years of each other, ... (click for more)