Jacqueline Kathleen Spears Pickett, 68 years old, of Jasper, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on June 21, 2019 at her home with her beloved Oscar at her bedside. She was affectionately known as “Jack” to some and “Jackie” to many more (nicknames which caused her mother to say, “I named her Jacqueline!”). She was born prematurely to the late George Glancey Spears, Sr. and ... (click for more)

Mildred S. “Midge” Richards, age 95, of Pleasant Hill Drive, Dalton, Georgia, passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 following a brief illness. Mrs. Richards was born July 12, 1923 in Gordon County, Ga., daughter of the late Charlie W. Smith, Sr. and Eunice Williams Smith. Until her retirement Mrs. Richards had been employed with Carolyn Products as a customer service and logistics ... (click for more)

Martha McGillis Perry, 30, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, died Thursday, July 19, 2019. She was a very devoted and caring mother; her greatest pride was her son, Grant. Martha was a graduate of Memorial High School in Houston, Texas and had CMA (Certified Medical Assistant) certificate from Chattanooga State. She worked at Diagnostic Cardiology Group in Chattanooga as a medical assistant. ... (click for more)

Lynda Clay Tyler (née McBrayer), 76, of Chattanooga, passed peacefully Home to be with her husband, parents, and heavenly Father on Thursday, July 18, 2019. Lynda was an interior designer with half a century of experience, a lifelong purveyor of art and style, and a determined businesswoman who worked for, founded, or owned several companies in the Chattanooga and Atlanta areas. ... (click for more)

A teenager was shot late Friday night on Sixth Avenue. Chattanooga Police were called at 10:54 p.m. to a local hospital after a person showed up with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, police spoke with a 16-year-old boy who was suffering from a gunshot wound. He had been transported to the hospital via personal vehicle. Officers located a crime scene in the 2700 block ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police Officers make a second arrest in an aggravated assault in which bleach was thrown on a CARTA employee that occurred in the CARTA parking lot on Sept. 26, 2017. Vincent Nash, 52, was arrested on Friday on aggravated assault and reckless endangerment charges for his role as co-conspirator and facilitator in the deliberate attack with a chemical substance. ... (click for more)