Dalton State (Ga.) men's basketball player Sean Cranney has been named the SSAC's Emil S. Liston Scholarship Award winner. Dalton State Men's Basketball Coach Alex Ireland said, "On the court, Sean is a true point guard and an extension of his coaches. Despite battling consistent knee and back injuries last season, Sean was able to lead the SSAC in assists at 4.84 assists per ... (click for more)

Dalton State golfer Sport Allmond has been named the SSAC's male A.O. Duer Scholarship Award winner. Dalton State Men's Golf Coach Ben Rickett said, "Sport has always worked extremely hard at everything that he has done, but that doesn't guarantee being successful. This showed his character at the end of his sophomore year where he didn't make the team for the national championship ... (click for more)

County School officials on Thursday presented a revised budget that eliminates most school fees and adds 10 literacy aides. The employee pay increase remains at 2.5 percent - short of the five percent that was included in the initial budget requiring a 34-cent property tax increase. That tax rise was rejected 5--4 by the County Commission. Board member Tucker Pennington put ... (click for more)

A 22-year-old male showed up at a local hospital with a gunshot wound around 11:19 p.m. Wednesday. Chattanooga Police responded to the hospital on a report of a male party who showed up with a gunshot wound. The person shot arrived via personal vehicle. CPD Officers were unable to locate a crime scene The injury is considered non-life-threatening per medical staff. ... (click for more)

An opinion in Chattanoogan.com on Monday said Erlanger Health Systems had $20,000 nurse signing bonuses. Erlanger officials said that is another local hospital - not Erlanger. Columnist Roy Exum said, "In a story that I wrote on July 15, “A Nursing Shortage?” I mistakenly identified Erlanger Hospital as one hospital that offers prospective nurses a $20,000 signing bonus. ... (click for more)

When I was a senior in high school, the Vietnam catastrophe held the guys who were in my class spellbound. Back then, and has since been proven again and again, the conflict was a terrible error in our nation’s judgment and almost 60,000 young and promising Americans died in some stinking South Asian battle zone that didn’t mean squat to our freedom or our nation’s future. In ... (click for more)