Cempa Community Care will offer free COVID-19 testing at New Hope Baptist Church on Wednesday, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The church is at 3777 Wilcox Blvd. Testing is available to the general public without a physician referral, and those who come for testing can remain in their vehicles throughout the process of collection. Testing will be provided at no out-of-pocket cost. If a patient ... (click for more)

Here are the new marriage licenses from the County Clerk's office: ANTOINE DEANGELO LOVELACE JORDAN DESHAWN JOHNSON 9224 LAWFORD WAY APT 309 9224 LAWFORD WAY APT 309 OOLTEWAH, TN 37363 OOLTEWAH, TN 37363 CAMERON ANDREW MURRAY TAYLOR RHEA HOLMES 5931 WATERSCAPE PASS 5931 WATERSCAPE PASS HOOVER, AL 35244 HOOVER, AL 35244 ANGELO EUGENE TODARO LAURA RUTH LOCKLEAR ... (click for more)

Hamilton County has added another 54 coronavirus cases, moving the total to 694, the local Health Department reported on Memorial Day. The county remains at 14 deaths. There have been seven confirmed cases at the Waddington North America Novolex plant on Quintus Loop in the Jersey Pike area. The plant, which had already planned to close for the Memorial Day weekend, conducted ... (click for more)

On Friday a CoreCivic employee who works at the Silverdale Detention Center tested positive for COVID-19 after a close family member tested positive. The employee was tested Thursday as a precautionary measure. CDC recommended guidelines are being utilized at the Silverdale facility to assure the safety and well-being of all staff and inmates. Jail personnel are also currently ... (click for more)

Perhaps the terrible toll that has engulfed the greater world community due to the black wave known as COVID 19 brings about an urgent sense of reflection and recollection on the true meaning of Memorial Day. One of the earliest commentaries was provided by Frederick Douglass at Arlington National Cemetery on Decoration Day 1871. He would extol to the crowd to never forget ... (click for more)

There is an old Indian proverb that is perhaps my favorite when word reaches me than a man or a woman in uniform perished in combat. On this day where we honor those who died while defending our country’s freedom, I am always reminded, “Good men must die, but death cannot take their names.” Any one who has ever stood post, knows well of the huge risks, the God-wretched intangibles ... (click for more)