Linda Dawson, 71, passed away on Saturday, August 17, 2019, in Stone Mountain, Ga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. (click for more)

Michael L. Patillo, 59, passed away on Monday, August 12, 2019, in Chattanooga. He is survived by his wife, Windy Patillo; daughter, Micah Patillo; stepdaughter, Serta Watkins; stepson, Maurice “Pap” Watkins; mother, Mrs. Willie Mae Holland; father, Willie “Jitte” Smith; stepmother, Thealmae Smith; mother- in-law, Constance Watkins; four aunts, Minnie Rhodes, Evia Holland, Ruby ... (click for more)

Kendra Ann Ball, 42, of South Pittsburg, passed away on Sunday, August 18, 2019. She was a graduate of South Pittsburg High School Class of 1995 and received her bachelor’s degree from UTC. She was a member of Kimball Tabernacle of Praise pastor, Rev. Darrell Nunley. Kendra worked at Cracker Barrell in Kimball and Tennessee Termite in South Pittsburg. She always had a smile on ... (click for more)

Helen Marie Maynor, 87, a resident of Benton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 17, 2019 with her loving family at her side. A Celebration of Life service will be conducted at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19 in the chapel of Higgins Funeral Home. Interment will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20 at Benton Station Baptist Church Cemetery. Her family will receive ... (click for more)

An investigation by special agents with the Human Trafficking Unit of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, detectives with the Cleveland Police Department, and investigators with the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of two Tennessee men, and two men from Georgia. Over a three-day period beginning Aug 15, as part of an undercover investigation aimed ... (click for more)

The Dalton Police Department is investigating a late-night shooting incident on Sunday that sent two people to local hospitals with injuries that are not considered to be life-threatening. The man who investigators have identified as the shooter, Jobanie Martinez, 21, is still at large. The victims and the shooter were known to each other. The incident happened at approximately ... (click for more)