On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, Deborah Adams Kearnaghan, mother of two young men, gained her wings. Deborah was born on November 4, 1964, in Norfolk, Va., to Hugh and Druscilla Adams. She received her degree in accounting from East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee in 1986. She was an accountant and human resource manager at TVA for over 28 years. She ... (click for more)

Kathleen Wells Byrd, 90, of Chattanooga passed away on January 14, 2020. She was a native of Tennessee and spent much of her childhood in Cleveland. She was raised by her great aunt and grandmother and graduated from Bradley High School. There she met her future husband, Sharon Ray Byrd, whom she married on December 31, 1954. They soon welcomed their three children, Margaret, ... (click for more)

David Allen Kilgore, age 38, of Dayton, passed away on Monday, January 13, 2020, at his home in Dayton. He was born on September 1, 1981 in Dayton. David lived in Dayton all of his life. He was a Rhea County High School graduate class of 1994. David was employed at La-Z-Boy shipping department for some time, enjoyed music, football, basketball and was of the Church of God faith. ... (click for more)

Grady “Wray” Wilkins, Sr., age 82, of Dalton, passed away on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at Standifer Place. He is preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Wilkins; and parents, Greene and Emma Wilkins. He was a member of Salem Baptist Church. Survivors include his daughter, Leslie Wilkins of Dalton; son and daughter-in-law, Grady and Cathy Wilkins of Dalton; special friend, ... (click for more)

Amtrak officials are interested in new train service between Atlanta and Nashville with a stop in several cities including Chattanooga. Rep. Dan Howell was part of a state Transportation Committee hearing on the topic this week. He said, " The hearing on Tuesday was a follow up to meetings in early December with Amtrak officials, TDOT Commissioner Bright and members of his ... (click for more)

The shooting of a woman in the 800 block of Arlington Avenue on Thursday afternoon has been posted in a Twitter video. The video is titled "This girl just got shot in my hood on Live." The woman, who wound up lying on her back on a sidewalk, was taken to the hospital. Her condition was not immediately known. She was alert at the scene. The video shows the woman continually ... (click for more)