There is a lot of water than has gone down-stream since this day nine years ago, now just two days shy of Nov. 13, 2010, when Marine Corps General John Kelly gave what is arguably one of the greatest talks in our nation’s history. The speech, which captures what our veterans mean to our nation as today we stand once again in awe and gratitude today, was given at the Hyatt Hotel ... (click for more)

I promised myself I wouldn’t write about this until the timing was right but that was before I spent maybe the most fun hour I’ve had in I don’t know when on Friday morning. Now I am so excited about what might happen I’m about to pop. A couple of weeks ago I lost my phone and Bob Corker, our former Mayor and Senator and a lifelong friend, told me he went to considerable lengths ... (click for more)

An infant was injured in a duplex fire on Tuesday afternoon. The Chattanooga Fire Department was called around 12:10 p.m. to the fire in the 700 block of Curve Street in North Chattanooga. When crews arrived, heavy smoke was coming from the unit on the right side of the duplex. The residents got out, but an infant suffered minor burns and was taken to the hospital. ... (click for more)

One person was killed when a vehicle ran off Middle Valley Road on Sunday night. At approximately 9:36 p.m., the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 6500 block of Middle Valley Road. Preliminary investigation determined that a 2003 Chevy pick-up was southbound, left the west side of the roadway going down an embankment, struck a utility ... (click for more)

Tennessee wing player Rennia Davis has been named the SEC Women's Basketball Player of the Week, the league office in Birmingham announced on Tuesday morning. It marks the second such recognition of her career. A 6-foot-2 junior from Jacksonville, Fla., Davis led unranked Tennessee to a 3-0 start in the Kellie Harper era, averaging 16.7 ppg., 8.3 rpg. and 1.7 apg. while shooting ... (click for more)

The UTC women got off to a fast start, shooting 70 percent in the first quarter, and defeated Liberty on the road, 71-54, on Monday night. Abbey Cornelius had 15 points in that big first quarter in which UTC led 22-10. Cornelius, a sophomore from Knoxville, finished with 21 points and seven rebounds. Eboni Williams, getting back to her SoCon Freshman of the Year form, had ... (click for more)