Southern Adventist University’s archaeology team of students and professors, specifically Institute of Archaeology Director Michael G. Hasel, PhD, received international attention stemming from a scientific report published this week in the British journal Levant. The article describes findings from the ancient Canaanite city of Tel Lachish in Israel, excavated from 2013 to 2017 ... (click for more)

New TN Promise students for the 2020-21 school year will take part in the National Technical Letter of Intent Signing Day (NC3) ceremony at Chattanooga State Community College on Thursday, Feb. 27. This ceremony affirms their commitment to enroll in a technical field of their choosing. The ceremony will take place in the Humanities Theatre, C.C. Bond Building, 4501 Amnicola Hwy. ... (click for more)

Human skeletal remains were found in Walker County in a wooded area about 500 yards off the roadway, east of the 4000 block of South Highway 27, Lafayette, by a man and his son while they were hunting Monday morning, according to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson. The remains are believed to be those of a Walker County man missing since Sept. 30. Robert “Robbie” Sisson III, ... (click for more)

The body of a prominent Chattanooga attorney who jumped from the Market Street Bridge has been found 122 river miles away and 19 days later near Guntersville Dam in Alabama. It was identified as that of George Edward Koontz, 66, of Chattanooga. Authorities said several people saw a man jump from the bridge on Jan. 29. The family of attorney Koontz reported him missing that ... (click for more)

It is disappointing that Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson’s contract is being prematurely extended and that the amount of his compensation package has been significantly increased based on hopes of performance improvements. The disfunction of the School Board’s discussion Monday night is reason enough for Thursday night’s vote to be reconsidered or delayed. Dr. Johnson is the ... (click for more)

It has been famously said, “The mind that is anxious about the future is miserable,” so let’s clear up this one right now: You ain’t gonna’ get the coronavirus. Yes, it has been declared an “emergency” in the United States, and yesterday the number of confirmed cases topped 75,000. But that’s 75,000 in a world of 7.8 billion people. Right now there have been 15 cases in the United ... (click for more)