Gene Bishop, 82, of Cleveland, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020, at a local hospital. He made the move from Texas in 1980 with the Coca Cola Company where he was Vice President of Operations. After retiring from Coke Gene was owner/operator of several businesses. He then went to work for Chase Construction out of Nashville until 2008. After that Gene worked for Cleveland ... (click for more)

Helen Marie Wright passed away on May 15, 2020, at the age of 90 from complications of kidney failure. She was in Kennestone Hospital located in Marietta, Ga. She was a resident of Cleveland, Tn., for 58 years. The last two years of her life she lived at Waterford Assistant Living in Holly Springs, Ga., near her son and daughter in-law. She was born in DeKalb County in Collinsville, ... (click for more)

Marion Lee Beeler, 72, of Signal Mountain, passed away at his residence on Sunday, May 31, 2020. Marion was born in Crossville, Tn., on March 20, 1948, to Marion Dewey and Clancy Marie Beeler. He was a retired boilermaker with Combustion. Marion was a deacon at Welcome Hill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by Melanie Beeler Kilgore, Clancy Beeler, and Dewey Beeler. ... (click for more)

Alfred C. "Buddy" May was born on January 24, 1932, and entered heaven on March 15, 2020. Buddy graduated from University of Chattanooga, was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and retired from Combustion. Buddy was a member of Red Bank Baptist Church where the May family was active in founding the church in the early 1900s. Buddy led choirs in several area churches including South ... (click for more)

After standing empty for more than three months, the Tennessee Aquarium’s galleries will soon echo with the laughter and excited chatter of guests once again. The aquarium will begin a phased reopening to the public with exclusive opportunities for members beginning June 12-14. The Aquarium will then close for a few days to ensure new processes and safety protocols are operating ... (click for more)

Employees at the Hamilton County Courthouse on Monday shut down at mid-day ahead of another wave of expected protestors. Trustee Bill Hullander said the action was taken after there was word that a protest would be held at 1:30 p.m. on the Courthouse grounds. He said, "We did not want to take a chance on something happening to one of our employees as they left to go home." ... (click for more)