Middle Valley Church of God, 1703 Thrasher Pike in Hixson, announces that Pastor Mitch McClure will lead a celebration of the "Victory in Jesus Christ" this Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The celebration will include a message, "Who Would Have Ever Believed?" by Pastor Mitch McClure. "This celebration is a result of the victory brought to all believers through the life, death, burial ... (click for more)

Relief Society is a worldwide women’s organization and an official auxiliary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It has over seven million members in more than 188 countries and territories. The Relief Society General Presidency, under the direction of the First Presidency, oversees the activities of all women in the Church, ages 18 and over. Jean B. Bingham serves ... (click for more)

The District Attorney's Office on Thursday dismissed a voluntary manslaughter charge against Jadarius Knox, saying evidence in the case in which Dakota Biddle was killed showed a self defense theory could be found to be valid. Knox was original charged with criminal homicide in the May 2018 incident on Basswood Drive, but it was reduced to voluntary manslaughter at the Grand ... (click for more)

After eight years of talking and planning, Lookout Mountain, Ga., is ready to begin building a new Town Center. To begin with there will be two municipal buildings, City Hall and a fire station. The design of the area has space for private developers to build commercial buildings in the future. Adhering to design guidelines provided by the city and aiming for a cost of $2.8 ... (click for more)

On Aug. 2, Hamilton County Schools held a professional development presented by motivational speaker Robert Jackson. The PD was for the teachers in the Opportunity Zone, which includes the 12 lowest-performing schools in Hamilton County where 90 percent of the students are black. During the 90-minute presentation, there was a 15-20-minute segment concerning “White Privilege”. ... (click for more)

There have been many Christmas Seasons when I have looked high and low for Christmas Cards that included the poem, “One Solitary Life.” I came across the revered poem easily over 40 years ago during a kiddie matinee at the famed Radio City Music Hall, which is in midtown Manhattan. The Radio Music Hall is huge – it can comfortably seat 6,000 – and so awesome is the Christmas Spectacular ... (click for more)