The Rev. Kenneth A. Dismukes, 89, died Wednesday, January 13, 2021, at his home in Cleveland, Tennessee, surrounded by his family. He was born Sept. 12, 1931, in Thomasville, Al. to the late Rev. Foster and Eugenia Dismukes. He was an ordained bishop in the Church of God and a member of the North Cleveland Church of God. Over four decades, he pastored churches throughout the ... (click for more)

Doris Ann Hawkins, age 80, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2021 at the family residence. She was the daughter of the late Beaver McNabb and Minnie Bell Richardson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luther Hawkins; and her daughters Sheila Ogle and Lisa Hawkins. Mrs. Hawkins was a stay-at-home mom where she spent her time taking ... (click for more)

Reverend William “Billy” Fowler, 91, of Flintstone, Georgia, went home to glory on Saturday, January 16, 2021 after an extended illness. Reverend Fowler was a lifelong resident of the Chattanooga and North Georgia area where he was a preacher of the gospel for 68 years. He pastored and was a member of Calvary Church of God on 7th Avenue in Chattanooga. Reverend Fowler was ... (click for more)

DeNeese Arletta Fields-Howse transitioned from this world to be with our Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 14, 2021, after a long illness. Born on October 24, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. Fields and the late Ruby Cox. She is a 1968 graduate of Pearl High School in Nashville, Tennessee, however, she spent two years at Riverside High School in Chattanooga. ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department has received additional shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine and has added days to the appointment system. The new first dose vaccinations will be at the Tennessee Riverpark Hubert Fry Center, 4301 Amnicola Highway. Enter the Riverpark near the Chattanooga State entrance; do not enter Chattanooga State. Look for signs. This is for individuals ... (click for more)

Crews recovered the body of missing boater, Theresa Parker of Hamilton County, around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Recovery efforts had been underway since Friday, when Ms. Parker and two others capsized a canoe on Chickamauga Lake near Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. There were no life jackets aboard the canoe. Responding crews found one man on shore and boat crews found one ... (click for more)