Wileen McElhaney Chapman, 75, of Wildwood, GA, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020. Mrs. Chapman was a member of the North Georgia Worship Center and retired from the East Ridge Retirement Center. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl A. & Viola Fugatt McElhaney. Survivors include her husband, William Chapman; daughter, Kathy (Hubert) Hixson of Chattanooga, ... (click for more)

George Edward Voiles, 72, of LaFayette, passed away on Sunday, February 23, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward Voiles and Grace Voiles; brother, Wayne Voiles; and sister, Wanda Dutton. He is survived by his loving wife of 30 years, Diann Voiles of LaFayette; brother, Danny Voiles of LaFayette; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will ... (click for more)

Mark Richard Smith, 61, of Ooltewah, Tennessee passed away on February 25, 2020. Mark was a graduate of Tyner High School. He was the current sales manager for North Georgia Toyota and previously worked for Toyota of Cleveland. He loved riding motorcycles, fishing and working in the yard. Mark loved his family and he especially loved playing with his grandkids. He was a ... (click for more)

Earl “Wood” Casey passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Wood was a native of Chattanooga, born on Jan. 17, 1926, to the late Arthur and Pearl Casey. He served our country during World War II in the U.S. Navy. Wood was a member of Brainerd Lodge F&AM 736, Alhambra Shrine, and VFW Post 1289. He was preceded ... (click for more)

The board of the new downtown Business Improvement District voted on Wednesday to have its three-member finance committee take another look at providing help to four non-profits that are asking to be exempted from assessments. The board, acting on the recommendation of the finance panel, earlier rejected any reductions in amounts charged to the non-profits that filed appeals. ... (click for more)

An official of the Boston Business Improvement District has been chosen to be executive director of the new Chattanooga BID. The local BID board on Wednesday approved the selection of Steve Brookes, who joined the Downtown Boston BID in March of 2011. He serves as the Boston BID's Clean & Hospitality Operations Director. In that role, he oversees the team of the BID's ... (click for more)