William Mark Wade, 48, of South Pittsburg, passed away Thursday, August 6, 2020 after a long battle with cancer. Mark loved music and shared his musical talents writing gospel songs and playing in different churches, beginning as a teenager and up until his death. A graduate of the Class of 1990 of North Sand Mountain High School in Higdon, Al., Mark received four musical scholarships ... (click for more)

Chris Wendell McCormick, 59, of Trenton, passed away August 5, 2020. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather, who never met a stranger and loved to joke around with everyone. Chris was passionate about sports and politics, and was retired from TVA. He was a member of Straightway Baptist Church. He will be dearly missed. He was preceded in death by his mother, Barbara ... (click for more)

Hayes P. Ledford, 47, of Chattanooga and Nashville unexpectedly passed away August 5, 2020. Hayes was born October 4, 1972 in Charlotte, N.C., to Jean Howell and Peyton Ledford. He was a graduate ('91) of Red Bank High School and UTC with a degree in political science. He was a long time lobbyist, business and political consultant. Hayes and his two brothers are all Eagle ... (click for more)

Gary DeWayne Madgett, 66, of Chattanooga, died on Saturday, August 8, 2020, at his home with his family by his side. Gary was born on Feb. 25, 1954, in Knoxville, to Roy and Betty Madgett, and both preceded him in death. Gary was a proud veteran who served in Vietnam and Korea in the U.S. Army. He attended college at Texas Tech University and was employed as a service ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department reported on Saturday that the total number of Hamilton County resident deaths has risen one more to 54. Total cases now are 6,031 in Hamilton County, an increase of 104. Tennessee had 9 more deaths bringing the toll to 1,215. There were 1,803 new cases for a total of 120,585. There were 72 more hospitalized to bring that total ... (click for more)

Police said several people witnessed the road rage killing of 19-year-old Caleb McKean on Friday afternoon. One got the tag number of the distinctive Mazda driven by the shooter. That let police to 43-year-old Terry Julius Beard, who confessed and has been charged with criminal homicide. At approximately 2:42 p.m., Chattanooga Police responded to a person shot call in ... (click for more)