Eras Anthony “Tony “ Mines died peacefully at home on Sunday morning, October 13, 2019, after a valiant battle against acute myeloid leukemia. He was born on 22 June, 1948 in Winchester, Tn., to Kenneth Dowell Mines and Flora Lille Mae Farmer Mines. He is survived by his beloved wife, Linda Moss Mines, a son, Jason Anthony Mines and a daughter, Jessica Eras [Raz] Mines Dumitru ... (click for more)

Stanley V. Myers, 100, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, passed away on October 2, 2019. He was an Army sergeant who served during World War II and a longtime member of St. Jude Catholic Church. Stanley worked for Combustion for 31 years and for the North River YMCA for 27 years. He loved to tinker with electronics and was an avid baseball fan for the Atlanta Braves. He is preceded ... (click for more)

Ella “Joan” Shoemaker, age 79, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life, Thursday October 10, 2019 at Pruitt Health Care in Ft. Oglethorpe. She was born March 25, 1940 in Robbinsville, N.C., a daughter of the late Jerry and Ruby Davis Mull. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Joe Shoemaker; grandson, Tommy Campbell; brothers, Charles Mull and Harold Mull; and sisters, ... (click for more)

Tessa Kay Parnell Pope, 58, of LaFayette passed away Friday, October 11, 2019. Tessa was a lifelong educator and mentor; she believed everyone had purpose in life and the potential to achieve it. With her characteristic stern but always loving and careful attitude she helped shape countless lives. Always putting others before herself, it's rare to find a person who had met ... (click for more)

County School Board member Rhonda Thurman said Monday that teachers are quitting the county schools because they face attacks from unruly students and they don't get backing from the administration. Supt. Bryan Johnson said, "We absolutely have challenges," but he said he puts his focus on academic improvement. He said a disciplinary committee meeting took two hours, and he would ... (click for more)

An expressive witness, general disorder, and a circus-like atmosphere defined a preliminary hearing involving four men accused of the July murder of Tracy Calloway. On July 21, Antonio Watkins, 25; Prandel Reid Jr., 27, Gary Cross, 23, and Jamichael Smith, 26, allegedly drove up to Mr. Calloway’s residence and began shooting. Calloway, who was located in a white car parked in ... (click for more)