From the GPS Class of 2021, Katie Day was named a Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program. She joins Semifinalists Lily Duplooy, Hunter McVay, Maggie Parsley, Annie Thrash, and Jennifer Wu in the program. As juniors, Katie and her classmates from the GPS Class of 2021 took the 2019 PSAT/NMSQT, which served as the initial screen of more than 1.5 million entrants ... (click for more)

Sarah McCune, English teacher at the upper campus of the Chattanooga Charter School of Excellence has received a $500 Helen Pouch Memorial Classroom Grant from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Ms. McCune applied on the grant because her students were asking for a Theatre Club. They are currently experimenting with a zoom performance with several students ... (click for more)

State Rep. Yusuf Hakeem said he was asking for a state investigation of the Hamilton County Election Commission. In a letter to Secretary of State Tre Hargett, he said he ha s great "anguish and concern" that the county election office is "becoming a petri dish for undermining the fundamental right to free and fair elections." Secretary of State Hargett responded, "I will ... (click for more)

A former county EMT accused of vehicular homicide was taken into custody in court on Monday based on five alleged violations of his pretrial release. But Justin Whaley was back out of jail on Wednesday after it was agreed that the report of the violations was unfounded. His attorney, Lee Davis, said, " The report filed by Pretrial Services was in error. There was no alcohol ... (click for more)

One of the most patriotic individuals I have ever known has passed away. Bettye Parker died Tuesday after a short illness. At Bettye's request there will be no memorial service. Bettye ran Bettye Parker Realty on Highway 58 for as long as I can remember. She handled thousands of property transactions. Her son, Paul Parker, also became involved in real estate and is the real ... (click for more)

I have been in the news business as a writer my entire life and the main cornerstone of any story is the truth. Later, as an opinion writer, I was enabled to interject exactly that, my “opinion,” which sometimes will differ from that of the readers, yet the strongest point in all arguments is fact. As a vociferous reader, I am becoming more concerned over the bias in the mainstream ... (click for more)