The Pensacola Blue Wahoos came close to pitching a no-hitter against the Chattanooga Lookouts Sunday afternoon, but unfortunately, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. Brandon Leibrandt was the starter for Pensacola and he entered the game with less-than-impressive numbers with a 1-3 record and an earned run average of 8.17. You would never have known it by the ... (click for more)

Chattanooga got a brief chance to watch top Cincinnati Reds prospect Hunter Greene, but he is moving on to Triple-A Louisville. The 21-year-old hard thrower was 5-0 with the Lookouts with a 1.98 ERA. He had 60 strikeouts against only 14 walks, while reaching 102 MPH occasionally. Greene said on Twitter on Sunday morning, "Wanted to thank everyone in Chattanooga for a ... (click for more)

Less than a year since its launch, HCS EdConnect, Powered by EPB, has installed Internet at no charge in the homes of more than a third of all Hamilton County Schools students, "marking an unprecedented leap in closing the digital divide," officials said. Before the program’s launch, officials estimated that up to one-third of Hamilton County Schools students did not have Internet ... (click for more)

Billy Burson, 34, was shot and killed early Saturday morning outside the Mapco on Brainerd Road. Chattanooga Police were dispatched to a hold-up alarm at 4711 Brainerd Road at approximately 12:30 a.m. Officers located Burson suffering from multiple gunshot wounds and secured the scene. Hamilton County EMS responded and pronounced Burson deceased on the scene. Investigators ... (click for more)

I have a friend who used to say, “I have been to two World’s Fairs and a hog calling contest and I have never seen the beat.” That is exactly the feeling I had after last month’s four-hour marathon School Board meeting. I have been attending school board meetings for the last 20 years and I have never seen another one quite like it. This meeting had it all. For the first time ... (click for more)

It’s one thing to tell a loudmouth in Texas he’s “all hat and no cattle.” And it’s altogether another to ask some fellow in an Abilene beer hall “where do you let you wife graze?” Throughout the history of the Lone Star State, there have been many gun fights, differences settled at the OK Corral or The Alamo, but the most heinous scoundrel of all is one who’ll kill another man’s ... (click for more)