Octavia Marisa Lackey, 33, of Chattanooga, passed away on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Arrangements are by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga, Inc. (click for more)

Diana Sims, 65, of Chattanooga, passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at her residence. Arrangements are by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga, Inc. (click for more)

Jimmy “Jim” D. Whaley, 86, of Cleveland, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021, at a Collegedale health care facility. Jim was a 1954 graduate of Bradley Central High School. He was inducted into the Old Timer’s Hall of Fame in 1999 and the Bradley Central Hall of Fame in 2007 for his time as a basketball player at Bradley. Jim was a veteran of the United States Army. He retired ... (click for more)

Katie Elizabeth Varnes Kinsey, 62, of LaFayette, passed away on Friday, April 9, 2021. She is survived by husband, Randall Kinsey; daughter, Missy “Sissy” (Robby) Walz; son, Jeremy “Bubba” Smith; step-son, Johnathon (Tasia) Kinsey; sister, Jody Purser; brother, Butch (Gail) Varnes; Grandchildren, Byrann, Braedyn, Brennan, Adien, Aubree, A.J., and Alyssa; several nieces and ... (click for more)

Hamilton County had 58 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 43,100. There have been no more deaths from the virus, and the total remains at 480 in the county. Tennessee will report the state's new cases and deaths on Monday. (click for more)

A Chattanooga man who was one of three men charged in connection with a July 4, 2016, shooting that left 31-year-old Natasha Jones with critical injuries has been sentenced to serve 27 months in federal prison on a gun charge. Dequan Kentrel Fuqua, 23, appeared before Judge Curtis Collier. Fuqua had been arrested by federal agents on a charge of possessing a firearm while ... (click for more)