Loretta Walker of the Whitfield County Sheriff’s Office received the Vocational Excellence Award from the Dalton Rotary Club. Nominated for her outstanding work as grievance officer, Ms. Walker handles complaints by inmates and their families, monitors communications, assists inmates with special needs and investigates and follows up with legal and inmate discipline issues. ... (click for more)

Here are the new marriage licenses from the County Clerk's office: DANIEL JAMES STILES MARYELLYN WRIGHT BRANNON 9449 DAYTON PIKE, APT 325 9449 DAYTON PIKE, APT 325 SODDY DAISY, TN 37379 SODDY DAISY, TN 37379 BENJAMIN CONNOR RHODES MACKENZIE CATE FLOWER 4715 BONNY OAKS DR #705 4715 BONNY OAKS DR #705 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37416 CHATTANOOGA, TN 37416 MARK COLBY STEPHENS ... (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)