Ella Edgmon, a 2021 graduate from Sequatchie County High School, was named a runner-up for ExtraInningSoftball’s National Club Player of the Week twice in July. An outfielder, Edgmon plays with the Chattanooga-based Fury Platinum 18U and is a commitment to UT-Chattanooga. ExtraInningSoftball covers the sport from the club to the professional ranks on its website. At the Triple ... (click for more)

The 2008 Mr. Baseball for the state of Tennessee, Matt Ramsey will join the coaching ranks at East Hamilton School effective immediately. Ramsey earned his Mr. Baseball recognition and 2 state titles playing at Farragut High School. While originally drafted in 2008 by the Cleveland Indians, Coach Ramsey chose to play for the UT Volunteers for three seasons. In the 2011 draft, Coach ... (click for more)

Chattanooga protesters said a "Good Trouble Ride" with 500 or more protesters from Atlanta is due in Chattanooga on Friday night. One posting says, "Inspired by the Freedom Rides of the 1960s, the People's Uprising task force has organized a 'Good Trouble Ride' to Louisville, Kentucky and Chattanooga, Tennessee to demand justice for Breonna Taylor and Reginald Arrington. The ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department announced a COVID-19 exposure at the Lincoln Day Dinner event held Friday at the Convention Center, 1150 Carter St. After the report, U.S. Senate candidate Bill Hagerty said he tested negative for the virus. Another leading contender, Dr. Manni Sethi, said he planned to get tested. Neither one was wearing a mask at the event, attendees ... (click for more)

Thank you to United States Senate candidate Bill Hagerty‘s spokesperson for explaining why many attendees at last Friday’s Republican fundraising dinner at the Convention Center were shipped in from other Tennessee counties. Specifically, candidate Hagerty‘s spokesperson explained that most similar events were already canceled; and that the Hamilton County fundraiser was “like ... (click for more)

I’ve been a “people person” for all of my life and not until this past weekend did I become aware I have been suffering badly due to “lack of touch.” A lifelong friend passed along a Daily Devotional where a gifted pastor in Massachusetts mourned the fact that – get this – she had been touched by another human being only four times in the last four months. As I paused to dwell on ... (click for more)