The Tennessee Supreme Court in a unanimous decision has held that acquitted-act evidence, evidence of a prior act for which a defendant was acquitted in a previous trial, may be used against that defendant in a subsequent trial if it meets the requirements of Tennessee Rule of Evidence 404(b). This decision explicitly overrules the prior Tennessee Supreme Court case of State v. ... (click for more)

Here are the new business licenses from the County Clerk's office: A C DRYWALL CO DAVID NAHABEDIAN 1944 PEACH ST ROSSVILLE GA 30741 AIRD&B LLC DOUG MATHENY 605 BROWNS FERRY RD CHATTANOOGA TN 37419 BB CONTRACTING COMPANY, LLC PHILLIP L HUNT 3575 WINDY J FARMS LOUISVILLE TN 37777 BEN SWEETON BENJAMIN D SWEETON 719 VALLEY BRIDGE RD CHATTANOOGA TN 37415 BLUE ... (click for more)

Wearing a mask in public is now mandatory in Hamilton County. Mayor Jim Coppinger announced this during his Monday press conference at the Golley Auditorium. Non-compliance can be punished by a $50 fine or 30 days in jail. “This afternoon, after much thought and consideration and consultation, I’ve asked Dr. Paul Hendricks to mandate the wearing of facial coverings. This mandate ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday afternoon that the Hamilton County Fair will not be held this year. Park officials stated they had several discussions about whether the fair could be safely held as we continue to battle Covid 19 with social distancing. They concluded the fair could not be safely held while following the guidelines established ... (click for more)

I, too, am a former Erlanger employee. I loved my 28 years there and was devastated when I was laid off three years ago. Roy, I find it incredulous that you think that Erlanger’s downward spiral began in the few short months that Will Jackson has taken the helm. It started when Kevin Spiegel started the “ no divert” policy. This policy put undo pressure on every ... (click for more)

J.R.R Tolkien, who quite famously wrote books like ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’, made a very astute observation one day before he died almost 50 years ago. “All we have to decide is what to do with the time given us.” None of us knows when the bell will toll, so my sole responsibility is to squeeze the most and best and brightest out of “the time given me” and I enjoy ... (click for more)