Jeffery Floyd, 59, of Tunnel Hill, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2020, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his mother, Betty Ann Floyd; father, Herbert Rayburn; step-father, E.D. Ridley; mother of his children, Darlene Lea, longtime girlfriend, Tonya Dunn. He was a man with a warrior’s heart and had a heart for helping those who were in need. He loved watching ... (click for more)

Jessica Stringfield, 30, of Tunnel Hill, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, at Hamilton Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Alyssa Welch-Stringfield. She is survived by her husband, Nathan Welch of Tunnel Hill; children, Eliana, Jacob, Lucas, and Mason Welch-Stringfield; mother, Anetta Stringfield Gilreath of Dalton; father, Daniel Williams ... (click for more)

Jerry Lee Fuller was born on April 13, 1945, to the late Margaret and Frank Fuller of Chattanooga, Tennessee. He departed this life on Friday, July 3, 2020. Jerry was preceded in by his wife Lenora Fuller; brothers, Bobby Fuller, Jimmy and Richard McKevie. He retired from The Electric Power Board where he worked as an overhead lineman for 32 years. He was a 33rd Mason. ... (click for more)

Harold Robert "Bob" Bookout passed away at his home on July 7, 2020. He was born to Charles Lee and Grace Crowder Bookout in Chattanooga on Nov. 2, 1929. Bob attended Hamilton County Schools, graduating from Tyner High School in 1947. He had an associate degree from Cleveland State and also attended UT Knoxville. Later he taught printing and photography at Harrison Bay Vocational ... (click for more)

A protest leader acknowledged in an Internet post that she took down the Sheriff's Department flag from in front of the County Jail and burned it at Miller Park. Marie Mott said she did so because "I got tired of seeing it flying knowing there are black, brown and poor white people in that jail while white people are allowed not to wear a mask when we have a virus that kills ... (click for more)

CARTA officials said five of its bus drivers as well as an operator on the Incline have come down with coronavirus. The six are quarantining at home. CARTA is operating with passengers boarding in the rear and with a limit of 10 passengers per bus. Fares are waived for the time being. Bus drivers are required to wear masks when they are near passengers. Passengers are required ... (click for more)