Beatrice E. Cranford, 88, of Chattanooga, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in a local hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Taylor Funeral Home of Chattanooga, Inc. (click for more)

Bettie Foster, 78, passed away on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Chattanooga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodd’s Ave., 622-9995. (click for more)

Harold “Gene” Eugene Hendrix, age 80, of Dalton, passed away Monday, June 1, 2020 at his daughter’s home in Augusta, Ga. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years, Eva Jean Scott Hendrix; sons, Jeffery Eugene Hendrix and Harold David Hendrix; daughter, Jana Angelyn Hendrix; parents, Norris Murray, Bertie Mae Shell Murray, and John Wesley Hendrix; and siblings, Mike ... (click for more)

Gregory “Greg” Board, age 71, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2020 at the family residence. He was preceded in death by his father, Jarrett Board, and his sister, Julia Notestine. Greg was born in Spencer, W.V. and grew up in Hickory, N.C. where he graduated from Hickory High School. He graduated college from Christ for The Nations Institute ... (click for more)

Friends of the Festival, the nonprofit organization behind Chattanooga’s premier music festival Riverbend, has made the decision to cancel this year’s event due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In response, Friends of the Festival is unveiling new plans to continue to deliver music to the city’s riverfront in light of the new realities brought on by the pandemic. In what would have ... (click for more)

City Councilwoman Demetrus Coonrod on Tuesday night made an impassioned plea for an end to black on black crime. She did so after a recent Chattanooga murder left her granddaughter without a father. Councilwoman Coonrod spoke strongly in favor of protests against police brutality, but said there was no place for violence or destruction as part of that movement. Other black ... (click for more)