The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will continue its new First Horizon Foundation Instrumental Series with Brass & Friends on Friday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3 p.m.and 7 p.m.at the Collegedale Commons. The show will highlight the CSO Brass Quintet and CSO Wind Quintet as they perform works inspired by pirate tales, the classic narratives of Carmen and ... (click for more)

Jon Mullins has released a new single called “Better Man”. As his first release in four years and first release since he competed on The Voice (Team Blake, steal for Team Nick) a few months back, Jon calls “Better Man” a “desperate love letter” to his wife, Whitney. The single was penned solely by Jon as a testament to his commitment and unconditional love after Whitney took ... (click for more)

Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tn.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday said Republicans " do have the votes in the Senate" to approve a new U.S. Supreme Court justice. She said, "Once the President has made his nomination, Leader McConnell and Chairman Graham will announce the timeline and what it will be. I look forward to voting for a constitutionalist ... (click for more)

At the direction of the Hamilton County District Attorney, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation into the death of Alton Kenyatta Young, 30. Young was arrested on Sunday, at approximately 2 p.m. by the Chattanooga Police Department after being involved in a motor vehicle crash near the 7000 block of East Brainerd ... (click for more)

I receive gift cards on special occasions from my family and enjoy them very much as I can make purchases that I could not ordinarily afford. More than once employees of businesses have been rude when gift cards are presented. On one occasion recently at an antique mall the owner got angry when I asked that he use my gift card before my credit card was charged. He accused me ... (click for more)

Last week was a typical one for Chicago. The weekly shooting gallery was about normal for the third week of September – 100 people shot, 14 homicides and 86 wounded -- on the downtown streets. But there was one shooting that stood out. A United States Postal Service letter carrier was shot four times when she got in the crosshairs of a drive-by shooting and now the USPS is on the ... (click for more)