Juan Eligio Garcia Vazquez, 82 of Cleveland, passed away July 12, 2020 at his home. He was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico on Dec. 1, 1937, to the late Venancio Garcia Rosario and Carlotta Vazquez. Juan migrated to Brooklyn, New York from Puerto Rico where he developed his passion for music and singing. He especially loved playing instruments like the timbales and congas. He ... (click for more)

Billy (Bart) Mac Brown, Jr., 58, of Cleveland, Tennessee,, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020. He was of the Prospect Church of God faith and loved his family, cars and collecting watches. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Arthur and Stella Gatlin and paternal grandparents, Sterling and Minnie Brown. He is survived by his parents, Billy and Jeanette ... (click for more)

David L. Francis, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, known as "Chy" by many friends, was born in Murray, Kentucky on December 21, 1940, and died on July 14, 2020, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his aunt, Louise Hardison, his guardian, after the deaths of his parents, Reverend Clarence L. Francis and Ethel Hardison Francis, grandparents, Jim and Maude Melton Francis ... (click for more)

Rosalynne Darlene Taylor, 65, of Ooltewah, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2020, at her home. Darlene was born on May 17, 1955, in Chattanooga. She was a graduate of Lakeview High School and was retired from the state of Tennessee. Her hobbies included cooking, sewing, and shopping, but most of all she enjoyed time with her family. She loved to cook and host gatherings to ... (click for more)

County Commissioner Warren Mackey on Wednesday pulled a controversial resolution that would give each commissioner $100,000 per year for doling out to non-profit community groups. Commissioner Mackey said he believed that he had the necessary votes to pass it. However, he said "race has been injected in the issue." He said he was referring to a column in the Chattanooga ... (click for more)

Catholic Bishop Rick Stika said a statue of the Blessed Mother was beheaded at St. Stephen Parish in Chattanooga. He said, "What a strange time we live in. Over the weekend, an outdoor statue of the Blessed Mother was beheaded. This is occurring at various spots around the U.S." Congressman Chuck Fleischmann, a practicing Roman Catholic, said , “This is a disturbing ... (click for more)