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)

Michael E. Boutwell, Sr., 74, of Georgetown, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, July 13, 2020. Mr. Boutwell was born and raised in Augusta, Ga., to the late Ray and Mary Lee Boutwell. He was a graduate of George P. Butler High School. After graduation, he joined the U.S. Army and served with the 4th Infantry Division in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Army Air Medal and ... (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)