Senator Lamar Alexander said “the message is clear – children need to be in school” after Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee and the Tennessee Department of Education released new data today that projects significant learning loss among third grade students as a result of COVID-19 school closures in March through this summer. “In Tennessee, Governor Lee and some national researchers ... (click for more)

Here are the No Bills and True Bills from the Hamilton County Grand Jury: No Bills: 1 DICKSON, DAVID JEREMY THEFT OF PROPERTY OVER $10,000 09/23/2020 2 DICKSON, DAVID JEREMY EVADING ARREST 09/23/2020 1 QUARLES, LARRY EUGENE DRUGS GENERAL CATEGORY FOR RESALE 09/23/2020 True Bills: 310509 1 ARMOUR, DARRELL DEWAYNE VIOLATION OF SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY 09/23/2020 ... (click for more)

One of the most patriotic individuals I have ever known has passed away. Bettye Parker died Tuesday after a short illness. At Bettye's request there will be no memorial service. Bettye ran Bettye Parker Realty on Highway 58 for as long as I can remember. She handled thousands of property transactions. Her son, Paul Parker, also became involved in real estate and is the real ... (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)

The Champions Club, a private lifestyle and golf club located in Ooltewah, announces the official rebranding and renaming of the club to The Ooltewah Club. The rebrand celebrates the recent completion of a more than $1 million renovation to the facilities and coincides with the new ownership and management company’s commitment to the continued improvement of the club. Overseen ... (click for more)

The Chattanooga FC soccer team opened the NISA Fall Tournament with a 2-0 win over the LA Force on Wednesday night in Detroit. Sean Hoffstatter scored in the 45th minute and Darwin Lom scored 63rd minute. CFC will play their second game of round robin games on Monday, September 28 against Cal United Strikers FC. The Fall NISA tournament is being played in Detroit September ... (click for more)