TWRA is assisting the Blount County Sheriff’s Office with an investigation involving human remains located with black bears present in the area. Investigators say they do not believe that bears caused the death of the victim. Last Friday evening, the body of 46-year-old Spence Andrew Webb was found by a member of the Blount County Special Operations Response Team in a heavily ... (click for more)

Berkley pro “Big Fish” Bobby Lane of Lakeland, Fl. , caught 14 bass Tuesday totaling 28 pounds, 1 ounce to win the Knockout Round and advance to the final day of competition at the Major League Fishing (MLF) Bass Pro Tour Berkley Stage Two at Lake Travis Presented by Mercury event in Austin, Texas. The final 10 anglers are now set, and competition will resume Wednesday morning with ... (click for more)

Sunny skies and perfect weather made for a crowd friendly 72nd annual Armed Forces Parade down Market Street Friday morning – although it was briefer and with fewer marching bands than in years past. And a bright future was predicted as well for America’s security by the Armed Forces celebration luncheon speaker, Congressman Mark Green of Tennessee, despite the admitted challenges ... (click for more)

A 39-year-old man died in a single-vehicle wreck in Brainerd on Friday morning. At approximately 11:25 a.m., the Chattanooga Police Traffic Division responded to a crash at 600 North Germantown Road. It was found that a Lexus R33 was traveling north on South Germantown Road near the intersection of Menlo Street when it failed to negotiate the curve and went off the roadway ... (click for more)

It has been a pleasure working with Ron Swafford in City Court. Ron has done a great job and has had an outstanding career. During the pandemic Ron and his staff worked tirelessly and courageously to keep the wheels on, even while in court proceedings were cancelled. During our working relations, Ron and I have become good friends. He is a good man with a fine family. I ... (click for more)

The best giggle came this week when Texas A&M football coach Jimbo Fisher – feeling his oats -- told a bunch of Aggie boosters he promised he would beat Nick Saban while Nick was still coaching football at Alabama. The media wags could hardly wait for Saban’s reaction and his calm two-word reply was so classic it is still being chiseled in granite somewhere: “In golf?” This ... (click for more)