Taurus Tyrone Hill, age 44, of Dalton, Georgia, and son of Willie and Connie Winfrey, passed away Wednesday, March 3, 2021. Arrangements will be announced at a later date. (click for more)

Alfred Scott Phillips, age 67, of Dalton, Georgia, passed away Thursday, March 4, 2021. Survivors and arrangements will be announced at a later date by Willis Funeral Home, Inc. (click for more)

Evelyn Russell Henley, of Soddy Daisy, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at the age of 93. Evelyn was born in Oakdale, Tn., the child of the late Fred Russell and Billie Russell Ehme. Following graduation from Harriman High School, Evelyn married William “Buddy” Brooks Henley and lovingly embraced his three children, whom she raised with great care and compassion for ... (click for more)

Eileen Francis Auel of Flintstone, Georgia, left this earth on March 3, 2021 and is now sitting at the feet of Jesus. We are all rejoicing in her homecoming. Eileen was born on July 13,1951, in Ohio. After graduating from high school, she left home to attend Covenant College on Lookout Mountain in Georgia. Eileen spent 44 years at Covenant College in “the mailroom” and ... (click for more)

Cleveland Fire Department units were dispatched to the Whitewater Lodge at approximately 1:13 a.m. on Friday on a reported structure fire. First units arrived on the scene at 1:17 a.m. and reported a working structure fire on the second floor. Primary searches were initiated to ensure all occupants were out of the building. Six fire companies brought the fire under control ... (click for more)

Hamilton County reported 77 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, with 52 patients hospitalized and 12 in Intensive Care Units. Seven others were in the hospital with suspected COVID. Of those hospitalized, 13 are county residents. The new total of cases in Hamilton County is 40,920. There were no more death from the virus in the county reported since Thursday, leaving the total ... (click for more)