Elijah Hughes was awarded the Malco Power Tools “Head of the Class Award” In recognition of outstanding achievement in an autobody repair program. Mr. Hughes is a Collision Repair Technology student in Chattanooga State’s Tennessee College of Applied Technology, who will graduate in 2022. The class is taught by Timothy Chastain, who nominated Mr. Hughes. Mr. Hughes, a Tennessee ... (click for more)

Lee University’s School of Nursing held its first Nursing Innovation Expo as part of the Leadership and Professional Practice course for senior nursing students. Prior to the event, the 70 nursing students divided into eight teams and were asked to identify a problem they had noticed during their clinical rotations. They were then challenged to come up with a product, policy, ... (click for more)

State Senator Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga) announced that he is filing legislation calling for pay equity for school board members in Tennessee. The legislation requires that pay and benefits for school board members be set at the same rate provided to individuals serving on the local governing body. He said, “Serving on the board of a school district is a huge responsibility ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department reported one more coronavirus death on Thursday and 107 new positive cases, up from 81 on Wednesday. The total number of cases in the county now stands at 65,721. The death total is now at 702. It was reported at 680 on Wednesday, but due to a reporting issue with an area hospital, there has been a delay in reporting COVID deaths. Twenty-one ... (click for more)

Roy, sometimes I think I envy your uncanny ability to compartmentalize, draw bright lines and to simply conclude that thing one is good and thing two is bad. No electric vehicle for you. In Roy’s universe: Batteries are bad. Gasoline is good. My 30+ years of practicing environmental law and addressing legacy environmental impacts have proved otherwise. As the Eagles ... (click for more)

Three separate times this week I’ve been asked by younger people, “Who was Bobby Hoppe?” Answer: Probably the best football player in the history of Chattanooga. Another: “Did you ever meet Bobby Hoppe?” I sure did … many times, Bobby was really nice to me. Another: “Did Bobby actually murder some guy when he was playing at Auburn?” Yes, and it is quite a story. AN ESPN documentary ... (click for more)