At Lee University, and all over the country, athletic trainers work hard every day to care for their athletes and coaches in many ways. More than taping ankles and handing out water, athletic trainers holistically care for the athlete by counseling, rehabilitating injuries, treating illnesses, referring to specialists, acting as the center of communication and collaboration for ... (click for more)

Chattanooga State Community College welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning Southern poet Jericho Brown to its award-winning Writers@Work series that celebrates Southern literature by integrating the work of selected authors into the curriculum of the Department's Composition Two course. Each year, professors submit the strongest Composition Two essays focused on the Writers@Work ... (click for more)

County School officials said in a meeting on Tuesday, a leader of the Baptiste Group said there are no plans for migrant children at a former Tennessee Temple dorm to attend county schools. School officials said they were told that the program is a short-term placement for children and is focused on reunification of children and families. The Baptiste Group plans to ... (click for more)

Tim Kelly was far ahead in the Chattanooga mayor's runoff election after early vote totals and the first 20 precincts were released. He quickly declared himself the winner, and he finished ahead by over 5,000 votes. He won 15,966 to 10,661. Among early voters, it was Kelly 8,623 to 4,988 for Kim White, former president of the River City Company who was vying to be the city's ... (click for more)

It was very refreshing for both candidates to only speak to their strengths for the entire campaign while not dragging each other through the mud and acting like third graders as it too often the case with political campaigns. It was even more refreshing to see such a humble victory and a gracious defeat as both candidates appeared to be extremely supportive of one another ... (click for more)

Tim Kelly, betting heavily on himself by spending over $1 million of his own money and divesting of a widely respected auto dealership in order to be fully focused, was hailed as a winner Tuesday night. The personable Kelly was greeted with open arms as Chattanooga’s newest Mayor when he outlasted another quite capable candidate, Kim White. In what was expected to be a nose-to-nose ... (click for more)