The Chattanooga-Hamilton County BME District Association will present the 2021 May Congress of Christian Education Monday-Thursday. The theme is Persevere from Galations 6:9-10, and will feature Pastor E. Lamar Young, MA, moderator; Dr. Jeffrey T. Wilson, vice moderator; Dr. Wesley Davis, Congress president; Dr. Steve Caudle, Congress dean; and Rev. William Washington, assistant ... (click for more)

One of the most common, yet confounding questions asked whenever discussions of religion or spirituality arise is, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Countless articles and books have been written on the topic, with varying degrees of success in providing a reasonable answer. There’s no denying many people live good lives – at least outwardly – and yet often encounter ... (click for more)

Eight candidates are in the running for the District 9 vacancy on the County Commission. The deadline to file was Monday at 4 p.m. Those seeking the post vacated by Chester Bankston are: Shannon Stephenson Jeff Eversole Stephen Highlander Dean Moorhouse Tunyekia Adamson Andrew Mullins Rob Healy Charles Lowery Jr. The appointment will ... (click for more)

Chattanooga Police have released a video of a man they believe shot and killed Ralph Smith, 47, on Monday afternoon at the Circle K on Highway 58. The video shows a young black male with dreads coming in the front door of the convenience store. Click here for the video. At approximately 4:28 p.m., Chattanooga Police were dispatched to the location on a report of a person shot. ... (click for more)

We’re asking nicely, because we think the use of the term has been mostly well-intentioned. But let’s start with some numbers: a mere 3 percent of Americans of Latin-American descent use “Latinx” to describe themselves. This is based on a 2020 Pew Research poll of about 3,000 American Latinos. Those who want for “Latinx” to become the default say it’s preferable because it’s ... (click for more)

Just one month ago, the America people were clamoring for the COVID vaccine. In mid-April, the United States was inoculating quite nearly 3 million doses a day, yet today our heroic health department heroes can’t give enough of the life-saving serum away. I am just like the health officials who have helpless watched as 582,081 Americans have died (as of 6 p.m. yesterday) and, closer ... (click for more)