Franklin Roosevelt Otis, 74, passed away on Monday, Aug. 2, 2021, in Chattanooga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. (click for more)

Milvyn Euthema Kirk Hanner, age 92, of Hixson, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021. She was the wife of Rev. Archie O. Hanner. Survivors and funeral arrangements will be announced later by Willis Funeral Home, Inc., Dalton, Ga. (click for more)

Kenneth Lee “Batman” Boutwell, 76, of Evensville, passed away on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Rhea Medical Center in Dayton. He was born on May 6, 1945 in Greenville, AL, the son of the late Ernest Lee Boutwell and Edna Belle (Schultz) Boutwell. Ken was raised in Greenville, AL, and moved to Rhea County in 1984. He was the owner and operator of Boutwell Lawn Service and ... (click for more)

Shirley Ross Megaris, age 80 of Graysville, entered the presence of the Lord on Friday afternoon, July 30, 2021, at Memorial Hospital surrounded by her loving family. She was born on February 19, 1941, in Knoxville, the daughter of the late William Oscar and Martha (Brewer) Pratt. Shirley was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Tommy Pratt and W.O. Pratt. Shirley ... (click for more)

A Bradley County judge has found that Walden officials’ 2019 decision to rezone a piece of property so it could be used for a grocery store complex was “illegal, arbitrary and capricious.” Consequently, Judge J. Michael Sharp said in a decision released Monday, the ordinance is declared invalid. The judge denied a request from landowner/developer/attorney John Anderson to ... (click for more)

Things were looking good at the Chattanooga Convention Center with new bookings starting to come on the books after the ruinous COVID seemed to be finally waning. However, longtime Executive Director Mike Shuford said with the new highly contagious Delta strain, "I'm not so sure." He said some who had planned future events are having second thoughts. Another big problem ... (click for more)