For the past month, Megan D. Cover has spent her first days as the tenth GPS Head of School familiarizing herself with the community—its people and its processes. Her office has hosted a constant flow of visitors as she meets individually with faculty, staff, alumnae, and other GPS constituents. “As I begin my role as Head of School, my goal is to get to know the people behind ... (click for more)

GPS welcomes four new members to its Board of Trustees as Clay Watson assumes the role of board chair, replacing Becca Stimson ’73, Ph.D., who will remain on the Board. Other changes to the executive committee see Kerri Martin Bartlett ’75 become vice chair and Amy Arrowsmith assume the role of secretary. Leaving the Board this year are Danna Bailey ’89, Charlie Brock, Johnel ... (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)

The current crisis concerning recycling is nothing more than too much pork in the high end paychecks. The top 31 combined salaries in the city of Chattanooga amounts to $3,750,000 per year. That's right folks, millions. The average pay for these people is $121,000 coming from our hard-earned tax dollars. The average income of the citizens of Chattanooga is $26,200 per year based ... (click for more)

It is no secret I’ve been on the COVID vaccine bandwagon since the very get-go. Due to my compromised immune system and my age (72) I am one of those at-risk people and I got my first shot the first minute I could; around Valentine’s Day. Since then, I’ve used my opinion pulpit to push the vaccine as hard as possible because I am totally convinced it saves lives. Therefore, this ... (click for more)