The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission approved changing licenses to 365-day duration instead of expiring at the end of February each year at its September meeting. The new rule will go into effect beginning March 1, 2022. The TWFC also heard reports on chronic wasting disease, quail, boat ramps and corrective actions to be taken on quota hunt drawings among agenda items at ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TFWC) approved changing licenses to 365-day duration instead of expiring at the end of February each year, at its September meeting. The new rule will go into effect beginning March 1, 2022. The TWFC also heard reports on chronic wasting disease (CWD), quail, boat ramps, and corrective actions to be taken on quota hunt drawings among agenda ... (click for more)

Prosecutor Cameron Williams, addressing a jury from Nashville in the case involving the traffic death of Chattanooga Police rookie Nicholas Galinger, characterized Janet Hinds as a drunk driver who had five drinks that night before driving back home. He said she made no effort to stop, and waited days to turn herself in. He said the injuries were catastrophic, and that officers ... (click for more)

A fire at a home in Dalton, Ga., claimed the life of an elderly resident on Sunday evening. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the Dalton Fire Department, but preliminary indications from the investigation do not indicate foul play. The fire department was called to the home at 1011 Riverbend Road at approximately 5:45 p.m. and, when firefighters arrived ... (click for more)

It is good that Chattanooga has erected a memorial to Ed Johnson. The ugly events in our past must not be forgotten. While we are remembering, we should not forget the late Leroy Philips, whose research brought the Ed Johnson affair back into our current attention. As a defense attorney, Leroy was a tireless fighter for the underdogs. John L. Odom Ooltewah ... (click for more)

The following story, which was written by Blake Farmer of Nashville Public Radio under the auspices of the Tribune Media, has appeared on newspaper websites all across America over the weekend and tells the plight of an over-the-road trucker and father of six who is hanging on by his bare fingernails. It appears his life will never be the same Joe Gammon – who has been in the ... (click for more)