Gary M. Sullivan, 76, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, in Chattanooga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. (click for more)

James Greer, 61, passed away on Thursday, September 16, 2021, in Chattanooga. Arrangements are by John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Ave., 423 622-9995. (click for more)

Lillie Mantooth, 93, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021 in Cleveland. She was a member of Valley View Baptist Church. She retired from Consauga River Lumber Co. as office manager and bookkeeper. Her hobbies were vegetable and flower gardening. Her passion was working and ministering at the Valley View Food Bank serving others. Her pride ... (click for more)

Icey Pauline “Pat” Millirons Hoffman Byers, a resident of Cleveland, Tennessee, peacefully passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021 at the Garden Plaza. One of her greatest achievements was obtaining a nursing degree in Detroit, Mi. where she met our father and her husband, Dr. Glen Byers. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Cleveland, Tn. She was an avid tennis player ... (click for more)

The Hamilton County Health Department reported three more deaths from the coronavirus and 286 new positive cases on Friday. The case number is up from 245 on Thursday. The total cases in the county now stands at 59,841. The death total is at 597. The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is 319 in Hamilton County - down from 344 on Thursday. Nine more are hospitalized with suspected ... (click for more)

A Nashville jury has been selected to hear the trial of the former Soddy Daisy postmaster who is charged in the traffic death of rookie Chattanooga Police officer Nicholas Galinger. The trial of Janet Hinds will be in the courtroom of Judge Don Poole. Police said Officer Galinger was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by Ms. Hinds as he was inspecting an overflowing manhole ... (click for more)