Jfest returned to the Tennessee Riverpark and shattered all previous attendance records. With a lineup of some of the best in Christian music, Jfest was attended by over 12,500 festival-goers. Ted Gocke, Jfest Festival director said, “It is so exciting to see a crowd of that size come together to celebrate live music. As a ministry, seeing God at work on that day shows that all ... (click for more)

The Net Resource Foundation will host the first-ever music festival at the Southside Community Park on Saturday, June 25, from 4-8 p.m. The family-friendly concert is free and open to the public and features retail and food vendors. The music festival will feature a DJ, a live band and a performance by the Soul Aerobics Steppers. All proceeds from the festival will help fund ... (click for more)

Many citizens attending a packed meeting of the Walker County Commission on Thursday night urged commissioners to work out their differences with Chairman Shannon Whitfield. A number of those who spoke at the lengthy session said they were concerned about the high cost of adding a county manager and the fact there might be expensive turnover in that position. The meeting did ... (click for more)

The Tennessee Republican Party State Executive Committee will hear two election challenges from Hamilton County, including one for the county mayor race, by Zoom on Friday night. Sabrena Smedley is challenging the county mayor contest on grounds of many cross-over votes by Democrats that she said helped Weston Wamp win. The Hamilton County Election Commission has certified ... (click for more)

I have had many career highlights, but none like the partnership that Lookout Mountain Conservancy has enjoyed with The Howard School for the past 10 years. I have gotten to know hundreds of the students, and I often walk away thinking how fantastic these students are, and yet, how misunderstood. May 20, 2022, is a great example. I attended The Howard School graduation at Finley ... (click for more)

During my Morning Readings one day last week I came across an essay that appeared in the Epoch Times on October 27, 2020 entitled ‘The Man’s Pledge.’ It is one of many stories from the newspaper’s readers to its “Dear Next Generation” where the idea is to plant … well, figuratively take a seed pod from an older tree and nurture a seedling that will grow into a new tree. The story ... (click for more)