An antebellum home at Cameron Hill that was used as a headquarters by General George Thomas during the Civil War was among the casualties of Urban Renewal. Little is known about the owners of the Hooper House and only recently did a photo of the historic two-story, stuccoed house surface. Historian Zella Armstrong, who fought long and hard to try to save Cameron Hill, said ... (click for more)

A woman has been arrested in the shooting of a man while he was asleep early Thursday morning. Audrey Johnson, 61, is charged with attempted criminal homicide. At approximately 2:20 a.m., Chattanooga Police responded to the 7700 block of Basswood Drive on a report of a person shot. Upon arrival, officers located a man suffering from apparent gunshot wounds and ... (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)

A rematch with Wallace State is in the NJCAA cards for Chattanooga State softball after they took care of Snead State in the eliminations second round of the national tournament. Chattanooga State went 54-9, and Wallace State accounted for three of those nine losses. Against Snead State, the Tigers' attack was jump-started by a couple of long balls from their catcher. ... (click for more)

Power pitching, and a two-homer day from fourth-year player Ashlyn Holland, sent Chattanooga State to the second round of the NJCAA tournament. Chattanooga State's softball Tigers dispatched Southern Idaho on Tuesday 5-0. This result from Yuma was in large part thanks to another dominant start from right-handed flamethrower Sam Ryan (21-3), who went the distance and allowed ... (click for more)