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10 Year Remembrance Tribute On The River For The Fallen Five Is July 16

  • 7/11/2025

The Chattanooga Area Veterans Council will present a Ten Year Remembrance Tribute to the Fallen Five this coming Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Tennessee Riverpark, The Wreath of Honor. “It’s hard to believe but this is the tenth year since July 16, 2015, which is a date that is engrained in the memory of every Chattanoogan and so it’s very important that we never forget the sacrifices made on that date by four U. S. Marines and a U. S. Navy Sailor,” said Captain Mickey McCamish, U. S. Navy (Retired), who will emcee the program. The program will include the placement of wreaths by U. S. Marines and U. S. Navy personnel at the Five Pillars of the Wreath of Honor. Remarks will be made ... (click for more)

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Silhouettes at the Scenic City Scorcher race
Silhouettes at the Scenic City Scorcher race
Photo by M.A. Locke

Profiles of Valor: The Harlem Hellfighters

  • 7/11/2025

More than 41 million Veterans have served our nation since the American Revolution. They have valiantly carried forward the banner of American Liberty since the first shots were fired in its defense at Lexington and Concord. Generations of American Patriots have honored their sacred oaths “to support and defend” the Liberty “endowed by their ... (click for more)

Jerry Summers: Scopes - Chattanooga Central High School

  • 7/10/2025

The name of the public high school in Dayton, Rhea County Central High School, is where the alleged teaching of the theory of evolution led to the misdemeanor (no sentence of incarceration) conviction of John T. Scopes took place. A potential violation of the March 1925 statute could have also taken place at Chattanooga Central High School ... (click for more)

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America Should Do Much Better On Healthcare
  • 7/11/2025

One of the often-overlooked benefits of living abroad is the ability to view your own country from the outside in. That shift in perspective can be jarring - especially when you realize that another country may outperform your own when it comes to public policy, social norms, or access to basic services. Take healthcare. After spending 10 years teaching in East Asia, I can say without hesitation that I would take my experience with South Korea’s healthcare system over what we currently ... more

Chattanooga FC Women Make Club History; Advance To WPSL South Region Final
  • 7/12/2025

Chattanooga FC Women defeated Arlington Soccer Blue 3-1 at RavenTek Park on Saturday evening to advance to the WPSL South Region Final for the first time in club history. A penalty from Hannah Tillett and a brace scored by Annick Lolita Manga Zouma saw CFC come from behind to ultimately secure the victory and a historic result for the program, which sees the club become one of just eight left standing in the nation. Chattanooga dominated the early stages of the match, however ... more

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