John Shearer: Remembering Pat Rose, Saluting Bojangles’ 40th, And Saying Goodbye To Pearle Building, Mojo Burrito And Krystal Chili
As was in the news, former Chattanooga Mayor Pat Rose died on May 30 at the age of 91. But I finally went back and found an article I wrote on him more than 20 years ago on June 21, 1998, for the old Chattanooga Free Press.
It was part of an ongoing series I was doing on well-known Chattanoogans, including former mayors, and I remember I enjoyed talking with him. I called him up after he had retired from being mayor and later the city ... (click for more)
Photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Crayton Agnew
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Bradley Dorn, from Chattanooga, stands the lookout watch aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea on June 17. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests.