Author Archives: David Carroll

UPDATES: Don Welch passed away on October 15, 2017.  Read my tribute HERE Bob Johnson passed away on July 14, 2020. Read my tribute HERE Original post from January 4,… Read more »

I’ve read comments from so many people that proclaim 2016 as a terrible, awful year.  Others say it’s only a measure of time, with no real meaning.  That may be… Read more »

When most believers thank a higher power for the people in their lives, a mental list begins to form. It can include children, a spouse, parents, and siblings. The list… Read more »

We have lost a larger-than-life local hero.  W. C. Hunter, who was bishop and pastor of Chattanooga’s World’s Church of the Living God (and overseer of several others throughout the… Read more »

This poem “The Crash” was written by Thrasher Elementary fifth grader Annelise Perez, after the Woodmore Elementary bus crash in Chattanooga on November 21, 2016:

Jodi Upton is a sign language interpreter for Heritage High School in Catoosa County, and has accomplished many other things in her career, and she can now add NBC’s “Saturday Night… Read more »

This story is dedicated to those who have worked so hard to save lives during our recent tragic events. They are truly the angels among us. When there’s a special… Read more »

It has been building for years, and it has come to a head in 2016: The Year of the Evil Media. I’ve tried to ignore it, and deny it, but… Read more »

I’d like to share this letter from Kristen Appleby Bryant, sister of Michael Appleby.  Michael lost his life in a car accident fifteen years ago this week. Parents of the… Read more »

My heart is hurting. We’re still trying to recover from the terrorist attack of July 16, 2015.  Five of our finest servicemen were gunned down just sixteen months ago in… Read more »