Author Archives: David Carroll

As millions of senior students prepare to put on their gowns, toss their hats into the air, and pose for endless selfies, many of them will also endure the graduation… Read more »

I will always have a special place in my heart for Kathy, June, Kim and Christy: the fabulous Forester Sisters from the New Salem community on the Georgia side of… Read more »

UPDATE, Jan. 27, 2015:  Christopher Hinnard was convicted of aggravated vehicular homicide, and will spend fifteen years behind bars.  Click here for the story Original story from May 10, 2014:… Read more »

I read the other day that Cee Lo Green, famed singer and Riverbend Festival outcast, recorded the song, “Happy,” and chose not to release it.  As everyone knows by now,… Read more »

This story was updated November 9, 2014, with news on John’s amazing recovery.  To read the updated story, please click HERE   (Original story from April 30:) “The journey of… Read more »

Let’s go back to April 1954.  Chattanooga has two daily newspapers and about a half-dozen radio stations.  Our friends in other parts of the nation, mostly in bigger cities are… Read more »

Here is the happiest video you will see today:  to welcome incoming freshmen for the 2014-15 school year, Chattanooga’s Notre Dame High School put together a version of Pharrell Williams’… Read more »

Say this about Don Welch: he sure knows how to get your attention, especially on his way out.  His has been a career full of colorful exits. The Dayton, Tenn…. Read more »

It’s almost 10 a.m. on a rainy Monday morning in Flintstone, Georgia.  Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson, accompanied by the County Coroner, and a Sheriff’s Department chaplain, make the short… Read more »

To see my complete listing of UTC Arena concerts, click HERE It was October 8, 1982.  I was there, along with 11,000 other excited music fans.  It was the night… Read more »