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 »

It’s April Fools Day, and thanks to all who sent in jokes!  Some of these are yours, and others are among my favorites.  Sabrina Cook, Robert Young and Marshall Nikowsky… Read more »

True confession:  when I was a kid, I looked forward to election day almost as much as Christmas.  So in case you haven’t seen the signs along the highway, let… Read more »

Update, Wed. 3/26: As expected the Hamilton County Commission approved the plan proposed by Mayor Coppinger in a unanimous vote.  CSLA remains on the waiting list. Back in 1999, I… Read more »

I am so proud of my friends in Grundy County.  From Tracy City, to Palmer, to Gruetli-Laager, to Altamont and beyond, their pride is showing.  High atop the Cumberland Plateau,… Read more »