Jim Piersant, Ryan Piersant and Emily Piersant, from left, use their phones to record the Hamilton County Commission meeting while Joe Ledbetter, president, and Tim Piersant, vice president, co-owners of the Chattanooga Whiskey Company, ask for the commission's support as they appeal to the Tennessee Legislature to change state law and allow them to make their product in Hamilton County. They are the father, brother and wife of Tim Peirsant.
Photo by
John Rawlston .
published Thursday, November 29th, 2012







