The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is listed No. 18 in Athlon Sports' preseason rankings of NCAA Football Championship Subdivision schools and No. 20 by both Lindy's Sports Annuals and The Sporting News.
Variable Inc., the Chattanooga-based creator of the NODE wireless sensor for iPhones, was named "Most Innovative Startup" at the first annual Southland conference in Nashville last week, winning a $10,000 award from presenting sponsor Nissan.
The American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for Tennessee is McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy, who will be honored Saturday at a banquet in Nashville, a news release said.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has added two more players to a College Football Performance Awards watch list for 2013, as Mocs seniors D.J. Key and Kadeem Wise were among the 36 defensive backs honored.
David Riddle of Cincinnati now has two records in ultra-distance races in the Salomon Rock/Creek Trail Series.
A 19-year-old from Rome, Ga., drowned Saturday evening at Little River Canyon National Preserve, according to a news release.
Dr. Lindsay Hathcock, a Cleveland, Tenn., native and former chiropractor, has joined the sales team at Mullinax Lincoln Automotive.
Two men were wounded in shootings Saturday, Chattanooga police said.
Former University of Tennessee basketball coach Wade Houston will be the speaker for the Chattanooga State Athletic Hall of Fame dinner Friday at 6 p.m. at the Walden Club, and tickets cost $50.
These people filed for marriage licenses in the Hamilton County Clerk's office June 3-7:
* Entrepreneur Bookkeeping from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at The INCubator: 100 Cherokee Blvd. Lynn Talbott of PHR, HR Business Solutions, LLC, will review the top 10 bookkeeping mistakes all small business owners should avoid, as well as practical solutions for overcoming these issues and ideas for office efficiency. Hosted by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, this seminar is free and open to the public. Register by calling 423-756-8668.
These are new cases according to court records, that were filed in the Chattanooga and Winchester offices of U.S. Bankruptcy courts Eastern District of Tennessee, June 6 - 12:
A Chatsworth, Ga., man was killed Wednesday night when his pickup truck left the roadway and struck a utility pole, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM -- Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. After 7 p.m. play anything. 423-698-5928.
The Dixie Group is in negotiations to acquire Calhoun, Ga.-based Robertex Associates Inc. from owner Bob Rothman.
ALUMNI BASKETBALL GAME -- Red Bank High School gymnasium, 640 Morrison Spring Road. Final registration date is Saturday, June 15 for first alumni basketball game for Red Bank players from the 1990s-2000s, June 29. $5 per spectator. 423-874-1900.
ACT PLAYHOUSE -- 907 Gaston St., Dalton Ga. 706-278-4796, www.actdalton.org. "Guys and Dolls," 7 p.m. June 18-21, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. June 22. Final evening performance benefits Humane Society of Northwest Georgia. $11-$15.
FORT OGLETHORPE — The Fort Oglethorpe City Council voted Wednesday to add streets to the responsibilities of Utilities Director Phil Parker, who's already in charge of the city's water and sewer services.
Chattanooga's Diann Uustal won four individual events and helped win three relays in the Pan American Masters swimming championships Friday through Monday in Sarasota, Fla., and she was second in her fifth individual event in the women's 65-69 age group.
Performances start at 9:30 p.m. on the Coca-Cola Stage. • Thursday, June 13: Lynyrd Skynyrd with Drake White • Friday, June 14: Gavin DeGraw with Hot Chelle Rae • Saturday, June 15: O.A.R. and fireworks
The resort-style community of Black Creek Mountain west of dowtown Chattanooga is rated among the 50 best master-planned communities in the United States by Where to Retire magazine.
A Collegedale man is behind bars after making threats on Facebook toward a police officer, according to a news release.
An Indiana man has been arrested after police said he falsely accused an area officer of killing a Tennessee woman who has been missing for two years.
Kristi Vaughn from Sonoraville High School and the North Georgia Rage Volleyball Club has received her second national accolade from the Junior Volleyball Association in a month.
The Chattanooga police officer placed on leave after an incident at the Southside Reunion has been returned to his regular duties, according to a news release.
The average price of a gallon of gasoline Monday in Chattanooga was up nearly 6 cents per gallon from a week ago and was 9 cents per gallon above the year-ago level.
A Bradley County educator pleaded guilty Monday to sexual battery involving an underage student, according to a news release.
Meteorologists have issued a flash flood warning spanning most of North Georgia over Sunday night and into this morning.
Chattanooga Business Machines has chosen Lana Toomey as president of the company.
Chattanooga State pitcher Haley Fagan signed this past week to continue her softball career at Trevecca Nazarene in Nashville.
These people filed for marriage licenses in the Hamilton County Clerk's office May 27-31:
A Chattanooga-made Volkswagen Passat TDI will attempt a world record for fuel economy on an 8,000-mile drive through the lower 48 states. Two drivers will pilot a 2013 Passat "clean diesel" for the effort that will take about two weeks, according to Volkswagen of America.
East Tennessee authorities say a woman dropped off her child with a neighbor and didn't come back for more than a week.
With a new layout designed by Gil Hanse, who also is designing the golf course for the 2016 Olympics in Brazil, the nine-hole Course at Sewanee reopens for play Sunday.
These are new cases according to court records, that were filed in the Chattanooga and Winchester offIces of U.S. Bankruptcy courts Eastern District of Tennessee, May 30-June 5:
A man fell to his death Wednesday while working on the roof of an addition to the Mohawk Industries plant at 106 John Bankson Drive in Summerville.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball coach Will Wade announced Thursday the hiring of Brooks Savage to the coaching staff as the director of basketball operations.
AT&T plans to add 600 jobs across Georgia, in part, to help expand the phone company's wireless 4G LTE service.
Former Ringgold High School standout Alan Mocahbee of Morehead State has been named to the 2013 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America baseball team as well as the Ohio Valley Conference's all-freshman team.
EPB President Harold DePriest, who was recognized Wednesday as the Chattanooga Area Manager of the Year for 2013, cited a Scripture verse from Proverbs for his success at EPB and for Chattanooga's renaissance.
BATTLE AT THE RIVER -- Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St. Bodybuilding, figure and bikini championships sanctioned by National Physique Committee, Saturday, June 8; prejudging at 9:30 a.m., finals at 6:30 p.m. $10 prejudging; $35 and $25 (plus fees) finals. 423-642-TIXS, www.ChattanoogaOnStage.com.
ACOUSTIC CAFE -- 61 RBC Drive, Ringgold, Ga. Thursday, karaoke, 8 p.m., no cover. Friday, 6 String Suga Daddy, 8 p.m., $5. Saturday, The Hillbilly Sins, 8 p.m., $5. Tuesday, team trivia, 7-9 p.m., no cover. Wednesday, Jonathan Kane, 8 p.m., no cover. 706-965-2065.
ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM -- Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. After 7 p.m. play anything. 423-698-5928.
ACT PLAYHOUSE -- 907 Gaston St., 907 Dalton Ga. 706-278-4796, www.actdalton.org. "Guys and Dolls," June 18-22. $11-$15.
A Northwest Georgia man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in his best friend's shooting death.
Walker County Emergency Services has reassigned the firefighter who hit a light pole during a Sunday morning breakfast run, damaging a new $640,000 combination ladder truck and fire engine.
Tennessee residents who submitted a valid foreclosure claim through the National Mortgage Settlement will share in $27 million to be distributed next week to Tennesseans hurt by abusive mortgage servicing activities during the Great Recession.
Apel Steel Corporation, various locations, Chattanooga, Ronald H. Abel Ashley Holtzhower, 8070 Dudley Road, Chattanooga, Ashley D. Holtzhower
