The Chattanooga City Council today approved the appointment of former Mayor Gene Roberts to serve on the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority's board. It oversees Erlanger. Mr. Roberts replaces Ken Jordan, who resigned Jan. 31 to pursue

CLEVELAND, Tenn. A suspect was arrested in Georgia Tuesday for the 1989 death of a Chattanooga man whose body was found beside a south Bradley County road.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of Samuel Gregory Johnson, a

Filed by Cari GervinWell, Chattanooga is Mayberry. Or it isnt. Or everywhere is. I dont know, and there was little consensus from my readers this week. Amber Greenwell agreed with me. Since moving back to Chattanooga two years ago I have found the

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins New Orleans is trying to carry on with a traditional Mardi Gras celebration today, and the TV cameras and press folks were certainly out in force. Morning news programs set up for live broadcasts, and celebrities, such

State Rep. Dewayne Bunch, R-Cleveland, has announced that he will run for the 9th District Senate seat to be vacated by Sen. Jeff Miller, R-Cleveland. Rep. Bunch currently represents the 24th District in the state House.

The Bradley County Planning Commission will hold a special hearing tonight to determine whether the founders of the Flint Springs Shooting Clays Club misled them in order to get a permit to operate the club.County planners said they were under the

The McMinn County High School boys basketball team advanced to a Region 3-AAA tournament semifinal by beating Central 58-43 tonight. The Purple Pounders were the 15th Cherokees foe this season to score fewer than 50 points. Also in the tournament

Three of the five candidates for Hamilton County sheriff answered questions about inner-city crime, neighborhood watch programs and race relations in the department at a forum today.Republicans Sheriff John Cupp, Andy Derryberry and Democrat Billy

A federal land fraud case that could involve high-ranking Tennessee officials appears to be headed for trial, officials said today.The plea deadline for the land fraud case against Anthony and Theresa Auyer and James Passons passed without a deal

Mayor Ron Littlefield said today he will ask the Chattanooga City Council to approve former Mayor Gene Roberts to serve on the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority Board of Trustees. If approved, Mr. Roberts will fill the seat of Ken

Filed by Nikole Dugger Each day, I'll bring you along on the transitional ride that is currently my life. Two months ago, the University of Tennessee sent me an orange and white cylinder indicating it was time to bid farewell to the city that

The Southern Conference basketball tournament will begin Thursday in Charleston S.C. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Lady Mocs are the favorite to win the womens tournament. The mens team earned a first-round bye as the No. 5 seed.

Chattanooga developer John Thunder Thornton agreed today to buy 578 acres on Nickajack Lake in exchange for 1,092 acres of other riverfront land and $605,198 in cash.The Tennessee Valley Authority contracted to sell the land during a public auction

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Katasha Brown was named the Southern Conference player of the year by the leagues coaches and media this afternoon for the second time in her career.Lady Mocs coach Wes Moore was named coach of the year

Baylor School board Chairman Jon Kinsey voiced his support for Headmaster Bill Stacy today after a week of unrest on the campus over the exit of the athletic director. He called reports that board members and school boosters were influential in

Filed by Donnie Jenkins As I mentioned in my TechCast podcast on the Time Free Press Web site this week, Sony is probably going to have to delay the release of the Playstation 3, their next-generation game and multimedia center machine. This seems

Five officers in the Chattanooga Police Departments fugitive unit were honored by the Exchange Club of Chattanooga today. The unit was created by Chief Steve Parks in 2004 and has made more than 500 arrests. Sgt. Edwin McPherson, and investigators

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins Weve known Coldplays Chris Martin is crazy about fair trade for a while, but now things are getting serious, sort of. I wander how Apple feels about this?In local news: On Wednesday I spent some time at Twisted Ankle

Tennessee-American Water officials are vowing an expensive public relations effort against the city of Chattanooga should it mount a takeover attempt. Could that include campaign contributions to local candidates?A story this month in the

A would-be candidate for Hamilton County mayor says she got some bad information from the county Election Commission that caused her to miss the qualifying deadline.Shirley Deakins, a North Chattanooga resident, planned to run as an independent.

Filed by Ian Berry, Staff WriterI dont spend a lot of time eavesdropping, but it was tough to ignore a young man who declared his political ambitions at Big River Grille and Brewing Works on Friday night.You give me 10 years, Ill be mayor of this

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Filed by Donnie Jenkins Welcome to the first installation of the Tech Talk Blog. Here Ill be posting updates to the column and podcast, answering your e-mail questions, and providing the latest information on all things tech. You can always reach

JANUARY 11-14 Ralphie May at Comedy Catch 13-14 Cheerleading competition at Chattanooga Convention Center 15-19 Missoula Children's Theater presents "The Little Mermaid" at Athens Area Council for the Arts 17 Deadline to enter Arts &

Now, when I think about my 60th birthday being a little more than a year away, aging is not something I look forward to. Yet how many times has it been said that going back to when we were 20 or 30 wouldn't be so bad, as long as we could take along

Filed by Newsroom staff The people who design the pages of the Times Free Press have been using PowerMac G5 computers for several months. Here's what some of them say about the G5 technology:* Jay Greeson, Sports editor "Speed kills. It's that

Filed by Edward Lee Pitts As the weeks went by in Iraq, there was an occasionally spoken but mostly dreamed-for wish that just maybe everyone would make it home when the 278th Regimental Combat Team returned from its deployment. As the reporter

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins Holidays, disease and technical difficulties have kept me away for a while, but it is a new year and I'm back with new blog posts. My last one of last year would have been all the "MyHumps" youcouldhandle, but in

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins The Pickle Barrel was packed last night with some of Chattanooga's top musical talent. Members of Tremont Beauty Salon, Zombie Army, Up With the Joneses and The Bohannons all were on hand to unwind after work. The Beauty

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins Tonight the Hunter Museum of American Art is hosting the world premiere of "Ruthie," a new film by Chattanooga native Brian Caglethat was shot locally and featured local talent. According to the Hunter, the film "is the

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins Pollstar'snews usually centers around bands like Coldplayand The Rolling Stonesannouncing mega-tours that are too expensive or too far away for most Chattanoogans. Today's top news item, however, announces Will Hoge'snew

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins It was Tuesday. It was cold. No one seemed to care. Rhythm & Brews was packed last night for Son Volt. The crowd hung tough through the new-release-heavy first half of his set before the band treated them to some Jay

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins Frisbees, Hula Hoops and Superballs. They're toys that seem as American, and as circular, as apple pie. In Friday's paper we report, sadly, that Wham-O, the maker of such golden oldies, has been sold to a Hong Kong

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins Driving to work this morning I got some Bob Segeron the radio. The weekend is here, and already I know it's going to be a good one. And the good news rolls on:The quote of the day comes via press release from legendary

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins By Paul Barys' beard, tonight may bring the most snow Chattanooga's seen since ... the last time Chattanooga saw snow. I'll believe it when I see it. Speaking of things to see, the AEC's indie film festival begins

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins I have to get this off my chest: During last night's Florida-Tennessee basketball game theJefferson Pilot cameras highlighted a Florida student wearing a shirt that read "I Hate Orange." Hey guy, orange is one of your

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins My column today in Weekend detailed Third Day's recent rehearsals at Memorial Auditorium for a 36-date tour. Their first show last night in Virginia was sold out, as are tonight and Saturday's shows inLynchburg, Va., and

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins Monday was one of those days when I have the best job in the world. I slipped down to Baylor School to cover the musical part of their celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. You can find the feature story in

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins It's Chattaconweekend. That one time of year when people from across the Southeast, and plenty of locals, get dressed up and celebrate their love of all things science fiction. If you're around the Choo-Choo this weekend

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins It may have nothing to do with Valentine's Day, but the stars love Dishwater Blonde, with Chattanooga's Yattie Westfield on drums. This time E! Onlineis bragging on their irresistible funk. And if you like free music,

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins The first round of artist announcements for the 5th Bonnaroo hit the presses this morning, and there is marked departure from the jam-heavy, neo-hippy acts of previous years. At the top of this year's list: Radiohead,

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins I'm not saying New York Times music man Jon Parelesis behind the times, but I am saying I was diggingon Lewis Taylor's American debut, "Stoned Pt. 2" way before he was, online at least. Times editors feel free to e-mail

Filed by Nikole Dugger, Staff Writer Worship Chattanooga is bringing the convergence of various cultures and religious denominations to the city Friday. The fourth installment of the annual event is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Abba's House

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins For their set opening for Jason Isbellat Lamar's on Friday night, TJ Greever of Up With the Joneses told me Monday night fans of the longtime local band can expect a Southern twist: Banjo and upright bass, courtesy of The

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins A few weeks back while eating lunch at Shapiro's St. Elmo, the fine deli run by TheSha-Pels guitar player Russ Cannon, some Donna Summer came on the radio and, reaching for the knob to turn it up, Russ exclaimed "Who

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins With a deep stable of rerun-ready sitcoms and the rights to show dated comedy films night after night after night, TBS is trying to cast itself as, to quote a news release, "television's very funny network." The PR arm of

Collin and Pam Byrd, of Hixson, are in Turin, Italy, at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Mr. Byrd, a sales representative for GE Healthcare, is among five nationwide winners of tickets from the company to several Olympic events. Here is the Byrds' account

Filed by Herman Wang, Staff Writer The newest Chattanooga City Council member isn't being handled with kid gloves.Wallace Powers, 70, sworn in Tuesday as the interim District 9 representative, has been given the same committee assignments as the

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins Chris Bliss is quite possibly the coolest juggler ever. He's better than comedian jugglers, or the overdone fire and sword jugglers. His routine is synched up to The Beatles "Golden Slumbers," "Carry That Weight" and "The

Filed by Cari Gervin (Cari Gervin is a relationships columnist for the Life section)Since I started writing "Single in Chattanooga," I have gotten a surprising amount of feedback from you, my readers. Some of it has been funny, some has been sad,

Filed by Anne P. Braly, Food Editor I grew up with an aversion to sauerkraut. The name itself made me turn up my nose. Then, what it was - pickled cabbage - had me convinced it was the worst food on Earth. And maybe it still is, until I discovered

Filed by Cari Gervin (Cari Gervin is a relationships columnist for the Life section)("Single in Chattanooga" columnist Cari Gervin answers her mail in this space. Write to her at CGervin@TFPCommunityNews.com.) Last week's column on making New

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins Ted Reynolds, disc jockey at WAWL, is giving fans of longtime intense rock stars The Unsatisfied a chance to win a piece of the band's history. This year is the band's 20th anniversary (original drummer not included) and

By Andy SherA federal judge on Wednesday sentenced Former State Rep. Chris Newton to 12 months and one day in prison on federal extortion charges. Mr. Newton, a Republican from Cleveland, Tenn., pleaded guilty Aug. 30, 2005, to charges of

Filed by M. Trevor Higgins I have to get this off my chest: During last nights Florida-Tennessee basketball game the Jefferson Pilot cameras highlighted a Florida student wearing a shirt that read I Hate Orange. Hey guy, orange is one of your

Collin and Pam Byrd, of Hixson, are in Turin, Italy, at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Mr. Byrd, a sales representative for GE Healthcare, is among five nationwide winners of tickets from the company to several Olympic events. Here is the Byrds account

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Take a single from the Red Hot Chili Peppers most recent album, and follow it with classic rockers Kansas and "Carry On Wayward Son." Next up is Duran Durans new-wave hit "Rio" for a pulsating 1980s flashback. This recent triple play from the

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