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Lindsay Burkholder

Stories by Lindsay

"To no one is tomorrow guaranteed."

Preschoolers in blue and green and yellow T-shirts spilled onto the artificial turf, wiggling and grooving to "Everybody Dance Now" playing over the loudspeakers.

With 7,000 instructors in the Technical College System of Georgia, the members of this year's Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year selection panel had a real job on their hands.

For many people, the ins and outs of Medicare are bewildering and intimidating. To help reduce some of the mystery, the Greater Chattanooga Democratic Women's Club asked Dr. Mary Headrick for clarification at its monthly

The Chattanooga History Center soon will be entering the final stage of its transformation.

Standing together in the Tennessee Pavilion, sheltered from the brilliant afternoon sunshine, three generations of mothers stood side by side on Sunday, basking in the Mother's Day celebration at the Chattanooga Market.

While the saltiest of sea captains might not choose cardboard and duct tape as the ideal building materials for his ship, they certainly fit the bill for Jason Owens' physics students.

Under unexpectedly blue skies, members of the Howard High School Band lined up in their signature crimson and gold uniforms, ready to march across the Walnut Street Bridge on Sunday.

After a short, sunny break Sunday, the weekend's soggy weather is expected to continue through tonight and maybe even Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

In the Dade County High School gym filled with student chatter and buzzing fluorescent lights, Georgia state Sen. Jeff Mullis, R-Chickamauga, spoke Thursday just before Gov. Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 212 into law.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest of a fugitive wanted in the killing of a Franklin County man.

The Tennessee Economic Council on Women is holding a hearing in Crossville, Tenn., Friday as part of a study to assess the impact that domestic violence, human trafficking and sexual assault have on the state's economy.

SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. — Mix together one cup each of flour, cornmeal and chopped apples; add two teaspoons of cinnamon, some butter, buttermilk and an egg and, voila! You have a tasty, if unconventional, apple-cinnamon take on a Southern staple: cornbread.

The Murray County Animal Shelter will be under new direction starting Wednesday, a change that has some area residents and shelter volunteers concerned about the fate of the county's animals.

Big things are in store for Georgia's Cloudland Canyon State Park, which some consider to be the gem of the state's parks.

What are you willing to do for Chattanooga?

Tucked away in the woods down a winding driveway, a quiet and peaceful little patch of Apison, Tenn., waits for one wounded soldier to come home.

Only 18 percent of Howard and Brainerd High School students enroll in college after graduation, compared with 51 percent of students from other high schools around Hamilton County.

Chattanooga's new City Council got down to business quickly Tuesday night by electing a chairman and vice chairman in less than 10 minutes and with no discussion.

The chill and blustery weather did nothing to stop a number of extraordinary Chattanooga athletes from hitting the ropes Sunday.

What do goldfish, strawberry plants and sustainable living have in common? Kindergartners, of course.

Officials at UTC have reopened their investigation into an incident involving the local chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity after receiving new information indicating a current student was involved.

As the lights dimmed in the Tivoli Theatre on Sunday afternoon, hundreds of "This American Life" fans hushed quickly.

Question: Whatever happened to Roy's Diner?

Two trails in North Georgia are among more than a dozen that will benefit from $1.66 million in maintenance and construction grants, according to a news release.

Yellow tape still curls around the house, fluttering slightly in an early morning breeze.

Thanks to Red Bank High School students, the town's police and firefighters have a number of teddy bears to comfort children in emergency situations.

Thanks to Red Bank High School students, the Red Bank Police and Fire Departments have a number of teddy bears to comfort children in emergency situations.

The Chattanooga History Center is taking interactivity to a whole new level with the opening of its new facility this fall. Dr. Daryl Black, the CHC’s executive director, believes that audience participation in exhibits shouldn’t end with a touchscreen display.

A look of disbelief, followed swiftly by pure elation, crossed Jason Martin's face when he heard his name called first.

Despite nine previous resolutions that have left a 200-year-old border dispute unresolved, Georgia lawmakers want Tennessee to know this time they mean business.

Winter waited until spring to show its true colors this weekend, as temperatures plummeted into the low 30s and flurries fluttered across the region.

Motorists driving down Glass Street see the sculpture rise suddenly into the sky -- a colorful structure woven together with ladders borrowed from the community.

Neither rain, nor sleet nor windy weather could keep Tennessee letter carriers from protesting the proposed end of Saturday mail delivery.

Ooltewah High School students got a unique, hands-on learning experience at the Thunder Creek Harley-Davidson outlet on Thursday morning.

A frustrated Red Bank property owner walked out of the City Commission meeting Tuesday night after the first of three condemnation hearings.

While the first official day of spring is Wednesday, Chattanooga residents would agree that warmer weather visited the area much sooner than the calendar predicted.

LaToyah Holloman says she's tired of waking up to gunshots.

Heroes don't have to be masked avengers.

Outside, as chaos ruled the twilight Tuesday, children at the East Lake Boys & Girls Club staged a jump-rope tournament, cozied up with a book in the library or listened to music.

Grundy County, Tenn., is cracking down on alcohol sales to underage buyers.

Anna Daggett grew up in Pikeville, Tenn., and didn't have electricity until 1955, when she was 11 years old. So when the legendary "Blizzard of '93" left her and thousands of others without power, she knew just how to cope.

In the aftermath of a drive-by shooting Sunday off Wilcox Boulevard, officers and witnesses stood behind yellow police tape roping off the victim’s gray Toyota, punctured by several bullet holes and parked a few yards away from train tracks illuminated by the setting sun.

Imagine the unthinkable: a national emergency that leaves the country without adequate power, food or water supplies for months. What would you do? What would you eat? How would you survive?

A 20-year-old woman has been taken to Erlanger hospital after being shot in what a witness called a drive-by shooting shortly after 6 p.m.

Soddy-Daisy Middle School students received messages on their cellphones Wednesday night in simple, direct images. The background was black, the text white. Nothing else needed.

Fraud detectives are seeking two men for impersonating police officers in order to steal money from an elderly man.

A number of Soddy Daisy Middle School students have received threats from a user of a popular social media site, Principal Blake Freeman said today.

Chattanooga traffic engineers are taking some of the guesswork out of left turns. Work began this week on a number of intersections along Highway 153 that will update left-turn signals to include flashing yellow arrows.

Voters elected Chip Henderson to the Chattanooga City Council’s District 1 post. Henderson garnered 52.66 percent of the vote or 1,120 total votes.

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