Two attorneys with a client facing burglary charges in East Ridge want the case dismissed, saying recent disputes between City Manager Tim Gobble and the court clerk's office may have interfered with the court's neutrality.
Two attorneys want to have a burglary case dismissed in East Ridge City Court, saying recent disputes between City Manager Tim Gobble and the court clerk's office may have interfered with the court's neutrality.
"It's never wrong to make sure the person who robbed your daughter at gunpoint is prosecuted. It is never wrong to stand up for the proper administration and management of the office you oversee to make sure those responsible for the proper notification of witnesses and detectives/officers for court do their job correctly, which in this case they clearly did not. If the clerk was this incompetent in this case, how many others are there where the same incompetence has been demonstrated?"
Hamilton County school board members this week embraced a suggestion by County Commission Chairman Larry Henry for "informal" meetings between the two groups, meetings small enough that they won't be "hampered and hamstrung" by the state Sunshine Law, he said.
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Thousands of couples were married beneath the osage orange tree at the steps of the Hamilton County Courthouse over the years. The Times Free Press requested couples share their memories about their ceremonies and the tree.
As the Tennessee Riverwalk twists along through swamps and into the city, a bike ride down the trail can feel like a visual history lesson in Chattanooga's evolution.
Mickey McClure doesn't live in Hamilton County. The government overseeing his hometown of Graysville, Tenn., hasn't been sued for praying in Jesus' name.
An hour after midnight on March 9, 2011, the 20-year-old was alone in the interrogation room at the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, his head against the wall, sobbing "I'm sorry" to his mother, father, God and the young man who died from the bullet he triggered.
Both the prosecution and defense have made their closing arguments today in a 21-year-old's murder trial, after showing a video of the young man tearfully admitting to a detective that he shot his 18-year-old friend at a gathering.
