Stephen Hargis, a decorated and award-winning sports writer who has been a sports journalist in Chattanooga for 25 years, will be the sports editor of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Hargis, who was named the Tennessee Sports Writer of the year in 2012 and 2014, is from nearby South Pittsburg, Tenn.
Jay Greeson, who had been the TFP sports editor since 2003, will become a general columnist for the paper. He will write three columns a week on A2 and twice a week in sports. Greeson, who co-hosts Press Row with Times Free Press sports writer David Paschall daily from 3-6 p.m. on ESPN 105.1 FM, and the TFP won multiple state, regional and national awards for their sports coverage in the last decade.
Also, Ellis Smith was made the permanent web editor. A native of Marietta, Ga., he joined the Times Free Press in 2010 as a business reporter. Smith, who pursued investigations into corruption and helped launch several publications for the Times Free Press, will continue to contribute to Edge Magazine.