Chattanoogans hold candlelight vigil for climate
As the COP28 climate conference gets underway in Dubai, Chattanoogans gathered Sunday evening to hold a candlelight vigil calling for leaders to do more to cur…
Stories by Andrew Schwartz
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Neediest Cases Fund tides over Venezuelan man seeking asylum for family while he awaited work card
As hyperinflation ravaged Venezuela, Franklyn Casar's earnings driving tanker trucks for the state petroleum company had become practically useless.
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‘Oh my gosh, I think I’m dead’: North Georgia man says he personally saw Jesus and heaven
Mike McKinsey, of LaFayette, said that during a near death experience in 2004, he saw Jesus and heaven firsthand.
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Powered by deals (and now, nostalgia), Black Friday lives on in Chattanooga
Aaliyah Rodgers and Gracie Adkins, powered by swirly Starbucks drinks, whisked into Best Buy seeking to revitalize their gaming life early Friday.
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Subscriber ExclusiveAnother investor sues Chattanooga businessman Jonathan Frost
In June, court documents show, a California investor bought 0.05% of the green energy company Rhino Onward International from Chattanooga accountant Jonathan F…
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Subscriber ExclusiveAccounting client sues Croft & Frost, claims malpractice
Croft & Frost's clients received no notice of the Chattanooga accounting firm's bleak prospects before it abruptly laid off its staff days before a key tax fil…
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Subscriber Exclusive261 more Methodist churches in North Georgia to split
The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church approved the departure of 261 of its remaining churches — a key milestone nearly a year after confe…
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East Tennessee priest found not guilty in sexual battery trial
A Sevier County jury has found an East Tennessee Catholic priest accused of sexual battery not guilty on all counts.
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Concert Sunday in Ooltewah will feature the magic of the carillon: A melody that bends in the wind
Once, the carillon bells would sound across the town markets of Europe's Low Country, amid the chatter of merchants and the shrieking of farm creatures.
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Local Update: Trial begins for East Tennessee Catholic priest accused of sexual assault
A Honduran asylum seeker filed a lawsuit about a year ago accusing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville of trying to discredit and intimidate her and obstru…
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Subscriber ExclusiveNew York, Arizona lawsuits claim Chattanooga accounting firm 'swindled' investors
Last year, an Arizona man sent half a million dollars to an investment firm run by the Chattanooga accountant Jonathan Frost with the understanding that within…
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In Chattanooga, strong language, heated emotions and dueling calls for accountability on Middle East
On Wednesday evening at the Redemption to the Nations church in Chattanooga, an Israeli spokesperson lambasted his nation's critics in higher education, the me…
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United Methodists bishops, seeking to turn page on difficult chapter, converge on Lake Junaluska
United Methodist Church leaders from across the world are convening this week near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to discuss the future of a denominat…
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Chattanooga’s ninja champion Isaac Caldiero — and the making of a sport
A few months ago, a high school friend got married.
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Indian mystic’s star is high as he visits his Chattanooga-area ashram
A popular new age mystic said he will grace his large ashram outside Chattanooga with his presence Saturday afternoon at an event free and open to anyone who r…
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Bethel Bible Village expands enrollment at its school for youth facing adversity
Students at Bethel Christian Academy have historically lived on campus at Bethel Bible Village, the Hixson residential program for middle and high-school-aged …
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Subscriber ExclusiveLenders sue Chattanooga accountant Frost, business partner Croft and associated firms for non-payment
An array of firms tied to the Chattanooga accountant Jonathan Frost and his business partner, Paul Croft, recently defaulted on loans, according to separate la…
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Subscriber ExclusiveAmid Croft & Frost accounting firm woes, owner pitched ‘extremely exciting’ hydrogen plant, admitted it was volatile
In June, Jonathan Frost, calling from a family vacation in Hawaii, assured staff at Croft & Frost that cost-cutting measures and zealous salesmanship would cor…
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‘It feels so right’: Through pagan ritual, Chattanoogans forge link to ancestors and earth
Tracing ancient roots and the product of an industrial age revival, contemporary paganism, experts say, stands aside Pentecostalism among the Western world's f…
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Q&A: Washington Post columnist discusses Jewish political values and the rule of law before UTC appearance
Columnist Jennifer Rubin of The Washington Post delivered a talk Thursday evening at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga about the role of women in demo…
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Subscriber ExclusiveYoung Chattanooga climber wins national championship
When Wills Young encountered Hugo Hoyer about eight years ago at Chattanooga's High Point rock climbing gym downtown, he said he observed in the young climber …
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After deliberate courtship, two historic Chattanooga churches merge into one
In recent months, Temple Baptist Church of Chattanooga and Duncan Park Baptist Church of East Ridge have been courting one another.
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Covenant College names Brad Voyles new president
The Covenant College board of trustees voted unanimously to appoint its longtime dean of students Brad Voyles as its next president.
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Subscriber ExclusiveSeeking ‘justice,’ former CEO of green energy firm owned by Croft and Frost tells investors he has a plan
Paul Croft and Jonathan Frost's accounting company, Croft & Frost, imploded in September after months of failing to meet payroll, but the men had several other…
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Some Chattanoogans see deep biblical themes in Israel-Gaza war; for others, it’s political
The Bible gives clear instruction for moments like these, said Bret Jaeger, the pastor of Temple Baptist Church in Dalton: Pray for Israel.
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New group doles thousands to Black-focused Chattanooga charities
Nearly a year after its launch, a charitable initiative geared toward Black Chattanoogans has awarded its first sets of grants.
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‘Shattered hearts’: Sadness and anger as Chattanoogans rally for Israel
Ofer Musan arrived just more than a week ago to be the new Israeli cultural emissary for the Jewish Federation of Greater Chattanooga, and he was planning a Mo…
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Chattanooga Jewish Federation to host solidarity rally for Israel Monday evening
As war breaks out after hundreds of people in Israel were killed or kidnapped in surprise attacks by Hamas over the weekend, the Jewish Federation of Greater C…
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Subscriber ExclusiveCroft & Frost: Investors worry that hydrogen plant investments pushed by Chattanooga accountant have gone up in smoke
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Subscriber ExclusiveQ&A: How B’Nai Zion’s Sam Rotenberg fell in love with Judaism
Now a few days after the Jewish new year, the High Holy Day of Yom Kippur will begin at sundown Sunday. In an interview, B'Nai Zion Congregation musician and R…
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Subscriber ExclusiveWhen 1+1 doesn’t equal 8: Jonathan Frost and Paul Croft were selling more than accounting at their Chattanooga firm
One day, recalled the businessman Paul T. Croft in 2021, a top salesman at his Chicago-based firm, Croft Enterprises, told him of a man visiting town.
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Subscriber ExclusiveMonths before its fall, Chattanooga accounting firm paid employees in unusual manner
In December 2022, employees of the Chattanooga accounting firm Croft & Frost were told about an unusual arrangement.
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Subscriber ExclusiveChattanooga accounting firm lays off entire staff, locks doors
The Chattanooga accounting firm Croft & Frost abruptly laid off all of its employees Tuesday after struggling for months to meet payroll.
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With deadline approaching, scale of United Methodist schism becomes clearer as final wave of churches departs
After a large initial swell amid a historic schism, a final wave of congregations in the region around Chattanooga are leaving the United Methodist Church as a…
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With jump to nonprofit status, Chattanooga group bridging faith, work rebrands
A young Chattanooga organization that seeks to help Christians bridge faith and work has formally become a nonprofit, settled into its first permanent office a…
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Amid COVID scare, Biden left Medal of Honor event before final blessing. Attendees hardly noticed — but online critics pounced
Conservative commentators panned President Joe Biden for departing a Signal Mountain man's Medal of Honor ceremony Tuesday before the closing benediction.
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At White House, Biden awards Chattanooga-area man the Medal of Honor
At war in Vietnam 55 years ago, Larry Taylor, of Signal Mountain, saved the lives of four U.S. soldiers surrounded by enemy troops by plucking them from the gr…
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Geologist Amy Brock-Hon tells the story of the Tennessee Wall
Early one recent morning, the Chattanooga geologist Amy Brock-Hon and two companions approached the trail leading to the Tennessee Wall.
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How a soldier saved by Signal Mountain’s Larry Taylor fought to see him receive the military’s highest honor
A few years ago, Dave Hill, a Vietnam War veteran living in Nevada, started noticing something intriguing. Presidents were retroactively awarding the Medal of …
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With $1.6 million sale, a changing of the guard at large East Ridge church complex
One of the largest church complexes in East Ridge will soon see a changing of the guard.
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Subscriber ExclusiveReligious liberty visions collide as Orthodox Jewish group pans Tennessee Jewish foster parents’ lawsuit
A national group representing Orthodox Jewish rabbis this week attacked a court decision permitting a Knox County Jewish couple to proceed in a high-profile la…
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Thousands of dollars in equipment reported stolen from Bethel Bible Village
Lawn equipment valued at least $35,000 was stolen from the Bethel Bible Village campus, according to a news release from the nonprofit.
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Signal Mountain man’s valor to be honored at White House; Chattanooga parade will follow trip
Larry Taylor, the Signal Mountain man who in June 1968 saved four U.S. soldiers surrounded by enemies in Vietnam, will head next week to Washington, D.C., to r…
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Subscriber ExclusiveA higher percentage of Protestants embrace teachings about material blessings
A much higher proportion of U.S. Protestants embrace the so-called prosperity gospel than did in 2017, a study published last week by a Baptist research group …
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Man gets 54 months in federal prison for defrauding Cleveland, Tennessee, church
The former business manager of a Cleveland, Tennessee, church was sentenced to 54 months in prison after pleading guilty to fraud for using church money for pe…
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Judge rules Tennessee Jewish couple, denied service by state-funded foster home, may proceed with lawsuit
A Tennessee appellate judge ruled that a Knox County couple may proceed with a lawsuit alleging a state-funded foster care agency denied them services because …
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Baptist administrative leader, former Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin resigns over false resume
Willie McLaurin, a former Tennessee pastor who was the interim president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee, resigned after it emerged th…
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In court battle, oft-sanctioned Blue Light owner Brian Joyce seeks ‘justice’ for Chattanooga bars
Blue Light bar co-owner Brian Joyce lambasted the Chattanooga Beer and Wrecker Board on Friday, the third day of his court battle with the city, arguing its me…
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After neighbor complaints, Shady’s Corner sanctioned over noise; bar staffers assail board, call decision unjust
In a decision that furious Shady's Corner employees and supporters called unjust and arbitrary, the Chattanooga Beer and Wrecker Board on Thursday suspended th…
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Subscriber ExclusiveChurches on either side of Methodist schism share much in common — but geographical and racial divides are stark
The 6,000-plus U.S. churches that split from the United Methodists as of June were disproportionately white and Southern but also had more in common — from med…
