Many people know Dalton often is called the Carpet Capital of the World, but the Whitfield-Murray Historical Society wants to make sure people know the industry got its start with a woman.
East Chattanooga leaders say they've heard the reports of Orchard Knob Middle School students carrying weapons, drugs and stolen credit cards. They've also heard that the school is out of control.
Casarae Latimore didn't have money to attend college, but he knew he was going anyway, and that a scholarship from the 100 Black Men of Bradley County was going to help pay for it.
Efforts to provide Tennessee's low-income residents with free wireless phone service could help save lives in Chattanooga, one community activist said.
Brenda Freeman Short
* Career: Worked in former U.S. Rep. Marilyn Lloyd's office; teacher at Silverdale Detention Center; also served a two-year term as a charter commissioner of East Ridge
* Education: Bachelor's in political science and doctorate of ju