Chattanooga based VIPgift sold to equity firms .... A. Hamid Andalib, former owner of the Loft restaurant, sold the business to Summit Partners and Bridgescale Partners. ---- TimesFreePress.com has MORE
EPB gets okay from city to proceed with new cable TV and internet service
The Chattanooga City Council passed on the second and final reading granting the Electric Power Board a franchise to run cable TV into homes and businesses in the Chattanooga area. The Electric Power Board has already spent millions on equipment and fiber optic lines so that it can offer cable TV, phone service and super-high-speed internet service to its customers. A recent poll on Nooga.com found that over 80% of its readers who currently have Comcast cable in their home would likely switch to EPB when it's offered to them. EPB says it may begin offering the service to some areas as early as February, 2009. ---- NewsChannel9.com has MORE
City Director of General Services Paul Page back to work .... Paul Page and the woman who accused him of sexual harassment are back on their city jobs. However, the woman has been moved to another area of city government. The investigation continues. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
Eric Boyd bound over to Grand Jury over tracking device found on wife's car .... The defendant is accused of putting a tracking device on his estranged wife's car at an eye center on Gunbarrel Road. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
New softball fields help Chattanooga land softball national tournament ..... Chattanooga was awarded the USA/ASA (Amateur Softball Association) Junior Olympics 10-Under Girls Fastpitch National Tournament, Chattanooga’s first ASA national tournament since 1999. Chattanooga had initial competition from 12 other cities including Tulsa, Oklahoma, Columbus, Georgia, and Moline, Illinois. ---- Nooga.com has MORE
Traci Carpenter has no explanation for child's death; admits she used meth and marijuana around Sierra baby .... Brian Rutherford, Carpenter's boyfriend at the time, is standing trial in the courtroom of Judge Don Poole for felony murder and aggravated child abuse. Carpenter is also charged with aggravated child abuse, but is not currently on trial. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
 Huge, smoky fire breaks out at new East Brainerd school construction site Tuesday, November 11, 2008 During the lunch hour Tuesday, a fire broke out in a materials storage area outside the new East Hamilton Middle and High School construction site. The site is at Ooltewah Ringgold Road and East Brainerd Road. Hamilton County Emergency Services personnel and Tri-Community Fire Department firefighters arrived soon after initial reports about the fire. Flames and smoke could be seen for miles as stacks and stack of insulation, chemicals and other building materials burned. Fortunately the fire was not close enough to the the new school building to set them it fire. HazMat teams were called to the scene because of possible toxic chemicals fueling the fire. The nearby Westview Elementary School was not evacuated but the school was placed on a precautionary lockdown. No injuries were immediately reported at the fire scene. ---- PJK815.com has MORE and PHOTOS ---- The Times Free Press has a SLIDESHOW ----NewsChannel9.com has VIDEO
CPD identifies body found off Rossville Boulevard .... Chattanooga Police Lt. Kim Noorbergen says Major Crimes Investigators have released the name of the DOA Undetermined found yesterday at 4405 Rossville Blvd behind Brainerd Lumber. Gregory Keith Hope, 51, of Chickamauga GA was found DOA behind the building. At this time there doesn't seem to be any signs of foul play; however the cause of death is still not known and investigators are waiting on a report from the medical examiners office.
UPDATE: Dalton carpet mill worker dies in plant accident .... A worker died on the job Monday evening in Whitfield County. The victim was reportedly caught in a machine at Aladdin-Mohawk at 2001 Antioch Road just outside Dalton. The victim has been identified as 45 year old Bradley Brookshire.
Tennessee releases 2008 State Report Card on schools .... The Tennessee Department of Education today released its annual comprehensive report card on pre-K - 12 education including state, district and school-level information on achievement, demographics, discipline and educator preparation. State-level results show Tennessee met federal achievement benchmarks in all but one category, improved achievement in reading/language arts at the elementary level and increased the state’s graduation rate to 82.2 percent. ---- TennesseeAnytime.org has MORE ----NewsChannel9.com has Hamilton County Schools Report Card
A boy and a cigarette lighter leave family looking for another home Tuesday, November 11, 2008 One adult and
six children were forced from their apartment Monday night at
25th Street Place Apartments after one of the children started
a fire with a cigarette lighter. The Chattanooga Fire Department
received the alarm at 8:38 p.m. and responded to 2568 4th Avenue with six fire companies. The firefighters
located the fire in a bedroom on the second floor. Battalion
Chief Winston Shields said the firefighters were able to contain
the fire damage to the bedroom. The rest of the apartment unit
sustained smoke and water damage. No injuries were reported.
Signal Mountain approves controversial annexation; Bill Lusk chosen to serve as mayor .... Despite nearly unanimous opposition from the residents of pricey Fox Run and Windtree subdivisions who view the measure as a land grab, Signal Mountain council members voted Monday to annex the developments. Officials said the annexation will add about $400,000 annually in tax revenues to the town coffers, and bring the residents of about 200 homes into the town. Also, the council chose Bill Lusk to serve as the town’s mayor for the coming two years. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 A 52-year-old woman received serious burns late Monday afternoon when fire broke out in her bedroom. Chattanooga
firefighters responded to the emergency at 3610 4th Avenue shortly after 5:00 p.m. When they
arrived on the scene, they found an oxygen machine was on fire
in the front yard. Captain David Barie with Engine 9 said a smoldering
set of box springs and mattress were also in the front yard.
All of the burning materials had been carried out by people who
were in the house at the time.
Rutherford maintains innocence in child murder trial .... The jury heard another tense interview in the murder case of Brian Rutherford. Detectives accuse him of killing 18 month old Sierra Carpenter back in April of 2006. She was the daughter of his girlfriend, Traci Carpenter. Rutherford told detectives she went into a seizure a day after throwing up. ---- NewsChannel9.com has MORE
Turkeys needed for "Unity in the Community" to serve homeless & hungry on Thanksgiving .... This year's event will serve a holiday meal to Chattanooga’s less fortunate on Thanksgiving Day in the First Tennessee Pavilion across from Finley Stadium. Unity in the Community is a consortium of local social service agencies, churches, businesses and the Chattanooga Mayor’s office. ---- Nooga.com has MORE
Monday, November 10, 2008 Jessica Ray Couey left her home Sunday without permission. she has streaks in her hair, is about 5'3" and weighs about 130 pounds. It's believed she may make her way to Memphis. Anyone with any information that could help locate Jessica is asked to contact the Athens Police Department at 423-744-2720 and ask for Detective Scott Webb.
UT campuses adjust budgets to deal with mandated cuts .... Because of the UT system’s request for an initial $2,682,200 cut on the Chattanooga campus, the campus had to cut $1.12 million from their own previously proposed budget, said Chuck Cantrell, assistant vice chancellor for University Relations for the Chattanooga campus. ---- DailyBecon.com has MORE
Body found off Rossville Blvd .... The body of a white male was found in a field behind Brainerd Lumber on Rossville Blvd. Monday afternoon. Police say his death does not appear to be from foul play. The Hamilton County Medical Examiner will make that determination.
East Ridge
Police make arrest in Epicurean Robbery Warrants were issued Friday in connection with the robbery that occurred at the Epicurean restaurant at 4301 Ringgold Rd. on Wednesday the 5th. Investigators received a call after a sketch was released about the potential suspects. East Ridge
Detective J.C. Johnson recently graduated from an FBI school
for police artist held at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
This was the first case he has been able to apply his new skills
since graduation. Crime Stoppers and other local media ran pictures
of the police sketch of one of the suspects and a citizen recognized
one of the suspects. The caller reported the suspects had left
town and were in Florida. Police in several states assisted East
Ridge Police in locating the suspects in Brevard County Florida.
Decatur, Georgia salesman buys Fantasy 5 ticket worth $422,000 ... Percival Robertson, a salesman, matched all five winning numbers in the Georgia Lottery Oct. 25 Fantasy 5 drawing and won a $422,075 top prize. Robertson, 66, and his wife, Jackie, consider themselves big winners. Anticipating early retirement next year, Robertson has a list of plans. Among them is to pay off his home mortgage, he shared.
Fire damages Shallowford Road home Monday, November 10, 2008 A house fire reported around 5:05 Monday morning damaged a home at 6635 Shallowford Road near Hickory Valley Road. Hamilton County records show the owner of the property as Rickey R Horton. The fire caused the closing Shallowford to Mae Dell Road until late morning. The fire was contained to the garage area by Chattanooga Fire Department firefighters. The rest of the house sustained smoke damage. No one was home at the time of the fire. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Police looking for burglar Monday, November 10, 2008
Charleston (Charles) Dewayne McCaine, 28, is a black male whose date of birth is 06/24/9186; he is 5’8 in height and 160 pounds. His last known address is 4744 Briarwood Circle in Chattanooga. Some of the residences McCaine is responsible for breaking into are Fairwood Lane, Granada Dr. and Elaine Dr. Warrants are on file for 4 counts of Aggravated Residential Burglary, 1 count of Theft over $1000, 3 counts of Theft over $500 and Evading Arrest. If you know the whereabouts of Charleston McCaine, call Crime Stoppers, your confidential call could make you eligible for a cash reward for up to $1,000 dollars. Call Crime Stoppers at 698-3333.
Circuit City files for Chapter 11 protection .... The company that has two stores in Chattanooga and one in Cleveland says it will stay open for business as the holidays approach. It filed under Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code, which will allow it to hold off creditors and continue operating while it develops a financial reorganization plan. ---- USAToday.com has MORE
Rev. Eugene Overstreet owes $30,000+ in back child support, says a New Jersey women .... Overstreet has been in the news as the cooperating witness used by the FBI in the case against former Sheriff Billy Long. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
Bradley County couple fights back in home invasion, one suspect sent to hospital ... They couple weren't hurt, but it led to the arrest of three men. It happened last week at a home in Cleveland. In a News 12 exclusive, the victims tell about the trauma of being attacked in their own home. ---- WDEF.com has THE STORY
Former police officer Goodine suing to get job back.... After being found not guilty of some 20 felony counts, Lawrence Goodine went to the Chattanooga City Council asking to be re-hired. The Council said no. Now, Goodine has hired attorney Jerry Tidwell to fill suit asking the court to find that the actions of the City Council on his appeal were in violation of the city charter and state law. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
Twelve hurt as two SUVs collide on Highway 60 Sunday, November 9, 2008 The crash happened around 7pm Saturday evening at 7404 Georgetown Road Northwest (Highway 60) in Bradley County. Police reports say six rugby players from Bryan College were in a van and six members of a family were in an SUV. Four medical helicopters were dispatched to fly six seriously hurt people to Erlanger. Six more were transported to hospitals by EMS. Three children are at T.C. Thompson Children's Hospital. Firefighters and rescue workers from Bradley County extricated several people from the wrecked SUVs, some taking as much as an hour to complete. The crash that happened on a curve is still under investigation by the Bradley County Sheriff's Office and the THP.
TVA shares
wealth of higher rates .... Consumers may be hurting, but those higher
electric rates from the Tennessee Valley Authority will end up
helping their state and local governments. ---- WZTV.com, Nashville,
has MORE
Georgia High Court denies Walker County claim on crematory cleanup .... Walker County sued to recover funds it said it had to expend in the cleanup and identification process after hundreds of uncremated bodies were found at the Tri-State Crematory at Noble, Ga., north of LaFayette. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
Two Chattanooga restaurants fail health inspections ... Ichiban Japanese restaurant on Brainerd Road and Blimpie's on Apison Pike both had scores under 70 points last week. ---- WRCB.com has MORE
Chattanooga-based Marines return after Iraq deployment .... 154 Marines and sailors with the Mike Battery Marines are to arrive at the Marine Corps Reserve Center on Amnicola Highway Sunday between noon and 3 p.m. Sunday. ---- TimeFreePress.com has MORE
Saturday, November 8, 2008 The home located at 720 Maryland Circle was reported on fire around 7:45 p.m.Friday evening. Firefighters arrived quickly but found the fire was already heavily involved in a large portion of the house. No injuries were reported. Nooga.com is attempting to get further information. ---- PJK815.com has more PHOTOS
CBL lowers
common stock dividend rate .... The Company's Board of Directors has declared
a quarterly cash dividend for
Nathan Lindley to operate new restaurant at Warehouse Row .... Lindley, founder of the popular St. John's Restaurant on the Southside, plans to operate a new restaurant at Warehouse Row on 11th Street. The owners of Warehouse Row are currently underway with a multi-million-dollar renovation. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
Vice officers make prostitution and drug arrests  Saturday, November 8, 2008
During the operation, ten arrests were made of which eight women were arrested for prostitution, narcotics, drug paraphernalia and outstanding arrest warrants and two men were arrested for promoting prostitution. One of the men, Charlton Kyle, was promoting his wife, Jennifer Kyle for prostitution. One of the women, Alice Langston, was out on bond for prostitution when she was arrested during this latest operation. All the suspects were transported to the Hamilton County Jail. The suspects and charges are:
Mueller cutting 115 jobs here ... Officials at Mueller Company the cuts will lower their workforce at its plant on Chattanooga to 384. The company manufactures water products and it says demand is down due to the economic woes in the U.S. and the world. The company is also laying off about 140 at other plants.
Soddy-Daisy swears in new commissioners; Shipley is mayor .... Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge Clarence Shattuck performed swearing-in ceremonies for a newly elected Soddy-Daisy commissioner and two re-elected incumbents on Thursday evening at Soddy Elementary School. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
Student arrested for carrying a weapon at East Lake Academy Saturday, November 8, 2008 Friday morning, November 7, around 8:20am., the principal of East Lake Academy, Charles Joynes, was told d by several students another student was carrying a gun. The principal took the student to the guidance counselors office and found a .22 caliber, unloaded handgun and a knife hidden on the student. The school's resource officer, Yolanda Ward, was contacted and took custody of the evidence. She transported the student to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center where he was charged with two counts of carrying a weapon on school property and criminal trespass. The student had been suspended from school the day before. Hamilton County Schools spokeswoman Danielle Clark said, "This is another instance of students, administrators and law enforcement working together to keep our campuses safe."
Friday, November
7, 2008 CPD Sgt. Jerri Weary says Williams is insulin dependent and may be without medication. Because the couple recently moved here from Colorado, they aren't entirely familiar with the area. He was last seen driving away in his 2002 CRV with Colorado license plate number 724 GGS. There was no last known clothing description.
Brian Rutherford: "I didn't hurt that baby" ; Traci Carpenter expected to testify this afternoon .... The boyfriend charged with killing 18-month-old Sierra Carpenter told a child abuse detective, "I know the way it looks, but I didn't hurt that baby." A jury in the courtroom of Judge Don Poole on Friday was hearing a four-hour statement given by Rutherford just after the child was flown by LifeForce helicopter to Children's Hospital. She died two days later on April 27, 2006. ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
Jury watches video of Rutherford being interrogated by police in death of toddler ... The police interrogation video of Brian Rutherford, accused of felony murder and aggravated child abuse in the death of his former girlfriend’s baby, shows a calm, young man who repeatedly denies that he had anything to do with the death of Sierra Carpenter. ---- TimeFreePress.com has MORE
UPDATE: Accused drug dealers in Wednesday's roundup identified .... Nooga.com has names and mugshots. ---- CLICK
25 charged in Bradley County undercover drug operation Thursday, November 6, 2008 An undercover drug investigation involving combined resources of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, the Cleveland Police Department, and the 10th Judicial District Drug Task Force (DTF), concluded in October and indictments were issued against 20 individuals charging 50 counts of possession of crack cocaine. Warrants have also been issued for two additional individuals for trafficking in marijuana. ---- Nooga.com has MORE
Etowah nursing home employee charged with abuse .... Etowah police arrested 37-year-old certified nursing assistant Joyce Stanley, of Madisonville, was arrested Wednesday on charges of willful and physical abuse towards a a 74-year-old blind woman. ---- KnoxNews.com has MORE
Family of UTC shooting victim wants more answers .... The gun shot that left 22-year-old Zachary Leamon paralyzed and brain damaged was self inflicted says the Chattanooga Police Department. It's the circumstances leading up to the shooting that trouble Leamon's parents the most. ---- WDEF.com has MORE
Harsh sentence for Signal Mountain Man in child sex case .... A federal judge sentenced Carl Mitchell Hooper to 15 years in prison for taking a minor over state lines to engage in sexual activity. 29-year-old Hooper pleaded guilty to the charge in August 2007. ---- WRCB.com has MORE
Lanham's Bible Bookshop closing .... Another local business is closing its doors due to the current state of the economy. Lanham's Bible Bookshop, in East Brainerd, has been in operation for nearly fifty years and the owners say business has been slow. ---- WRCB.com has MORE
La-Z-Boy to reduce workers by about 10%; 240 lose their jobs at Dayton plant .... The company announced today, Thursday, November 6, that it would reduce its head count by about 10%, or about 850 employees, across all levels of the company, immediately. The company also plans to close 15 to 20 La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries stores, primarily dealer owned, over the next 90 to 120 days.
Steve of Chattanooga, told a consumer fraud reporting service:
UTC: Groundbreaking maps facilitate navigation for disabled .... UTC is the first university in Tennessee to offer textured maps etched in magnesium for students with disabilities, Bryon Kleusner, adaptive technology coordinator for the Office of Students with Disabilities, said. ---- UTCEcho.com has the REPORT
East Ridge Police arrest robbery and assault suspect Wednesday, Thursday, November 6, around 10:41pm, a robbery in progress was reported at Walgreen’s pharmacy at 5301 Ringgold Road. Dispatchers told officers en route the suspect was fleeing the scene in a silver Honda Civic. ---- Nooga.com has MORE
Beer Board suspends Midtown Music Hall license 7 Days ... Police say the business was operating a operating a disorderly place on October 24, 2008 ---- Chattanoogan.com has MORE
Doctors say toddler who was killed suffered from severe child abuse ... The doctors who treated an 18-month-old girl who died two years ago testified in court today that she suffered from severe child abuse. ---- TimeFreePress.com has MORE
Woman robbed outside Epicurean restaurant  Thursday, November 6, 2008 Around 9:55pm Wednesday night East Ridge Police were called to the Epicurean restaurant located at 4301 Ringgold Road to a investigate a robbery. East Ridge Public Safety PIO Erik Hopkins says the victim said that she was walking to her car in the parking lot when a black male assaulted her, pushed her to the ground and took her purse. The victim described the suspect as a black male, 20-25 years of age, approximately 5’8”, slender build, medium complexion, thin beard, no moustache. His hair is straight and pulled back. He was last seen in a 2003-2004 Dodge Stratus. The ERPD is asking anyone with information about the suspect to contact them at 867-3720 or a confidential tip line is available at 867-0016.
Suspect wanted in shoe store theft  Thursday, November 6, 2008
On October 15th, Chattanooga Police talked with the Shoe Carnivals Loss Prevention Officers at 2260 Gunbarrel Road who had captured a a white male on video surveillance who calmly walks into the back office where the safe was located, he opens the safe and takes a large amount of money and walks out of the store. The suspect is a white male, wearing a red baseball cap, blue jeans, gray hoody, black shoes and black glove on his right hand. If you have any information about the suspect or the theft, call Crime Stoppers, your confidential call could make you eligible for a cash reward for up to $1,000 dollars. Call Crime Stoppers at 698-3333. |
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Tuesday,
November 11, 2008
VW
Career and supplier Expo here November 20 .... There will be a Volkswagen Career
and Supplier Expo on November 20, 2008, 3 p.m. - 9 p.m. at the
Chattanooga Trade Center. Volkswagen is seeking Professional
and Administrative Staff & Local Suppliers of a range of
products and services
City
woman seriously burned in her East Lake home
Runaway
girl from Athens is cause for concern
Court
filings seek to discredit Billy Long witness .... Long’s attorney
Jerry Summers submitted two documents for court review Monday,
November 10. One is an affidavit from Joe Guidi, who worked in
law enforcement for 10 years. Guidi writes that he introduced
Long and Eugene Overstreet, the FBI’s confidential informant
in the case ---- TimesFreePress.com has 
Budget shortfall may
hit $800 million, governor says .... Shortfall could hit $800 million
by June 30. “It’s bad,” Gov. Bredesen said after
looking at gloomy October tax collections showing revenues falling
by an additional estimated $80 million. “So we are, for
the first three months of the year ... about $200 million below
what the budget passed by the Legislature had in it.” ----
Puppy
stolen at gunpoint
..... Chattanooga
police are looking for a gun-wielding puppy thief. Gordon Goldsmith
says he was in a gas station parking lot on Tunnel Boulevard,
when he was robbed at gunpoint for his pit bull puppy. Goldsmith
says he spent the day Sunday at the flea market where he sells
pit bull puppies for 800 dollars apiece. In the middle of the
afternoon, he stopped at a gas station and came face to face
with a gun. Chattanooga police are looking for a light blue Cutlass
Ciera with the Tennessee license plate.. 499-MYV.---- NewsChannel9.com
has 
Chattanooga
Police are looking for a suspect who is wanted on several felony
counts of aggravated residential burglaries, theft over $1000,
vandalism under $500 and evading arrest.
Fire
guts East Ridge home
Friday,
November 8, the Chattanooga Police Department Special Investigations
Unit conducted a vice operation jointly with officers from Sector
Two Patrol Division. Detectives used undercover officers to pose
as “johns” to ride the East Lake and Highland Park
area to be solicited sex for money from suspected street prostitutes.
Missing
person reported here
Three
arrested in Bradley home invasion .... Around 11:28 p.m. on Tuesday, November 4,
Bradley County Sheriff’s deputies a reported a home invasion
robbery at 1090 Pea Street. ---- Nooga.com has 
Chattanooga
Police Property Crimes Investigators are asking for help in identifying
a suspect who is wanted in a business theft.
