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Real estate attorney enjoys front seat to city renewal
When most people drive through the town in which they live, they pass by the places where they eat, shop, work and relax. When real estate attorney Paul Hatcher drives through his hometown of Chattanooga, he sees the businesses and homes he had a hand in putting in place.
Interim chief brings experience, perspective to the job
Probably the best-kept secret about the City of Chattanooga’s interim police chief, Mark Rawlston, is that he can’t keep a job. Even a brief glance at his 34 years of police work reveals a surprising amount of mobility.
Rawlston went to work as a dispatcher for the Soddy Daisy Police Department the day he turned 18. His reason for pursuing the position was simple: “I had friends who worked at the department. They said it was fun and I should try it out,” Rawlston says, seated at the same desk he occupied when he was deputy police chief under Freeman Cooper. Mayor Ron Littlefield made Rawlston interim chief when Cooper retired in March.
50 years ago ...
What was happening in chattanooga in 1960
Saturday, May 14
The Tennessee Association of Juvenile Court Judges was organized here Friday. The purpose of the organization is the promotion of efficiency of Juvenile Court, a better public understanding of them and support of legislation toward those ends. Hamilton county Juvenile Curt Judge Burrell Barker was named president.
Nightfall returns for free summer sounds and local economy boost
Season 22 of the free summer concert series, Nightfall, will kick-off May 28 at Miller Plaza featuring local and headlining acts every Friday until Sept. 24.
Nightfall is an event that works to feature outstanding artists in every genre, and although you may not have heard of the act that is playing, Carla Pritchard, CEO of Chattanooga Presents!, the company that is putting together Nightfall, says people should come out and give the act a try.
Under Analysis
A new television law show?
I met some of the young associates in the Levison Towers cafe while they were bemoaning the end of the “Lost” television series. I remarked that I never really got the whole show.
Kevin, the smart aleck from William and Mary, said that maybe I was too old for new TV. He will have an opportunity to think that remark through while he carries out the firm’s pro bono work, drafting wills for sewer workers in Haiti. Thanks for “volunteering” Kevin.
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First weekend in May 2010 will be long remembered
If you were anywhere near Middle or West Tennessee in the last several days, you have been well schooled in the term “flood plain” and probably experienced the results of what can happen if you are in one when rain falls at a rate more than the average for a given period of time.
Are We There Yet?
(Jay is on vacation this week. This column originally ran in May 2007)
“Hey, mister, can you tell me where a man might find a bed?”
He just grinned and shook my hand, and “No!” was all he said.
– The Weight
I cannot say when the change actually happened to me. I suppose it came about gradually over a period of years. It’s not really important how, why, when or where it happened, just that it did, and that it’s now who my brain sensors are telling me I am, and what I want. It wasn’t my choice, but I guess I’m stuck with it – sad but true.
I Swear...
Revisiting the violated speeding statue
With low budget humor columns, you get what you pay for. Such as compilations put together by former traffic clerks.
Thanks to one of my former clerks, Suzie Henderson, I have a list of written and verbal communications that actually took place in my courtroom over a period of years.
River City Roundabout
No chains needed
What better way to start a column on all things local than with the alternative metal show by rockers with an infamous past: Alice in Chains.
The group got its start in 1987 as a self-classified heavy metal band from Seattle, Wash., formed by vocalist Lane Staley and guitarist Jerry Cantrell. Different from fellow grunge acts, this group sold over 17 million albums worldwide, released two No. 1 albums, 21 top 40 singles and had seven Grammy nominations from ’87 to ’02. With the death of Staley in 2002, after a decade long battle with heroin, the band was on hiatus until 2005 with the introduction of William DuVall as lead vocalist and the release of their new album, Black Gives Way to Blue, in 2009.
What'll they dream up next?
Ped Egg
I may not be the fashionista of the family, but I still abide by some basic rules my grandmother taught me as a child: no white shoes before Easter or after Labor Day, match your belt with your shoes, no sandals when it is still cold and never, ever wear socks with sandals — ever. I tend to cringe when I see these rules broken, but I guess modern fashion is breaking all those traditional rules nowadays anyway.
Signal School of Physical Education gymnastic team champions
Signal School of Physical Education’s gymnastics team competed against some of the top gymnasts from Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi in the last month of their competition season. They returned victorious on a number of occasions, with the Tennessee State as well as the Southeastern District team Championships.
Flooding fuels aid efforts from National Guard
Tennessee National Guard Soldiers of the 777th Maintenance Company, headquartered in Smyrna, load pallets of bottled water onto 5-ton cargo trucks in preparation for delivery to needy communities throughout Hickman County. More than 100 Tennessee Nat...
Antique car collectors preserving history along with automobiles
General Sessions Court Judge Bob Moon appreciates fine art. But the objects of his affection can’t be found hanging on the walls of a museum. That’s because Moon admires 1940 Ford automobiles.
To him and other enthusiasts, classic cars are the rolling sculptures of the U.S. roadways, masterpieces of form and function that no longer serve as transportation but are a big part of the rich history of 20th Century America.
Affiliate of the year recognized for compassionate service
On Cinco De Mayo, the Women’s Council of Realtors joined together at the DoubleTree Downtown hotel for feasting, to talk about improving their spirit of entrepreneurship and to recognize one of their own for compassionate service. Although the debate on choosing a dessert was in full form, the ladies of the WCR seemed no less keen on beefing up their real estate know-how.
President, student and mom is daring to be different
Sabrena Turner says she likes being different, and this fits well for her as the company president of the unique, family owned business, Help-U-Sell Realty.
The difference for Turner is evident even from the location of the Help-U-Sell office in the midst of their target areas between the Ringgold and Ooltewah areas off East Brainerd Road. The charming white, cottage house is the workspace of the six agents for Help-U-Sell, and with a white picket fence, wishing well and other stunning landscaping done by Turner’s mother, it sends more than a few walk-ins to their door, Turner says.
Real Estate Facts
What a relief
This year’s tax filing season is behind us, but if you sell your home this year (or any other, for that matter), you’ll find your home will shelter your taxes as well
as your family. Specifically, the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 provides a substantial exemption on your capital gains when you sell.
Kay's Cooking Corner
It’s that time of year. The time when just about everyone you know is racing the clock to get in shape before they have to don that cellulite-bulging, fat-roll showing bathing suit.
Eventually the opportunity will pop-up and…if you are like me, you won’t be any closer to looking svelte and debonair than you were last year at this time.
The Critic's Corner
When “Iron Man” was a big hit in 2008, there was no doubt there’d be a sequel. But director Jon Favreau, actor Robert Downey Jr. and the rest of the team that brought the superhero to the screen had their work cut out for them. Out of the countless part twos to successful action or science fiction movies, only a few have achieved their own greatness. Today, fans speak of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan,” “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,” “Aliens,” “Spider-Man 2” and “Terminator 2” with awed reverence. No one has the same regard for “Die Hard 2,” “Speed 2” or “The Fly 2.”
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