News - Friday, September 14, 2018

Attorney John Chandler was sitting at a bar at the Copacabana in New York City when he turned and saw a beautiful woman standing next to him.

Although he was there for business, not pleasure, he introduced himself anyway. “I’m John Chandler,” he said.

It’s official: Former federal prosecutor Gary Humble is now judge of Signal Mountain following his recent investiture by the Hon. William “Chink” Brown at Signal Mountain Town Hall.

Humble won the non-partisan election for the post Aug. 2.

University of Tennessee at Knoxville law graduate Kathleen Siciliano has joined the law firm of Burnette, Dobson & Pinchak as a new associate.

Siciliano is a Chattanooga native, a graduate of Girls Preparatory School and the daughter of Gerard and Paula Siciliano.

Autumn Witt Boyd has been selected to the 25th edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the category of Litigation – Intellectual Property.

Prior to opening her own practice, Boyd served as an associate with the law firm Harmon & Seidman, where she represented photographers, visual artists and stock photography agencies in copyright lawsuits.

The Chattanooga Chapter of the Federal Bar Association in partnership with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee will host a public reading of the United States Constitution to celebrate Constitution Day on Monday, Sept. 17.

Early in his U.S. Senate campaign, former Gov. Phil Bredesen shied away from talking about his opponent, Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn, preferring to focus instead on ideas.

But a new TV ad paid for by Majority Forward, a Democrat-leaning group, dubs her as “Air Blackburn” for taking all sorts of junkets and voting herself pay raises over 10 years in Congress.

When ZZ Top sang about how girls love a sharp-dressed man, the band included black ties, not pink ones, on its list of alluring accessories.

But when Realtor Jay Hudson recently purchased seven spanking new pink ties, no one told him about his fashion faux paux.

The National Association of Realtors this month released its 2018 Member Safety Report, which surveyed over 3,000 Realtors about how safe they feel while on the job, their personal safety experiences and the safety procedures they follow.

The report found that nearly a third of Realtors experienced a situation that made them fear for their personal safety or the safety of their personal information, and 43 percent of Realtors choose to carry self-defense weapons.

Recent natural disasters around the world remind us that our lives can quickly be turned upside down with little warning. September is National Preparedness Month, which makes now a perfect time to prepare your family and household for emergencies that are most likely to impact our area.

If the “The Nun” has any value, it’s as a cautionary tale about the dangers of following spooky things into shadowy places.

The characters in this spin-off of “The Conjuring” repeatedly follow creepy-looking nuns, a demon-possessed boy and even a tiny bell tied to a string into the dark corners of a medieval Romanian castle.

Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews soon will begin a project to address drainage issues at the I-24 West ramps at Exit 174 to U.S. 41 (Cummings Highway) in the Lookout Valley community in Chattanooga. The area frequently floods during heavy rainfall, requiring interstate ramps and U.S. 41 to be closed to traffic until the water recedes.

The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is reintroducing its ReadyTN application after making improvements to the app’s coding, design and functionality.

Tennesseans can download ReadyTN and use the app on mobile devices running either the Apple or Android operating system.

Retirement isn’t cheap. You might have heard that you will need 70 percent to 80 percent of your pre-retirement income, but the real figure might even be higher, depending on your circumstances. And retirement isn’t short, either – you could spend two or three decades as a retiree. Taken together, these factors highlight the need to identify as many sources of retirement income as possible – and one of these sources might be an annuity.

The Hamilton County Jail achieved full compliance with American Correctional Association standards and best practices for jails during a recent accreditation audit.

“This is an exceptional accomplishment for a facility over 30 years old and is a testament to the dedication and professionalism of the people who work at the Hamilton County Jail,” says Sheriff Jim Hammond. “I’m proud of each employee.”

For the past 39 years, Chattanooga’s Kids on the Block has provided educational programs to schools and communities using the KOTB puppets, focusing on awareness and prevention topics.

With cyberbullying on the rise, KOTB continues to educate children through the newly developed program, “Cyberbullying: Safe at School.”

Dr. Holley Davis has joined CHI Memorial Chattanooga Internal Medicine Group.

Davis earned her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She completed a residency in internal medicine at St. Louis University Hospital in Missouri. Davis previously worked as a hospitalist at St. Mary’s Hospital in St. Louis. She’s board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera will open its 86th season on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tivoli Theatre with Piazzolla’s “Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.” The performance will feature award-winning 21-year-old violinist Eduardo Rios.

Nashville has Printer’s Alley, Seattle has Post Alley and now Chattanooga will soon have a destination alley of its own. Community members can vote on the name of the alley where the new permanent installation will be installed in October.

The alley name has been narrowed to four options sourced from building and business owners surrounding the alley. The options include:

Hunter Invitational IV, an exhibition highlighting regional artwork, opens Friday, Sept. 21 at Hunter Museum.

The opening reception and exhibit preview on Thursday, Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. will allow museum guests to meet the artists.

Hunter Museum began the Invitational series in 2007 to recognize and promote regional artwork. This fourth iteration features the work of Amanda Brazier, Tara Hamilton, Mindy Herrin, Charles Ladson, Sisavanh Phouthavong, John Douglas Powers, Andrew Scott Ross and Vadis Turner.

The Chattanooga Professional Soccer organization is opening a team headquarters, which will feature executive office space, a retail store and a gathering area for fans.

“This space will be the hub for all things Chattanooga Pro Soccer,” says Sean McDaniel, team general manager and president. “It will be the headquarters not only for our operation but a dedicated place for fans.”