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Third-generation lawyer passes tradition on to son
Fletcher Atchley Jr. has every reason to be proud of his accomplishments as a lawyer. He’s maintained a dependable general practice since graduating from law school in 1973. He’s done a considerable amount of pro bono work as well, both on his own and through an inner city legal clinic. And he’s a Chattanooga Bar Foundation Fellow, an honor the Chattanooga Bar Association does not bestow casually.
Coleman gives Chattanooga something to cheer about
Before the sun rises, B.J. Coleman wakes up to begin his day filled with many hours in the film room, several hours of class, meetings with coaches, practice time on the field and homework from class and football before bed and starting another day over the same way. While this schedule is already a great feat for any typical college student, Coleman, as quarterback and one of the three team captains for the UTC Mocs Football team, goes above and beyond typicality.
50 years ago...
What was happening in Chattanooga in 1960
Monday, October 31
Leon Haley, Jr., has been appointed chief deputy to Criminal Court Clerk Clyde M. Sanders. Haley, a deputy in the office for more that ten years, succeeds Sanders, who was appointed clerk to succeed Chester L. Frost, who resigned as criminal court clerk just before he was sworn in as county judge.
Read all about it ...
Shoot up here among us
?The late country comedian Jerry Clower’s most famous story was his coon huntin’ story, which told about the time he and his Mississippi friends made an evening of hunting that evolved into an entanglement with a lynx up a tree.
There was a whole lot of humor expounded by the comedian in the story before they reached the point where “great American” John Eubanks climbed the tree to get whatever was in the tree out that had been run up there by the hounds.
Southern Style
A hall of fame event
One of my favorite events of the year is the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame induction honoring those who have shared their lives with us on the road singing His message.
Among this year’s 2010 SGMA class of Hall of Fame inductees are Danny Gaither, Little Jan Buckner-Goff, Sam Goodman, Bill Hefner, Connie Hopper and Arthur Smith.
Are we there yet?
Coming home
I woke up Monday at 5 a.m. Instead of hearing Gulf waves it was an Arkansas rain, which, as Paul Greeburg said so eloquently in his wonderful Sunday column, is a pretty nice sound too. We had been in Florida the week before, in the Panhandle at Blue Mountain Beach, for a vacation that lasted longer than originally planned. The sea will do that to you.
I swear ...
Classic courtroom comments
Here is some courtroom dialogue that has appeared in one or more earlier works of mine. As you can tell, however, it is timeless. Not only that, it might make you laugh.
A poetic exchange by a lawyer and a witness:
Q. Who else?
A. A man named Clyde Dodd.
River City Roundabout
Musical Ode to Tennessee
The Hamilton County UT Alumni Chapter went back to class for one evening in October. Former students of the UT system, including those who attending the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Chattanooga and Martin campuses, gathered to hear a presentation on the History of Rock-N-Roll by the former instructor of the class, Wendel Werner.
What'll They Dream Up Next?
Arbonne Makeup Primer
When I was a young girl, I didn’t know much about taking care of my skin and hair. I had an unruly mess of curls and bangs that wERE tamable only in ponytail or braid form. Fortunately I’ve somewhat figured out the hair situation and how to embrace the curls or straighten it when the weather isn’t too humid.
The Bookworm
“Zapped” by Ann Louise Gittleman $25.99 / $29.99 Canada 272 pages
You always set two alarms.
It’s a habit you got into while in college, and it’s served you well. The smell of coffee might wake you (an automatic coffee maker is a lifesaver!) but there’s no sense in risking things.
But what about all the other risks you take in your life? Merely shutting off the alarm, making toast, taking a shower, even working can be bad for your health, as you’ll see in the new book “Zapped” by Ann Louise Gittleman.
Widgets & Stone present a ‘visual language’ for clients in unique designs
The average individual sees several thousands of brands every day on billboards, clothes and storefronts. The eye naturally filters out anything that is the same. Thus, only the brands and logos that are truly different get noticed.
Paul Rustand and his collaborators at Widgets & Stone have the task to distinguish a company’s brand and make the consumer’s eye pay attention. Rustand says this entails finding out who or what the client is, why they are unique, who they need to communicate to and find a way to differentiate them from all the “branded clutter” out there.
Doug Yates Towing reels in repeat customers by keeping clients happy
Providing excellent service when events take an unpleasant turn is what Doug Yates Towing and Recovery strives for. Customers of Doug Yates Towing find relief instead of grief with auto trouble satisfaction.
Doug Yates Towing and Recovery was first established in 1946 by Lloyd R. Yates in the form of a small garage on Highland Park. Within a few years, the business started into towing and turned into Yates Garage and then eventually into what it is today, run by Lloyd R.’s son, Lloyd D. Yates, and his son, Shannon D. Yates.
New Realtor says career change working out well
Barry Grayson tried to get out of the real estate business before he was even in it.
“My wife, Jennifer, had been in real estate for 13 years when she sold her Coldwell Banker business three-and-a-half years ago. And I thought, ‘This is my time to get her out.’ But I couldn’t do it. So then I thought, ‘If I can’t beat her, I’ll join her.’”
Learn how to coast on the roller coaster of real estate
Longevity in the real estate business is like a roller coaster ride, says owner, broker and agent of TAG Realty, Barbara Hawkins. When you are not rolling, you have to learn how to coast.
With TAG Realty established in 1980 by Hawkins’ late husband, James Brumit, and still going strong today, she has first hand experience in diversifying business so that it is able to coast through the dips in the real estate market ride. Even within the name itself diversity lies, as TAG Realty is short for the states in which she sells property – Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia.
Real Estate Facts
Pricing under pressure
Deciding on an asking price for your home is challenging enough these days, but you need specific pricing strategies for particular scenarios, especially if you’re under pressure to move quickly or your home isn’t selling after being on the market for several months. Here are suggestions for both situations.
Kay's Cooking Corner
Question: Why do jack-o-lanterns have stupid looks on their faces?
Answer: You’d have a stupid look too if you had all your brains scooped out!
OK. Ha-ha! Well, it was funny at 3:30 a.m.!
Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away, and I am somewhat behind as far as planning my meal. Our youngest daughter, April, just had our second granddaughter, and Bobby, our oldest son just got married in Indiana, so I have been busy with babies and weddings and doing all the fun stuff preparing for those events bring! But I am in full swing now, and am thinking FOOD!
The Critic's Corner
Several years ago, my dad emailed me a link to a video for a car ad. He said the company had made the commercial in New Zealand, where the “Lord of the Rings” movies had been produced, and accidentally captured the film crew in action.
I loaded the footage, leaned forward in my chair and peered closely at the screen, looking for signs of the “Rings” crew as a shiny vehicle rolled past lush New Zealand scenery. Suddenly, a zombie popped into view, screaming bloody murder. As I involuntarily lifted several inches off my chair, a sound came out of my mouth that would’ve secured me a spot as an alto in a boy’s choir.
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