Ricky Taylor scored 24 points and Omar Wattad added 22 for Chattanooga in an 83-75 win over Elon Thursday night. The duo took over in a second-half comeback for Chattanooga (10-16, 4-9 Southern Conference), combining for 27 points in the final frame. Taylor scored five points on two free throws and a 3-pointer at 2:19 off a nice pass from Wattad.

Sebastian Koch totaled 20 points for the Phoenix (13-11, 8-5). Jack Isenbarger scored 14 to go with eight assists for Elon, which had a three-game winning streak broken. The Phoenix also received 13 points from Lucas Troutman, 12 from Drew Spradlin and 10 from Ryley Beaumont.

A group responsible for forcing a scheduled recall election of Mayor Ron Littlefield has intervened in the case and will be allowed to participate in a hearing set for Friday.

I saw this posted at WWW.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM.

"North Chattanooga got a little cooler Wednesday as tree planting organization Take Root and volunteers from sponsor Rock/Creek placed the last of 16 shady American elms along Dallas Road in North Chattanooga."

"Volkswagen Chattanooga achieved its first significant production milestone of 2012 this week: completion of its 50,000th Passat."

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- WACKER POLYSILICON, an international chemical company that specializes in the production of polysilicon (a key ingredient for solar power panels), opened ...

My Aunt, Anna,told me about this.

"The Wacker Institute, a pilot plant and training facility at Chattanooga State Community College, opens to the public Wednesday."

I read this in the San Buenaventura paper and wanted to share it with you.

"Volkswagen Chattanooga achieved its first significant production milestone of 2012 this week ? completion of its 50,000th Passat. An incredible amount of care goes into each vehicle we produce in Chattanooga, said Frank Fischer, CEO and Chair of Volkswagen Chattanooga."

Kathy writes: "Lee S. Anderson, associate publisher and editor of the Chattanooga Free Press opinion page, will retire on April 18 after 70 years with the Times Free Press."

A Chattanooga nonprofit that found jobs for at least 200 felons a year for the last decade before losing its funding is trying to resurrect the program with grant money.