Still strumming strong after 30 years, the Mountain Opry on Signal Mountain continues to be a hot spot for music fanatics looking for fun and fellowship on Friday nights.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Chattanooga needs more little sisters in the Hixson area to match with residents willing to volunteer their time as “Bigs.”

Photographer Laura Helen Winn said she fell in love with photography when she picked up a 35 mm camera three years ago.

Warm glass artist Mary Beth McClure said she is looking forward to perfecting her creations using cold working equipment she is purchasing with MakeWork grant money from CreateHere.

Riley’s Wine & Spirits owners Vickie and Terrell Hurley are getting into the spirit of summer with a festive decoration that has proven to puzzle many customers.

Music fanatics Bruce Bennett and Kevin Maxfield now have the boost they need to take Bennett-Maxfield Music Inc. global through a $13,500 MakeWork grant by CreateHere.

Crystal Shirley says she expects to find better focus with the new location of Crystal Dawn Photography, which has just relocated from Ringgold, Ga., to Dayton Boulevard in Red Bank.

Friends Donivan Brown and Phillip Allen are turning their athletic ambitions to be able to slam dunk by July 1 into a philanthropic endeavor to raise funds for Christian-based community development program Hope for the Inner City.

Photographer and UTC student Laura Helen Winn said she fell in love with photography when she picked up a 35 mm camera three years ago.

Red Bank dentist and Signal Mountain resident Dr. Tom Blockley said he clearly heard the painful tear that would threaten his career and determine his fate. He would have to have surgery whether he liked it or not.