Dear Annie: I have a family estrangement issue. It all started when a 44-year-old woman contacted my older brother on a DNA site. I immediately wrote her and acknowledged paternity and expressed a strong desire to establish a long-term relationship. She seems to be a very nice person. more

Dear Readers: Here's an easy way to melt semi-sweet chocolate chips, to use as frosting for a cake or as decorations on cookies. Keep the chips in the bag they come in, place the bag into a bowl of hot water and knead until the chips are melted. Then, just cut a small hole across one corner of the bag and drizzle the chocolate right from the bag onto the cookies or cake. No mess to clean up. — Heloise

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More than 500 people participated in the Great Strides/65 Roses walk/run event this weekend, raising more than $60,000 for cystic fibrosis research.This was the 22nd year the event has been held … more

More than 300 students from 18 colleges and universities across the southeast traveled to Cleveland for the Southeastern Wildlife Conclave, which was hosted by the Cleveland State Community College … more

"Turn around … every now and then I get a little bit lonely."The lyrics to Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of The Heart" must run through the minds of every performer on NBC's "The Voice," and for … more

Dear Heloise: I just read the article in your column about how to organize your closet. As the mom of a young child, I needed to be very organized. On Sunday afternoons, I would take out my ironing board and go through my closet to select five outfits for the week. If anything needed pressing, I did it then. I chose which jewelry I wanted to wear with the individual outfits, put them into individual sandwich bags and hung them on the hanger with the outfit they went with. more

Dear Annie: Let me start off by saying I got married at 19 and divorced at 24. My ex-husband and I had three kids during this time, two females and one male. I got remarried at 26 and had a son. My second husband already had three girls from previous relationships. One of his girls I have never met because her mom moved to Texas, however, his other daughters and I get along great. more

BEGIN COURTHOUSE DEMOLITION TODAY: They started tearing down the courthouse today. The first actual demolition of the building, which has played a part in many local dramas, came when a workman removed the cornerstone with sledgehammer and chisel. 

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Dear Annie: I just read today's "Second Chance Daughter" column about "putting away the bitterness, regret and anger of growing up with an abusive mom." Her dad wasn't much better; he deliberately … more

Some of these students will go on to make history, but for now … they are history!Entering the Arnold Memorial Elementary School auditorium on Thursday, March 16, a host of second-graders in … more

MARCH 1969: FOUR MEN ARRESTED, CHARGED IN OLIN PLANT MERCURY THEFT — An Atlanta man and three Chattanooga men were arrested in Charleston early today and charged in connection with the larceny of liquid mercury from the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. 

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Legacy Senior Living and Legacy Village of Cleveland will serve as a premier sponsor for the 65 Roses 5K race, hosted by Lee University, to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. More than $1.2 … more

Dear Annie: I'm a recently divorced man in his mid-60s. I have no children and am secure in my job. I've been on a couple of dates since my divorce that haven't gone well. more

For more information on the library, its resources, and events, visit www.clevelandlibrary.org, search Cleveland Bradley County Public Library on social media, or call 423-472-2163. more

Three words were spoken several times at the Bradley County Relay for Life organizational meeting Thursday night — More, More, More.No, the group was not remembering the Andrea True Connection song … more

Dear Heloise: Recently, one of your readers asked if cooking was dead because her child's family either orders food to be delivered or eats outside the home. But cooking is definitely alive and thriving in my daughter's family. They cook together, and my young grandchildren love to cook. My 8-year-old grandson can name the ingredients in all of his favorite recipes. more

Ocoee Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution presented the Women in American History Award in honor of Myra Inman Carter to Cleveland Bradley County Public Library History Branch. Carter was … more

Dear Heloise: You are going to like this, Heloise! Summer will soon be here, and it will be time to get out our plastic lawn chairs. Like mine, yours may be ugly with dirt and stains. But you don't have to throw them out. You can paint them to look new again! more

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 30 years. For the vast majority of those years, his jobs have involved a significant amount of travel, anywhere from 25 to 60% of his work days, depending on the job he has held. Sometimes he would be away for weeks at a time. Additionally, his workday when he was not traveling usually brought him home no earlier than 6 p.m. I typically get home two hours earlier. more

Two local veterans were recently presented medals for their service in the Korean War. more