“Not-So-Normal People”: A memoir melding local people, places and great American stories

In his new book, “Not-So-Normal People: Great American Stories Preserved,” a local author recounts his childhood in Collegedale and the community’s transformation from a farm town into a growing college city. The memoir brings together true stories about military, political, social, cultural and religious history through the lives of people with Tennessee connections, including local business leaders, public figures and national icons. The author will read excerpts and sign copies at Ooltewah Whistlestop on Nov. 10.

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Grand jury indicts Kian Neal

A Hamilton County grand jury indicted Kian Neal on six criminal counts on Oct. 26 in connection with the death of 56-year-old Collegedale resident Robert Locke. The charges include first-degree murder, felony murder, aggravated burglary, abuse of a corpse, tampering with evidence and failure to exercise due care. Neal’s arraignment is scheduled for Nov. 4 before Judge Boyd Patterson in Hamilton County Criminal Court. A separate charge of death under suspicious, unusual or unnatural circumstances was dismissed.

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