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Rock City updating the Enchanted Trail

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WDEF) - Rock City officials call it the most significant trail project in awhile for them. They are upping the fairytale vibe along the Enchanted Trail. The trail makeover includes a tunnel with glass ornaments in the…

UTC student becomes Tik Tok famous

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Since its launch, Tik Tok has taken the social media world by storm and a local UTC student proves Tik Tok can be beneficial. Student Eli Salley (@elisalley) now has over 600 thousand followers on the Tik…

What doctors expect for a Flu season during a Pandemic

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - It's a question many of us will face this fall and winter...is it Covid-19 or is it the flu? Both the Influenza and Covid-19 are highly infectious respiratory illnesses.  Health department officials say that both sicknesses have…

Election Commission improving security for the November vote

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Hamilton County Election Commission discussed voting security during a meeting this morning. The state of Tennessee provided Hamilton County funding to cyber security to prevent voter fraud and misinterpreted votes. The county's election commission will utilize…

Democrats to investigate forced surgery claims in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Leading congressional Democrats are reacting furiously to lightly-substantiated claims that immigrants held at a detention center in Georgia are undergoing questionable hysterectomies. In a complaint filed Monday, a nurse alleges that the Irwin County Detention Center performed…

Local mothers express support for EdConnect initiative

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - On Tuesday, Chattanooga City Council Members held a hearing on multiple proposed budget amendments. One of them, if approved, appropriates 1.5 million dollars from reserves to EPB for the EdConnect initiative. It's an effort to get…

TDOT's U.S. 27 Construction

"It includes improving access to U.S. 27. It includes widening U.S. 27. It includes straightening it out. Bringing the road up to today's current design standard" said Flynn.

Tornado Relief Call Center

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - It's been 5 months since tornadoes hit Hamilton County on Easter Sunday. But there are many who are still  struggling to clean up and  rebuild their damaged or destroyed homes.  “There are individuals who did not…

Truss maker coming to Ringgold

RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) - A Texas company has chosen Catoosa County for their newest facility in our region. Panel Truss Texas Inc., as the name implies, builds trusses for the construction industry.   They say about 85% of their business…

Chattanooga man fatally shot in Knoxville

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - 24 year old Lizarrius Rice from Chattanooga was shot to death over the weekend in Knoxville. Two men were shot Saturday night at some apartments in the downtown area. Rice was shot multiple times and succumbed…

Bradley County receives a School Safety Grant

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - Bradley County Schools has been awarded a new grant from the Department of Justice COPS office. The school system says they have received a grant for over $442, 436. School officials say this grant money will…

Some schools are facing substitute teacher shortage

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) -Seven months into the Coronavirus pandemic,  schools are back in session and trying to create some normalcy. But some say they are having trouble finding substitute teachers when a teacher is absent. Walker County Association of Educators…

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