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Golden Apple: Jill Wilson

A 1st grade teacher is doing all she can to help her students succeed. Her passion and dedication have earned her this week's Golden Apple Award.

Young Authors

Some young authors are showing off their writing skills, and now have their own published books.

Whitfield House Fire blamed on lightning

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Officials believe lightning from last night's thunderstorms in northwest Georgia ignited at least one house fire. They were called to a home on Harvest Way near Varnell in Whitfield County for a lightning strike. By the…

Food City Hiring 2,500 Associates

ABINGDON, Virginia (WDEF) - The Food City grocery chain announces plans to hire 2,500 new associates for all their stores. They are offering both full time and part time work in customer service and food service. The jobs include Cashiers,…

Parkridge hospitals restricting patient visitation

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Parkridge Medical Center, Parkridge East Hospital, Parkridge West Hospital and all Parkridge Valley Hospital locations are restricting visitors for patients. They will allow one visitor in the following cases: Spouse/partner/relative of patient being treated Spouse/partner of a…

Sheriff's Dept. identifies body found near Soddy Daisy

SODDY-DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County Sheriff's officials have identified the body found Monday in some woods near Soddy Daisy. The victim was 30 year old Kristopher Shane Lancaster from Soddy Daisy. The Medical Examiner has not determined a cause…

Tuesday COVID-19 cases by state

NATIONAL 4,226 cases, 75 deaths, in 49 states TENNESSEE 73 cases, 1 in Hamilton County, none in our outlying counties. 2/3 of the cases are in the age range of 18-49. GEORGIA 146 Cases, 1 death, closest cases in Gordon…

Biden gets full Secret Service protection

Washington — Former Vice President Joe Biden is receiving full protection from the U.S. Secret Service, an agency spokesperson confirmed to CBS News on Tuesday. Concerns about Biden's safety were raised after protesters managed to rush the stage at an event…

Kentucky postpones primary in response to coronavirus

Kentucky became the third state to postpone its Democratic primaries in response to the coronavirus. So far, Louisiana, Georgia, and Kentucky have officially postponed the Democratic primaries, and the Ohio governor announced on Monday he has recommended its in-person primary…

Coronavirus anxiety

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - It's still something we're all learning about: COVID-19. And because we just don't know a whole lot, it's all too easy to become anxious. "Fear happens in the absence of knowledge," Sam Bernard said. Bernard is…

Body Found in woods near Soddy Daisy High

SODDY-DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) - Hamilton County officials are investigating the case of a body found near Soddy Daisy. It was discovered in some woods near the intersection of Sequoyah Road and West Ridge Trail Road Monday afternoon The body was…

Biden narrowly wins Washington primary

Joe Biden has been declared the winner —narrowly — of last week's Democratic presidential primary in Washington state, giving him victories in five out of six states that voted March 10. According to the Washington secretary of state's website, Biden…

Dollar General: Let senior citizens shop when stores open

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dollar General is dedicating the first hour of its daily store operations to senior citizens in response to the new coronavirus. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based discount retailer says starting Tuesday, it is strongly encouraging younger customers to…

Governors closing schools in Georgia & Tennessee

ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) - Monday evening, Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order to close all public schools in Georgia from Wednesday through the rest of the month. The order affects schools that had only committed to one week so…

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