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U.S. Xpress Lays Off Over 100 Employees

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - U.S. Xpress has decided to lay off over 100 of its employees. According to Vice President of Corporate Communications, Danna Bailey, the company needs to shift its focus. The majority of the layoffs will take place in…

CHI Memorial Mobile Health Coach to Visit Chatsworth

Chattanooga, Tenn. (WDEF) – CHI Memorial’s mobile health coach will provide mammography screenings at Healthy Families Clinic on Saturday, August 12. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All women should have one screening mammogram between the…

ChattState To Hold Super Saturday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Super Saturday is coming to Chattanooga State Community College on Saturday, August 5. The College will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Personnel from admissions, financial aid, the Bursar’s office, advising, and enrollment departments will…

Six arrested in Walker County drug bust

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Agents with the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at 5091 Lula Lake Rd in Walker County on Tuesday. The search warrant lead to the seizure of a large amount of…

Silverdale Workhouse To Perform Background Checks

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - A new agreement between state and local law enforcement in Hamilton County will soon help the Silverdale workhouse. The Hamilton County Commission unanimously approved the resolution this morning. It allows the sheriff's office to access the…

Walker County Principal Begins School Year With New Goals

WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - School starts in Walker county on Thursday. We spoke with Ridgeland High's first female principal about her first year leading the school. Besides that accomplishment, Karen Hughes was also in the school's first graduating class in…

Whitfield Education Foundation donates $50K to teachers

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) - Thanks to the Whitfield Education Foundation and their sponsors, several schools in Whitfield County are now the proud recipients of grants. More than 50 thousand dollars were given to educators and their schools. This is…

DuPont Parkway Re-opened After Temporary Closure

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) -  The reopening of DuPont Parkway is underway after Chattanooga police closed the section of the highway Tuesday afternoon. Both Amnicola Highway and SR 153 entry and exit ramps were temporarily closed while first responders assisted a…

Pistol-packing bride arrested for pointing gun at groom

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A Tennessee bride was arrested hours after saying "I do" when authorities say she pointed a gun at her groom. Murfreesboro police Sgt. Kyle Evans told WTVF-TV on Monday that 25-year-old Kate Elizabeth Prichard was still…

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