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Cempa to host drive-thru vaccine event on Saturday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Cempa Community Care is hosting  a drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination event tomorrow . The Drive thru vaccination site will be at Mt. Canaan Baptist Church, located at 4801 Hwy 58. Vaccine appointment times are available from 9:00 AM…

4 store openings at Hamilton Place this April

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Officials at Hamilton Place Mall announce four store openings this month. Here is the April rundown: Pop Cult – Open Now! Formally known as Character Box, Pop Cult relocated to their new store on the upper level…

Tornado hits Cumberland Co. school as it let out

CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) - An EF-0 tornado has damaged an elementary school west of Crossville this afternoon on the Cumberland Plateau. It hit Pleasant Hill Elementary just as the entire student body (K-8) was heading out to go home by…

Georgia loosens Covid restriction as of today

ATLANTA (AP) - Gov. Brian Kemp says “Georgia is open for business” as of Thursday. He's loosening COVID-19 restrictions, so that restaurant tables can be closer, more people can get together and vulnerable residents no longer have to stay home.…

New public art installation opens in downtown Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - A new, interactive pedestrian corridor in the heart of downtown Chattanooga is officially open to the public. Spearheaded by the River City Company, the new attraction called “The Scramble” is a $1.5 million dollar project located…

Hamilton County Covid-19 Update

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Mayor Jim Coppinger and Administrator Becky Barnes hosted their weekly Covid-19 briefing. During the briefing Mayor Jim Coppinger announced that he was pleased with how much progress we have made with vaccinations. But the progress is not…

Relief on the way for Local Child Care Agencies

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Throughout the year local child care services have remained open to care for underserved children and children of parents who are essential workers, but staying open during a pandemic has been a struggle. Luckily there’s some good…

Bill on handling of fetal remains advances in Tennessee

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Republicans are backing legislation that would require medical providers to cremate or bury fetal remains from surgical abortions. They're doing so over objections that the measure could stigmatize a legally…

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