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Restaurants awarded the most CHA COVID-19 Mitigation Grants

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) - Chattanooga awarded 142 small businesses COVID-19 mitigation grants. The up to 5,000 dollar grants were offered for businesses renting spaces to pay for expenses, rent or payroll. Restaurants were awarded the most grants, 44 of them.…

First Tennessee prisoner dies from Covid-19

NASHVILLE (WDEF) - Tennessee continues to grapple with Covid-19 cases in prisons. The state is in the middle of testing every single state prisoner and staff member in Tennessee. And as they do so, they have registered their first prisoner…

Hospitals start back Outpatient Surgeries

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Hospitals across Tennessee have started back with elective and outpatient surgeries. All non emergency surgeries were put on hold during the COVID-19 Pandemic. On Monday Parkridge Hospital has started trying to get back into the swing of…

Hamilton County Jail Clear of COVID-19

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office has concluded COVID-19 testing on all corrections personnel and inmates in the Hamilton County Jail and the results were 100% negative.

Woman killed, man hospitalized in overnight shooting in Athens

Athens, TN (WDEF) - One woman was killed and one man hospitalized after being shot at an Athens apartment complex early Tuesday morning. This morning around 12:15 a.m. the Athens Police Department responded to the Clem Jones Housing Complex on…

Hamilton County School District holds off on teacher pay raises

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) - Hamilton County School Board held a special called meeting Monday night. This meeting was to figure out how to use 1.8 million dollars of property tax revenue added to school system's FY21, 417 million dollar…

Who is in charge?

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) - COVID-19 made its debut in the United States in late January and the first case in Tennessee was reported in early March. At that time, Governor Bill Lee ordered a shelter in place for the…

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