Girl Scout Cookie Eating Contest on News 12

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Generations of Girl Scouts were celebrated on the first day of March as they enter prime cookie selling season. The News 12 This Morning team devoured this season’s cookies that are available for purchase until March 17th. Scottie Mayfield of Mayfield Dairy joined with his “legendairy” milk alongside the tasty treats. News 12’s Patrick Moates (Techbyte)…

TECH BYTE – New Smart Technology Helps Fight Mental Fatigue

Pylot Technology Smart Headband helps productivity and fights mental fatigue

CHATTANOOGA, TN – Almost everyone wears a smart device, and undoubtedly a smart phone.  We track our steps, our hydration, and even our sleep.  But what if there was a smart device that could track your mental activity and help you get more out of your career or your hobby? Ben Wiseby is the CEO and co-founder of Pylot.  Not…

Frazier Avenue could see traffic changes by end of March

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — After a tragic wreck that killed a mother and her son on Frazier Avenue, the city implemented a new traffic calming pattern. Thursday night, the city met in Coolidge Park to discuss possible changes that could help protect pedestrians. Councilwoman Jenny Hill of District 2 said, “It’s important that the community gets to continue to be…

Thursday Throwback: 1994 Female Pastors

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — For this week’s Thursday Throwback, we continue to look at a series from 30 years ago about churches in our area. A topic they were struggling with in 1994 is still being debated in 2024: Can women serve as pastors of a church? In the story, reporters spoke to a female pioneer in the area, plus…

Family questions if justice served as 2019 murder suspect receives sentence

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- On September 12, 2019, 20-year-old Darrell Hill was murdered during the commission of a robbery in Cromwell Hills. Thursday, the last suspect in that case faced his sentencing hearing. The family of Darrell Hill say they’ve been seeking justice for nearly five years. Photo of Darrell Hill, who was murdered on September 12, 2019 in the Cromwell…

Learn if your child is ready for kindergarten through survey

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Parents of young children in Hamilton County are being asked to evaluate if their kids are ready for kindergarten. This is being conducted through a survey by Chattanooga 2.0. Their goal is to find out what knowledge and skills upcoming kindergartners are coming into school with. They believe the results help schools develop programs to fill gaps…

Signal mountain girls fall to heritage

EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) Signal Mountain had a shorter trip than Heritage high school to East Ridge but it was Heritage who made the second half drive count. Signal was outscored in the second half and lost 55-45. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, heritage, High School Basketball, Signal Mountain

Men’s Basketball Earns 20th Win, Handles Mercer 84-75 on Wednesday Night

GoMocs- Typically living behind the arc, the Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team reversed course and featured a highly efficient attack from two-point range during a key 84-75 victory over Mercer in late-season Southern Conference action on Wednesday night inside McKenzie Arena. Following the win, Chattanooga earns its 20th win of the season and improves to 20-10 overall and 12-5 in the…

CALEB shares their vision for affordable housing at city council

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanoogans in Action for Love, Equality and Benevolence, or CALEB, voiced their concerns Tuesday night at City Council. CALEB presented their own housing plan for the city and came to city council to discuss what they called a housing crisis. Reverend Charlotte Williams with CALEB said, “We are here because we want to see a city…

Driving Our Economy Forward: Clumpies Ice Cream at Howard

Students Create New Ice Cream Flavors

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Students at the Howard School are getting the scoop on business success from Clumpies Ice Cream. The business which started in Chattanooga in 1999 is giving back to the community by educating young adults on their business operations. Clumpies was originally founded by the son of a third-generation candy maker. Students at the Howard School learned…

Family still faces housing struggles 1 year after Budgetel eviction

An example of issues inside Monika Hill’s home. (Courtesy: Monika Hill) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Back in November 2022, hundreds of people who were staying long term at the Budgetel Inn and Suites in East Ridge were evicted overnight. We spoke with several residents in the aftermath of those evictions and how it affected their lives. One of those was Monika…

Bariatric patient ‘runs for past self’ in Erlanger Marathon

Tammy Bennett is running for her 'past self' in the Erlanger Marathon

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Erlanger Chattanooga Marathon is right around the corner on March 1. While each runner has a moral reason for wanting to take on the challenge, Tammy Bennett is one of the runners who has overcome many obstacles to get to this point after receiving bariatric surgery. “I was very fortunate I found Dr. Sanborn at the Erlanger…

Commission approves MOU for South Broad Stadium

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The South Broad Stadium project is one step closer to groundbreaking.  The Hamilton County Commission unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between themselves, the city of Chattanooga, and stadium developers Wednesday morning. This follows the Chattanooga City Council approving the same MOU Tuesday night. A rendering of the new South Broad Stadium. (Courtesy: South Broad…

Murray Co Advances to Final Four With Victory Over Butler

Augusta, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Murray Co girls basketball team is headed to the state Final Four. The Lady Indians traveled to Augusta for an Elite Eight matchup against Butler on Tuesday. Murray Co held on to beat the Bulldogs 52-49 to punch their ticket to the Final Four. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Butler, Butler Bulldogs, Elite Eight,…

Red Bank Fighting to Return to State Tournament

Red Bank, TN-(WDEF-TV) It has been over a decade since Red Bank has been to the state basketball tournament. But if the Lions can stay on a roll over the next week..they’ll punch their ticket to Murfreesboro. Brian Armstrong has more on the Lions fantastic season. They’re different and people will say, how are they different? And, uh, first I’d…

City Council adopts South Broad stadium MOU

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Memorandum of Understanding for the South Broad stadium plan was approved Tuesday night. Last week at city council, the MOU was presented and had some key changes to the stadium plan. Before city council could vote on the new MOU, they had to withdraw the original plan. Jermaine Freeman with the city said last week,…