CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Many are on edge after a string of recent shootings. We asked local residents if they feel safe in Chattanooga after recent incidents. One resident, Kristy, said, “I feel like these things can happen anywhere. I don’t think it makes Chattanooga more unsafe than any other cities, being from Texas where this kind of thing is normal.”…
WHITWELL, Tenn. (WDEF) – Imagine a room with 24 middle school students all playing piano. That could get a little noisy, right? You’d think so, but Whitwell Middle School is now home to a state of art piano keyboard lab, and it’s hitting all the right notes. Roger Payne is the music teacher and choral director at Whitwell Middle. He…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County finally broke ground for the new Victims Memorial Park on Monday. The Victims Memorial Park is located at the Riverpark at Riverpoint on Amnicola Highway. “I think today is a solemn day. The parents of many victims were here. They feel heard and understood. We join them as a community and their…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) – Early voting has begun for Georgia’s General Primary. These primaries concern various local and state offices. One location where early voting is occurring is the Catoosa County Freedom Center. There were advocates campaigning for their candidates on Monday morning and said early voting is critical to the election process. One such advocate, Scott Fiddler said, “To…
GoMocs – The Chattanooga softball team completed its third series sweep against the Southern Conference with a 10-0 win Senior Day victory over Furman at Frost Stadium Sunday afternoon. Chattanooga improves to 34-13 overall and hold onto its one-game lead in the SoCon standings over UNCG at 13-5. Furman falls to 21-29 on the year and 6-12 against the league….
GoMocs – The Chattanooga beach volleyball team heard its name called for the very first time in program history during the 2024 NCAA Selection Show on Sunday, with the Mocs earning the No. 17 seed in the bracket pitting UTC against North Florida in the tournament’s play-in match. The Mocs captured the program’s first-ever Ohio Valley Conference regular season and…
RED WOLVES- The Chattanooga Red Wolves hosted One Knoxville SC in the first round of the new USL Jägermeister Cup. After a scoreless first half, a 48th minute header from One Knox led to a 1-0 win for the visiting side. The intrastate rivals will meet again in cup competition on Saturday, July 20th and in regular season action on…
Chattanooga FC- Chattanooga Football Club defeated Carolina Core FC 2-0 in the first battle of independent teams in MLS NEXT Pro history in front of 3,614 fans at Finley Stadium. Jesus Ibarra scored the opener in the seventh minute when Callum Watson found him with space on the left wing and Ibarra curled in his third goal of the season….
Decatur, TN-(WDEF-TV) It has been a banner season for the Meigs Co softball team, and it continued on Friday as they defeated Roane Co 12-0 in four innings. The victory sealed the district title for the Lady Tigers. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: High School Softball, Meigs County High School, Roane County High School, Softball
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga Lookouts took the field for the first time as the Chattanooga Wreckers on Friday. Chattanooga will play select games as the Wreckers in a partnership with the International Towing Museum in the Scenic City. Name change didn’t help the cause though as the Wreckers lost 7-5 in 10 innings to Birmingham. The Wreckers did score twice in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – It has been a violent 24 hours in the Scenic City. First, shots rang out at Champy’s Restaurant at 6:30 Thursday evening. That scene was repeated again around 10 Friday morning near Eastgate Mall. These incidents have some wondering, what is next for Chattanooga and how do we deal with two shootings in public places within…
CHATTANOOGA, TN – May is known as National Speech-Language-Hearing Month to raise awareness for communication disorders and the role of professionals that work with them. Speech pathology has a history that dates back to 1920. It would start gaining traction when the American Academy of Speech Correction was formed in 1926. Like all things it developed and changed over the…
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) Heritage beat Southwest DeKalb 4-3 and 10-1 on Thursday to advance to the next round of the Georgia state baseball playoffs. Game one was dicey for the Generals. Contest went extra innings tied at two. Panthers scored in the top of the 10th to go up 3-2, but Heritage responded with two runs in the bottom of the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — We’ve seen a lot of characters come through our doors over the last 70 years. But none could grab your attention more than Harry Thornton. He was a radio DJ, turned wrestling announcer, who eventually invented local morning television. Harry knew how to push all your buttons. Here is his story from our 50th anniversary, 25 years…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- In addition to their regular meetings, the Hamilton County Commission hold a series of committee meetings. However, there are some questions rising about how those committees are being operated. The Tennessee Sunshine Law requires all governmental bodies to conduct business in the view of the public. At 9:30 each Wednesday morning, the Hamilton County Commission does…
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) — Located in the heart of historic Downtown Chickamauga, Droop Scoops is a family-owned ice cream and coffee shop. When you walk through the front door you will find many young adults not only enjoying a scoop of ice cream delivered from Michigan but also spending time with friends. Let’s see how Droop Scoops is driving our…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Finley Stadium is welcoming its newly renovated “Ultra Club” event space. “This has been a few years in the works, just lots of planning. We started construction earlier this year in January and we just wanted to complete it. We’re really excited for this space. We want this to be a community space that people can…
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) After splitting the first two games of their series, Ringgold defeated Gilmer 8-1 on Wednesday to win the opening round baseball series. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Baseball, Gilmer, High School Baseball, Ringgold
Dalton, GA-(WDEF-TV) After leading 1-0 at halftime, Coahulla Creek scored three goals in the second half to beat Monroe Area 4-1 and advance to the Elite Eight of the Georgia state playoffs. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – Soccer Tags: Coahulla Creek High School, High School Soccer, Monroe High School, Soccer
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) When the Ringgold baseball team needs a clutch hit or strikeout, they turn to Sebastian Haggard, better known as Sea Bass. Next fall, he’ll likely become the first person named Sea Bass to walk the halls of an Ivy League school. News 12’s Brian Armstrong has the low down on Sea Bass. Said Ringgold head coach Drew Walker:”He…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – After the UAW attempted to become unionized twice before, the third time was a charm as they had 73% vote yes. This is an opportunity that workers of Volkswagen have been waiting for to negotiate pay and much more. “In terms of my opinion if it will be good Volkswagen is now going to be unionized?…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga Police officially identified the suspect involved in the skate park shooting earlier this month. “Throughout the course of the investigation, the suspect was identified as 29-year-old Demitre Tayshaun Isaac,” said Sgt. Victor Miller, CPD Public Information Officer. “CPD’s Homicide Unit was able to obtain arrest warrants charging him with first degree murder and felony reckless…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Next year’s proposed Hamilton County School budget was presented to the Hamilton County Commission on Wednesday. Hamilton County School Superintendent Dr. Justin Robertson held the presentation in the Commission’s Education Committee. He says that in total it will cost about 673 million dollars, or 40 million less than last year. Dr. Robertson said they are asking for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County government may soon be using more electric vehicles in their fleet. County Commissioners briefly discussed a resolution during their Finance Committee Wednesday morning that concerns EVs. This resolution would allow the county to purchase new electric vehicles and invest in intersection improvements. The resolution would utilize over $7 million total to fund these purchases….