CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A young woman in Chattanooga is using her love of crepes to serve up some amazing meals in the scenic city. Adelle Pritchard started her business at just 12 years old. The creperie serves fresh and healthy meals. Her business also has a food truck. See how Adelle’s Creperie is driving our economy forward. Ken Pritchard,…
UPDATE: LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) — A jury found Larry Cargle not guilty of vehicular homicide Wednesday morning in the 2021 death of Eden Muina. However, he was found guilty of failing to yield. Cargle has been placed on a year of probation. SEE PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Jury begins deliberations in Walker County vehicular homicide case LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) – Deliberations have…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) — LaFayette High School is hosting a “Songs for the Band” benefit concert on Wednesday, March 20. This is the second year that LaFayette’s Rambler Band has hosted this event. It was organized by singer-songwriter, and LaFayette-native, Channing Wilson. The show will begin at 7 p.m. To start, LHS student singer-songwriters Luke and Levi Hopkins, Laik and…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) – This week, we honor the vice principal at Lafayette Middle School. Adam Crowley has been teaching and coaching for 15 years. His coworkers say he treats every child with respect and dignity and has a passion for teaching. See why he is the winner of this week’s Golden Apple Award. Mr. Crowley not only spends the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Springtime traditionally starts with the spring equinox and, around here, with pollen. With pollen comes allergies. And local allergists are explaining what allergies are like in the Tennessee Valley. “We are about to hit the spring allergy season. I know a lot of people are allergic to oak and hackberry and all sorts of different tree…
(chattanoogafc.com) Chattanooga Football dropped out in the first round of the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 1-0 defeat by Miami United FC at Finley Stadium on Tuesday night. Jhon Pajoy scored the winning goal in the 12th minute with a long-range free-kick. Chattanooga FC will now look forward to hosting FC Cincinnati 2 in MLS NEXT Pro…
We all saw what a weapon Boo Carter was for Bradley Central last fall. Now Carter hopes he can be just as electric on the college gridiron for Tennessee. He’s going through spring drills as a defensive back and kick returner. Said defensive coordinator Tim Banks: “Obviously Coach Heupel was super excited to get him. We knew he was very…
Today on Mom, we are going to make our own air freshener. If you don’t like to use candles or you don’t like spending a whole lot of money on air fresheners, we have a very inexpensive way for you to create your own air freshener that smells so good in your house, and you can put ’em anywhere you…
(McCallie press release) Kenneth White has been named Head Basketball Coach at McCallie, Head of School Lee Burns announced Monday. White, a one-time student at McCallie, has forged a successful coaching career in both the college and high school ranks. “Kenneth White is a slam dunk hire for McCallie,” Burns said. “He’s competed at the highest national levels as a…
LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF) – A trial began Monday in Walker County for the 2021 death of a college student in a car crash. Eden Muina was only 20 years old when she tragically died in a car crash on her way back to school at Berry College in Rome. She was coming from her parent’s home in Fort Oglethorpe at…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Men of any age can have hard time talking about their mental health, but there are people who will listen. That was the takeaway for students from Brainerd, Howard and Tyner at the 5th annual Brotherhood Brunch. Let’s pay a visit to Chattanooga State for an important example of what’s right with our schools. Ladarius Price…
GoMocs- For the 17th time in program history, the Chattanooga women’s basketball team heard its name called during the NCAA Selection Show as the Mocs ultimately earned the No. 14 seed of the Portland Region, pitting UTC against No. 3 seed N.C. State. After finishing the season 28-4 (13-1 SoCon) and claiming the Southern Conference regular season and tournament titles, the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Sunday at the East Ridge Community Center, a reptile expo full of scaley creatures like snakes, lizards and even spiders were in attendance. “We try to bring a little bit of diversity for the people to have some options as far as other vendors here at the show. We got Ball Pythons, some of the vendors…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Democratic Party is looking to get a leg up on the Republican Party in the upcoming elections, and the democrats of Hamilton County want to ensure that they are sending their best to represent the party. “The people that are here today will go to a convention for the Congressional District 3 in April as…
Murfreesboro, Tennessee (WDEF)- Chattanooga Prep was relentless the entire game and dominated on its way to a 64-41 victory over Frank Hughes. The state title is the first one for a Chattanooga boys basketball team since 2007 and no player on this team was even born yet. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Chattanooga Preparatory School, Frank Hughes,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Mayor Tim Kelly’s proposal to restructure the Beer and Wrecker Board has been approved. And the expected changes are dynamic. “We really worked for about the last three years, coming up with a newer system to do it, and I think it is going to be streamlined and there will not be any delays for people…
Murfreesboro, TN-(WDEF-TV) Chatt Prep defeated Santa Fe 62-51 on Friday to advance to the 1A state title game. The Sentinels had a hard time slowing down the Wildcats Auden Slaughter who scored 41 points. Chatt Prep did manage enough tough defense in the end, as they finished the game with 16 steals and nine blocked shots. Eli Gaines led the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – New police body cam footage in the Jason Chen murder case was shown in a Hamilton County court room Friday. Today’s hearing focused on police involvement in the initial investigation into Jasmine Pace’s disappearance as Jason Chen’s defense continued their argument that evidence in this case was illegally obtained. We got to see the initial interactions…
ATLANTA, Ga. (WDEF) – A controversial lawmaker from Northwest Georgia has just been banned by his own party. Colton Moore represents Dade, Walker and Catoosa counties in the State Senate. But he has run afoul of his fellow Republicans over remarks he made about the former House Speaker in Georgia. The Senate was paying tribute to David Ralston from Blue…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF)-With weather like this, it certainly feels like Spring is already in full swing! One early bloomer will catch your attention… Bradford Pear trees. “Right now when you look outside, they are in pretty much every neighborhood here in our region,” said Jen Clemmer, Signal Mountain Nursery. “They are tall, beautiful blooming flowers right now.” The…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The weather was beautiful on Thursday, but that wasn’t the case 31 years ago. We were in the middle of the biggest snowfall of our lifetimes. The records show 18 and a half inches fell in Chattanooga, but the total was much more outside the city. We quickly learned that people in our area were not ready…
CHATTANOOGA, TN – With college basketballs biggest moments right around the corner, I had to bring in a star forward from Verizon. Interesting fact of the day. Did you know, that between 60 and 100 million brackets are filled out in this tournament every year? So, whether you’re watching at home, or you’re going to travel to the games, our…
Murfreesboro, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Red Bank basketball team struggled to put the ball in the basket in their state quarterfinal game against Creek Wood. The Lions shot just 28 percent in falling 50-34. The Lions were actually only down two points in the fourth quarter before Creek Wood went on a big run to seal the victory. Kendrick Lloyd paced the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) It’s a new era for the CFC this weekend. They kick off in a brand new league. The Boys in Blue are now apart of the MLS NEXT Pro League. They’ll play their league opener Saturday afternoon, as they host Huntsville City. When your league carries the MLS name, you expect better competition, so you better get some good…