The front of the former Unique Fabricating plant in LaFayette, which shut down on Wednesday. LAFAYETTE, Ga. (WDEF)- Former employees and labor officials say they were blindsided by a Walker County plant’s decision to suddenly close on Wednesday. Unique Fabricating employees like Terry Heard were hard at work on Wednesday in LaFayette when they received a stunning order. Heard said,…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office is working to implement new license plate reader cameras around the county. Sheriff Austin Garrett says these cameras will help identify vehicles that have been involved in a crime. Garrett says they plan to add 121 new cameras. Sheriff Garrett also says the cameras will be running 24/7. But they haven’t…
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. (WDEF) — There is a new furry addition to the Collegedale Police Department, an 81-pound Belgian Malinois from Hungary. His name is Maxim, and he turns two years old in January. The police K-9’s partner is Officer Shawn Lewis. Maxim, badge number 335, is certified in narcotics detection and tracking. The Malinois is historically a herding dog and protector…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Nearly $2 million will be put into repairing Mountain Creek in Hamilton County. Erosion is causing pollution there. Pipes and wires are becoming visible along the bank. They’re not supposed to be visible, and this causes a risk to property owners. The soil runoff is causing the creek to become polluted. This cloudy creek is one of…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) – The Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual Catoosa Business Expo on Thursday morning. For several decades, the business expo has taken place every fall. More than 80 businesses were represented this year. The Catoosa Chamber believes events like this are great for networking. “It is so important to our businesses and nonprofits to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Earlier on Thursday, the Mayor’s Office announced a change in application for the 12th Street CARTA building, which the city is examining as a potential site for an emergency shelter. The city met with neighbors of the 12th street CARTA building recently to get their input on what should be the future of the building. They…
(press release) CHATTANOOGA, TN- On Wednesday, November 8, three Notre Dame High School student-athletes made commitments to continue their athletic careers in college. The fall college signing day event was held immediately after school so that most of the student body and faculty could attend. Cole McCormick will play basketball for John Shulman at the University of Alabama at Huntsville next season. Coach Shulman…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor had 13 athletes sign college scholarships on Wednesday on National Signing Day. Jada Cooper, soccer, East Tennessee State University Theo Desroches, golf, Lynn University Matt Hart, wrestling, Indiana University Drew Hitchcock, swimming, The University of Georgia Holly Merritt, softball, Miami University (Ohio) Sophia Mize, soccer, UTC Riley Oleksik, softball, Eastern Kentucky University Avery Shamblin, softball, The University of…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — Catoosa county is one of four counties under an extreme drought. The effect the drought has had on farmers is high. Sandy Brown the Co-Owner of Brown’s Produce said, “It has an effect on us because some things we can not irrigate and some things we can. But like the turnip greens and stuff out…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — From wallets to knife covers – Chattanooga Leather Works has everything your average executive and outdoorsman could possibly want. Let’s see how Chattanooga Leather Works is driving our economy forward. “I was looking to move back from Texas to Chattanooga. This is home. And reached out to some old family friends who owned a knife company….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Plan Chattanooga held an open house on Wednesday for Hamilton County residents to talk about their future development plans. Chattanooga could be seeing more new businesses, living areas and outdoor activities in the upcoming years. “We want to hear from people in the community. We want to get an idea of how and where they want…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chatt Foundation is hosting a job fair on Friday. The job fair will be open to the public, as well as those that are a part of the homeless population. RHG logistics, Riverdale Health Group and Labor Finders are among the vendors. On Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon, volunteers from Project Hire are helping…
Katy Dieckhaus, the mother of Covenant School Shooting victim Evelyn Dieckhaus, speaking about gun safety at The Church of the Good Shepherd on Lookout Mountain. LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF)- It has been over seven months since six people, including three children, were murdered in a mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville. The mother of one of the shooting’s…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – First Baptist Church on East 8th Street has a non-profit organization for mental health care in Chattanooga. “First Baptist cares called this press conference Wednesday for two reasons. One, to report on the preliminary data for our mental health outreach initiative,” said Rev. Dr. William Ladd III, pastor of First Baptist Church. “Number two, to issue…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Mocs football team has attracted an Ivy League graduate. Linebacker Kobe Joseph transferred from Harvard to UTC during the off-season, bringing a veteran presence and plenty of football savviness. Reporter:”Describe football at Harvard?” Said Joseph:”Um. It’s a similar competition to here, but school definitely comes first.” Harvard is the oldest college in America..founded in 1636, well before the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The first week of November is set aside to raise awareness for drowsy driving. “National Sleep Foundation has a national drowsy driving awareness week, and this is to raise awareness about the dangers of drowsy driving,” said Megan Cooper, Public Relations for AAA. One in 25 drivers have admitted to falling asleep while driving. Young adults,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Details are still being ironed out on the future of the South Broad Stadium and District. Announced last year, many are wondering when we will visually see progress. The Lookouts are supposed to be throwing their first pitch at the South Broad Stadium in April 2025. However as of early November 2023, groundbreaking has not yet commenced…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians honored one of their very own Tuesday. Chattanooga and Hamilton County historian Linda Moss Mines was selected to be the honoree of the Trefoil Society’s annual luncheon at the Waterhouse Pavilion in downtown Chattanooga. Mines has been heavily involved in Girl Scouts for decades, serving as a troop leader herself…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Gretchen Shively is a ray of sunshine at Cloud Springs Elementary. At least one parent calls Ms. Shively the best self-contained special needs teacher that she has ever met. We decided to surprise Ms. Shively in her classroom with this week’s Golden Apple Award. Lori Welborn is the Principal at Cloud Springs. She says, ” Ms….
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rookie Will Levis needed all of two starts to earn the starting quarterback job for the Tennessee Titans. Coach Mike Vrabel announced Tuesday that the 33rd pick overall out of Kentucky will be the Titans starter moving forward and that he already told the team of the change, moving injured veteran Ryan Tannehill to the backup spot. “There’s clearly something there,”…
Today on Mom to Mom, we have a super cute idea for those leftover pumpkins from Halloween. We are turning your leftover pumpkins from Halloween into cute little turkeys that your kids are absolutely going to love, and you can actually use this for your decorations at the Thanksgiving Day table. So, what you’re going to need are your smaller…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA (Nov. 6, 2023) – The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team raced out early and saw newcomer Jan Zidek score a game-high 25 points to amount an 89-44 wire-to-wire victory over Covenant in the 2023-24 season opener on Monday night inside McKenzie Arena. Chattanooga opens the season 1-0 for the ninth time in the past 12 seasons following the victory in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts more than lives up to its name when it comes to its latest visual arts exhibit. The theme for the display is “Flight.” What the students came up with is a soaring example of what’s right with our schools. Chad Burnette is the Arts teacher at CCA. He…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — On Monday, THRIVE partners held a ribbon cutting for a new trail system spanning through both Tennessee and Georgia. The “River to Clouds Route” is now officially open to the public. This trail system is at least 25 years in the making and spans 34 miles total. The trail system is multi-use, meaning it is for…