UPDATE: Officials have deemed the area safe, and residents are cleared to return home. I-24 is now reopened. South Terrace between McBrien Road and Spring Creek Road will remain closed. Cleanup is estimated to take several days. HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – A chemical fire on McBrien Road causes an evacuation within a half mile radius. Local Fire, EMS,…
Calhoun posted another solid 9-4 record last season, but it marked the first time in many, many years that the Yellow Jackets did not enjoy a double digit victory total. The proud program wants opponents to feel that Yellow Jacket sting once again this fall. Brian Armstrong has Calhoun in the 30-in-30 spotlight. Said receiver Isaac Green:”Our goal this year…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) First day of fall football practice for the Chattanooga Mocs, and it feels like a Bill Murray movie. News 12’s Brian Armstrong makes the connection. Said head coach Rusty Wright: You know, it’s Groundhog Day this time of year. You just get up and, you know, wash, rinse, repeat, and just try and get better. Living the day over…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – “The state of our city is strong,” said Mayor Tim Kelly. Thursday night, Mayor Kelly addressed Chattanooga. “Thank you everybody for being here tonight, I can’t see you, but I know you’re out there, theoretically.” Some of the conversations were about Mayor Kelly’s One Chattanooga plan. “That was the plan. The genesis of the plan was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga Gas is serious about reducing its carbon footprint. All the gas they provide residential and small business customers is produced, transported and delivered by companies that are reducing their methane emissions. They call it Next Generation Natural gas. “Next Generation Natural Gas is natural gas that is securely tracked and independently certified to be low…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A childcare center in Chattanooga is closing its doors. The Siskin Institute announced on Thursday morning that they are closing their early learning centers. These centers are located at their Children’s Institute on Carter Street and the Little Miss Mag Early Learning Center on Lookout Street in Downtown Chattanooga. These early learning centers according to Siskin’s…
Chickamauga, GA -(WDEF-TV) Gordon Lee jumped in with the big boys last season, joining the Class 3A ranks. Trojans finished with a 4-6 record, but now they believe they’ve got a better blue-print for the bigger classification. Gordon Lee has the 30-in-30 spotlight. With Gordon Lee making the leap from Class 1A to class 3A last year, of course it…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga police are investigating a fatal shooting on Woodland View Circle this afternoon. The call came in around 3:15 p.m. and police got to the scene just two minutes later. There, officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds. Chattanooga police said they immediately started life saving efforts. First responders then rushed the victim to the…
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — Walker County students returned to school on Thursday. As the new school season begins, drivers should be alert during morning and afternoon commutes. Rossville Middle School welcomes back students The Walker County Sheriff’s Office says it’s important to be aware of school buses on the roads once again. Also returning is the possibility for heavy traffic…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Highway 127 yard sale stretches from Alabama to Michigan. It’s the longest yard sale in the world. This yard sale passes right through Chattanooga. Driving down 127, News 12 found multiple tents already set up and operating before the yard sale officially started. The sale officially starts Thursday and runs through Sunday. Yard sale items…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Wednesday night, a chemical spill resulted in parts of Highway 153 being closed down for hours. Hazmat crews arrived on scene to address the spill and get it cleaned up. Hazmat Response, Courtesy of Chattanooga Fire Dept. The Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) said they had crews working the scene since about 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday, with…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (WDEF) – Park rangers are asking for the public’s help to solve a vandalism case near Gatlinburg. They say someone spray-painted words and symbols on rocks along the Laurel Falls Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains Park. They say graffiti is extremely difficult to remove and they may never be able to restore the area to its previous…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A 70 year tradition in Chattanooga is about to end. The Siskin Children’s Institute has announced they will close their early learning centers on Carter Street and Lookout Street (the former Little Miss Mag Early Learning Center). The closings will happen on Friday, September29. Siskin officials say rising costs and difficulty of hiring staff were factors. Siskin…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – Commissioner Steve Highlander believes Hunter Road is the most dangerous road in Hamilton County. He drafted a resolution to stop rezoning property along Hunter Road for up to a year and half. On Wednesday, he pulled that resolution. But that doesn’t mean the winding, narrow road suddenly became safer. “If you assume that most people…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) – A Cleveland man was driving to work last Friday when he made a startling discovery. Danny Hitson was heading to work along Villa Drive in Northwestern Cleveland unusually early last Friday. It was 5:30 in the morning, before the sun had even risen. But what he saw as he came around a corner will forever stick…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF) – Many organizations are helping get students ready for the start of the school year. One of those today was Hamilton Health’s Catoosa Campus in Ringgold. Families gathering supplies at Hamilton’s Back to School Celebration. Employees at that medical office gave away school supplies, goodies, and ice cream to kids who stopped by. Hamilton Health says this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A Chattanooga man is putting the word ‘Hoff’ in hot sauce. Aaron Hoffman has his own unique spin on the popular condiment, and even has plans to expand his hot sauce company. See how Hoff and Pepper is driving our economy forward. “The name came from, I love puns,” said Aaron ‘Hoff’ Hoffman, Founder and Chief…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Hamilton County Commission agreed on Wednesday to change the name of the Hamilton County Workhouse, also known as the Silverdale Detention Center. The commission voted unanimously to change the name to the Hamilton County Jail and Detention Center. Sheriff Austin Garrett noted that the name “Silverdale” should only be associated with the church and school…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A fire broke out at a homeless camp along Market Street on Tuesday night, which caused the road to be shut down. The Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) responded to the call around 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. They had the fire out and the street reopened by about 9:02 p.m. Courtesy of Battalion Chief Chris LaFerry They…
Sale Creek has made the state playoffs the last five years in-a-row. And yet, the school has never had a winning record in ten seasons of football. It’s a crazy deal to say the least, and new head coach Jason Fitzgerald hopes to change that. He wants to make the Panthers a legitimate playoff contender. Sale Creek has the 30-in-30…
DALTON, GA (WDEF) – Another school year is about to begin. Teachers and staff members in Dalton, Georgia got fired up at Tuesday’s assembly. At Tuesday morning’s employee convocation at City Park School, 1,000 folks came together to celebrate and kick off competition for the Spirit Stick. “Today we had convocation; It’s the first day back for teachers. We always…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga’s Larry Fleet is coming out with a new album next month. The country artist’s third album, Earned It, will have 21 songs. Four of them, including the title track, were released early last week. Courtesy: Big Loud Records Four others came out earlier this year. Larry wrote more than half of the songs on the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Tennessee’s Grocery Tax Holiday launched today. Could it become permanent? It’s a tax burden not felt in most states, with Tennessee only being one of 13 that have a grocery tax. Tennessee Senator Bo Watson for District 11 said, “Tennessee does not have an income tax so we have limited ways of giving money back…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp reflected on her first year in office in North Chattanooga. She spoke about the progress of her administration at the North Chattanooga Council of the Chamber of Commerce. In particular, she spoke of the rearrangement of priorities inside the District Attorney’s office from the previous District Attorney, Neil Pinkston. She…