Chattanooga Central rallies to win

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Neither team seems able to get the ball to go into the bucket for the first few minutes of the game. It took a little longer for Chattanooga Central to warm up offensively. However, once they did they rallied to win over South Doyle 51-46 Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Chattanooga Central, game. local sports,…

Tyner downs Meigs due to dominance down low

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) Tyner jumped out to an early lead against Meigs and never came close to giving it back as Tyner dominated the boards and rode that to a 21 point victory. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Downs, Highschool Basketball, local sports news, Meigs County High School, to dominance, Tyner Academy

Hamilton Place hosts second annual black business expo

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Second Annual Hamilton Place Black Business Expo treated crowds to a selection of alternative shops. 30 different vendors and businesses were showcased throughout the mall, providing customers with a huge selection of food, products and services. Taffany Britton, Leasing and Advertising Manager of Hamilton Place, was one of the major planners for this event. She…

Signal Mountain Cruises Past Austin East 72-25

Signal Mountain, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Signal Mountain girls opened region tournament action with a 72-25 win over Austin East. The Eagles Carlee Lowry was honored at halftime for topping 1,000 career points this season. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Austin East, cruises past, game. local sports, Highschool Basketball, local sports news, Signal Mountain

Bradley Central Blasts Shelbyville 72-22

Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Bradley Central raced out to a 21-0 lead after the first quarter over Shelbyville in their region tournament opener on Friday night. Bearettes cruised to a 72-22 victory. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: blasts, Bradley Central High School, game. local sports, Highschool Basketball, local sports news, Shelbyville High School

A year of war, JEM sends aid to Ukraine

  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Following the one-year anniversary of the war between Ukraine and Russia, the Jewish End-Time Ministries (JEM) is planning a mission trip. Henry Benach, founder of JEM, and his wife helped refugees in Poland at the start of the war, and are headed to Ukraine in March. “What we’re going to do now is go back…

GBI investigates active shooter in Dalton

DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) — Dalton police responded to an active shooting incident early this morning. Now, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is involved. Police officers responded to an early morning 911 call where, according to a press release, the caller was making erratic statements. The officers were dispatched to 818 Shugart Road for a welfare check of the initial caller….

Chattanooga State hosts their annual “Girl’s STEM Day”

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga State Community College hosted roughly 300 young women to attend their annual Girl’s STEM day on Friday. “It is first come first serve, because you see, we’re really crowded, and that’s only half the group that we have today,” said Chattanooga State Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Information Technologies department, Tracie Clifford. Young women from…

More to the Story with Staley: Welcome Home of Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Death is not something that people normally like to talk about. But for one Chattanooga organization, it’s starting up a new program that deals specifically with the subject of dying. Welcome Home of Chattanooga is an organization that provides comfort and care for those who are terminally ill, and need help. The facility offers a wide…

TECH BYTE: AAA Offers EV Buying Tips

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Electric cars are becoming a lot more popular these days, but how do you know if they’re right for you? AAA is helping drivers decide. The Auto Club Group is out with a Used EV Buyer’s Guide to help drivers see if going electric is right for them. AAA found more consumers are looking for cars…

Lee Basketball Splits Games With Union

Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Lee women’s basketball team lost a tough one to Union on Thursday night at Walker Arena falling 62-58. With the loss Lee and Union are now tied for first place atop the Gulf South Conference standings. The Lee men posted a 72-55 win over the Bulldogs. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: college basketball, game. local…

Kane Brown to Co-Host 2023 CMT Music Awards

AUSTIN, Texas (WDEF) — Tennessee Valley native Kane Brown will be the star of the show at the 2023 CMT Music Awards once again this year. Kane will be co-hosting again with Kelsea Ballerini. He’ll also be performing with his wife, Katelyn Brown. They’ll be singing their multi-week #1 hit single, “Thank God.” The show airs on Sunday, April 2…

Behind the scenes of the new Tennessee Aquarium exhibit

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Aquarium will be unveiling a new exhibit next week. Crowds will certainly be lined up to see what they have in store, but the story starts much earlier. Manager of Exhibit Services, Jeff Worley, said that planning for the Ridges to Rivers Exhibit started over 2 years ago. “The process started about brainstorming, trying…

Two controversial Tennessee bills have passed

Bills will criminalize public cabaret/drag performances, gender-altering surgeries for minors

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Two Tennessee bills concerning minors passed on Thursday. House Bill 01 and House Bill 09 both sparked a lot of controversy. Tennessee House Bill 01 will make it a crime for healthcare providers to perform gender altering services to minors. In addition, Tennessee House Bill 09 will criminalize public cabaret performances. Tennessee House Bill 01 /…

Chattanooga’s Orange Grove Center hosted kickoff event celebrating 70th anniversary

The non-profit discussed some big plans they have for the 2023 calendar year.

Orange Grove Center celebrates 70 years.Orange Grove Center celebrates 70 years with high-five.CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Chattanooga parents and community leaders started Orange Grove Center back in 1953 to assist those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. During their event hosted at Miller Plaza today, the group announced some exciting new ventures their organization will take on for 2023. One planned…

From The Archives: Honoring Cleveland’s Rhyne Howard

CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – The Bradley County Commission started the ball rolling this week on honoring a local sports hero. They passed a proposal to rename a stretch of South Lee Highway after Bradley Central basketball star Rhyne Howard. It still must be approved by the city of Cleveland and the Tennessee legislature. Rhyne is still climbing the heights of…

Chip’s Good Word: Tennessee sayings

Take our quiz over regional sayings from across the country

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Like most southerners, we’ve got a few expressions in East Tennessee. Do you know someone who is feeling “puny?” Well, they don’t in other parts of the country. The folks at Writing Tips Institue have been checking out our regional sayings and they put together a little quiz to see how travelled your vocabulary is. See how…

Man arrested after dog attacks child at school

The man arrested was also stalking a school employee

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A man was arrested in Chattanooga after his dog attacked a child at Bright School. The attack happened on Wednesday. Burton Webb was on school property when his dog attacked and bit a child. The child was with their parents when the dog attacked. School officials said the student will be fine and return next week….