TRION, Ga. (WDEF) – For most of us, education begins in Pre-K. Jori Day has helped generations of Georgians get off to a strong start in the classroom. Parents of Trion Elementary School students describe her as a bright light. Beth Pelham is the principal. She says, “Miss Jori is one of the most amazing educators I’ve ever had the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary celebrated their 10th annual Mardi Bra Outreach event today. This Mardi Gras-themed event is for women facing homelessness. The event took place Tuesday until 1:30 p.m. It was held at the Salvation Army’s Area Command on McCallie Avenue. Women that are underserved in the community had the opportunity to pick out…
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Two educators in Bledsoe County are at the center of a child abuse investigation. Today was the first day back for students in Bledsoe County since last Wednesday due to a combination of illness, weather and holiday closings. Students at Pikeville Elementary School came back in the heart of controversy. 25-year-old Chloe Frizzell and 63-year-old Shelia…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Bradley County Commission voted today to honor a local role model. The item discussed today would name a portion of South Lee Highway after Rhyne Howard. Howard attended Bradley-Central High School and graduated in 2018. Her athletic prowess was apparent at the time, but since then she has built a promising young career. She attended…
UPDATE: We received affidavits from the Bledsoe County Courthouse on the incident. Detective Drake Brown was notified by Pikeville Elementary School about the incident. He reviewed video footage of what happened inside the classroom. Detective Brown said the video showed Shelia Schmidt picking up an object and throwing it at a student. He said she also drug a student by…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Bradley Central girls claimed their 13th straight district tournament title on Monday night. They beat Cleveland 44-33 at Raider Arena. Freshman Kimora Fields led the Bearettes with a game high 19 points, while Lauren Hurst paced the Raiders with 13. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: 13th straight, Bradley Central Girls Basketball, Cleveland High School, district…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Polk County girls defeated Tyner 45-35 in the finals of their district tournament on Monday afternoon at Brained High School. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: beat, district tournament title, game. local sports, local sports news, Polk County Girls Basketball, Tyner High School
PLAINS, Ga. (WDEF) — The 39th President, Jimmy Carter, is transitioning into end of life care, according to a release from the Carter Center. Carter will receive hospice care in his own home in Plains, Georgia. “The work he did after he left the presidency is what many people will remember him for,” said Jim Hall. Hall is a Chattanooga…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – These days schools throughout the Tennessee Valley are integrated, but it wasn’t that long ago, when that was not the case. Notre Dame High led the way in Chattanooga back in 1963. Tyrone Burke graduated from Notre Dame in 1971. He remembers, “I was a really motivated to come back given that I hadn’t been back…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Health, Education, and Housing Board approved two new low-income housing projects to move forward today. Anna Protano-Biggs, President and CEO of the AIM Center, said, “We’re extremely excited to be able to add to our existing stock with a project here in Chattanooga to add 60 permanent supportive housing units to the community.” The…
MURPHY, N.C. (WDEF) — Many of us love our pets, and they become members of the family. But for one man in Murphy, North Carolina, his love of animals inspires him to write songs. Eli Grimes is a Georgia native. Now he lives in Murphy, North Carolina. A contractor by trade, Grimes has always been a songwriter. And many of…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) – A Virginia man is in custody in northwest Georgia following a weekend Amber Alert case. Authorities in Smythe County, Virginia reported that a 14 year old female had possibly been abducted from her hometown by a 28 year old man. They also suspected Michael Antony Buchanan of stealing a computer from someone he was staying…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — “We ran into a buzz saw tonight,” Mocs head coach Shawn Poppie said. “Wofford played really well. That’s twice now that they’ve had our number so we’ve got to regroup.” Chattanooga fell 72-53 to Wofford in Southern Conference women’s basketball action Saturday night at The McKenzie Arena. UTC’s first quarter lead quickly dissipated at the start…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Brainerd had to go to overtime on Saturday afternoon to beat CSAS in the semifinals of their district tournament. The final was 62-57. Dennis Lewis Jr had 13 points for the winning Panthers, while the Patriots Chase Pride tossed in a game high 17 points. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Brainerd High School, CSAS, district tournament, game….
Bradley Central defensive back Marcus Goree announced Saturday that he has verbally committed to play college football at Tennessee. Goree has really good height for a D-B at 6-1. He had eleven pass break-ups and two interceptions last season. Goree will be apart of Tennessee’s 20 24 signing class. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – UT Vols Tags:…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team saw its three-game winning streak snapped during a 93-76 loss to UNC Greensboro on Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference action inside McKenzie Arena. Following the loss, Chattanooga falls to 15-14 overall and 7-9 inside SoCon play. UNCG improved to 19-10 overall and 13-3 in conference action after the win. The Mocs fell behind…
East Ridge, TN-(WDEF-TV) Tyree Smith scored nearly half of the points for East Ridge on Friday night in their district tournament match-up aginst East Hamilton. Smith finished with 25, as the Pioneers won 51-44. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: 25 points, district win, East Ridge High School, game. local sports, Highschool Basketball, Hurricanes, local sports news, scores, Tyree…
Fort Oglethorpe, GA-(WDEF-TV) The LFO girls captured their region title on Friday night, beating Coahulla Creek 61-49. Christen Collins had 19 for the Warriors while Brinkley Kate Reed had 20 points for the Colts. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: beat coahulla creek, game. local sports, Girls highschool basketball, LFO, local sports news, Region Title
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) What a turn-around for the UTC women’s basketball team this season. They won only seven games last year, which was the worst season in program history. Now under new head coach Shawn Poppie, the Mocs have doubled last year’s victory total…and they’re in sole possession of first place in the SoCon after their win Thursday night over Furman. The…
Surprising coaching news at Tyner. Scott Chandler is stepping down after two seasons as the Rams head football coach. He of course led Tyner to the 2A state title last season. Chandler is taking a job on the staff at Chattooga in order to be closer to home. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: assistant job, leaves role, local…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — After one year of success, Food Truck Friday is back up and running for all Chattanoogans to enjoy. Not only do these efforts support local businesses, but they also open up a variety of different lunch cuisines. The event is hosted by Kitchen Incubator of Chattanooga on the first and third Fridays of each month, excluding…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Senate passed a bill that would expand the voucher program to be eligible in Hamilton County. The bill would allow eligible families to receive up to $8,000 taxpayer dollars to send their kids to private schools. Lawmakers voted on the bill this Thursday and it passed 19 to 6. Tennessee State Senator, Todd Gardenhire…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County Judge Larry Ables found yesterday that there was enough probable cause to proceed in Jason Chen trial of the murder of Jasmine Pace. Chen has not bonded out of the Hamilton County Jail since being arrested, but there has been anger in the community over Chen getting a bond at all. Before Jason Chen’s…
(Video credits to Debbie Fleming) DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) — With the increase in balloon-like objects over North America, people showed concern after seeing an unmarked blimp over the Dalton area today. From a distance, it may look similar to the Chinese balloon shot down earlier this month. However, it was only an unwrapped blimp, according to the Dalton Airport. Dalton…