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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Almost a dozen local teams gathered Friday for the 2023 Special Olympics basketball tournament. The tournament was held at the McCallie School. Special Olympics partnered with several local schools including: Hixson High School, Signal Mountain Middle and High School, Ridgeland High School and Chattanooga Christian. They also partnered with local organizations such as Orange Grove and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — It’s one thing to be a runner, maybe running a mile or two several times a week. Maybe every day. It’s another thing to be a runner because you have to run. And simply put, you run because your life depends on it. Dr. Josh Yother is the president of Skyuka Hall. A K-12 school in…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Today the Salvation Army began their Flowers of Hope program bringing joy and hope to Chattanooga’s under served communities. The event was created by the Salvation Army’s Women’s Auxiliary. They gather each month to provide floral arrangements and notes of encouragement to those who need to be lifted up. The flowers are donated from local florists…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Some Hyundais and Kias are getting a free anti-theft software upgrade. This comes after too many of them were getting stolen. After some insurance companies like State Farm said they would stop offering coverage for certain Hyundais and Kias, the car companies are now stepping in. They’re now upgrading the anti-theft software on certain models made…
Red Bank, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Red Bank Lions roared to a district tournament win over Signal Mountain Thursday on their home floor. The Lions posted an 86-54 victory. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: defeat, district tournament, game. local sports, Highschool Basketball, local sports news, Red Bank High School, Signal Mountain High School, Win
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Chattanooga broke out the pink Thursday night in its Breast Cancer Awareness game and came away with a 70-63 win over Furman and sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference women’s basketball standings. The Mocs hit first and hard getting out to a 10-1 lead to start the game and led wire-to-wire. UTC kept…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hamilton County school board members voted Thursday night on a resolution that would have impacted the retention of local students based on their reading abilities. Five school board members voted in favor, and three opposed, to a non-binding resolution asking the Tennessee legislature to return decisions on the retention of its students back to the…
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Four puppies were abandoned on the side of a road in Bledsoe County. Volunteers with Maringa Animal Sanctuary picked them up, but only one pups survived. “My first reaction is not again,” said Judy LaGrone, President of Maringa Animal Sanctuary. She says she sees animal abuse cases far too often. LaGrone went on, “We need help….