CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Despite spending four and half decades in the classroom Dr. Lindy Blazek has never lost her passion for teaching. The latest stop in her stellar career took her to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School, where naturally students love Dr. B. Dr. Caroline Carlin is the Principal at OLPH. She says, “There’s not a day…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Rising egg prices around the nation are being felt here right in Chattanooga. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says that between December 2021 and December 2022, egg prices rose by 59 percent. This rise is not sunny side up to the average consumer but can be the thin line between profitability or not for business…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Department of Children’s Services is systemically underfunded and is seeing skyrocketing caseloads according to a new report. “Once you know about how many children there are sleeping on conference room floors, you have to do something about it. And, once you know, you have to act,” Rachel Carroll said. Carroll works with the Chambliss Center…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — You’ve undoubtedly seen Chris Hopkins on our airwaves. Chris is an investment advisor. He’s a frequent face on all of our shows, talking finance. But very few of you have seen Chris like this. “This was it. There was no leaving the hospital. It was one way or another,” said Investment Advisor Chris Hopkins. You see, back…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Some Mueller Company workers have gone on strike over contract renewals. The company proposed alternative shifts, changing workers’ schedules from eight-hour shifts Monday through Friday to four 10-hour shifts per week. Workers also say that Mueller is bringing in more workers and taking away their option of overtime pay. Those on the picket line are part…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County Schools recently teamed up with the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce to help students Get Future Ready! It was a networking that more than lived up to its name. Lisa Blakely is the District Lead for HCS Future Ready Institute. She explains, “Get Future Ready is an event where the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce and…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Nearly 55 years after his death, Chattanooga celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mayor Tim Kelly addressed the city online Monday morning, saying King “dedicated his life to serving others.” “His charge remains just as critical for our community and for our nation,” Kelly said. “We can make long-lasting, positive change together…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-The Chattanooga Mocs ‘Big Three’ combined for 64 points in the Mocs 78-70 overtime thriller against Mercer in the Roundhouse Saturday afternoon. Raven Thompson had the hot hand early and ended with a career-high tying 23 points while Yazz Wazeerud-Din scored half of her points in the final 15 minutes for 23 as well. Abbey Cornelius added 18,…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Cross town rivals Notre Dame and CCS went down to the wire on Friday night with the Chargers prevailing 72-70. Eli Hutson scored on a lay-in with less than a minute to play to give the Chargers the lead for good. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Barn Burner, local sports news, Notre Dame, wins
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) In a battle for first place in the district, Cleveland beat McMinn Co 62-51 on Friday night at Raider Arena. Both teams were 5-0 in district play coming into the showdown. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Cleveland, District Showdown, local sports news, McMinn County
Fort Oglethorpe, GA-(WDEF-TV) In a region showdown on Friday night at LFO, the Lady Warriors held off Coahulla Creek 68-65 to stay unbeaten on the season. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Coahulla Creek, girls, LFO, Unbeaten
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA—The Chattanooga Mocs battled 24th-ranked West Virginia toe-to-toe for 70-plus minutes but fell 22-16. The match featured both dominant and gritty performances on both sides ending with a dramatic finish. “There are no moral victories,” Coach Kyle Ruschell shared afterwards. “We told them that if they don’t think that what we’re working on is happening, you’re crazy, because we’re…
(press release) CHICAGO (January 13, 2023) — In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Lauren Hurst of Cleveland High School is the 2022-23 Gatorade Tennessee Volleyball Player of the Year. Hurst is the first Gatorade Tennessee Volleyball Player of the Year to be chosen from Cleveland High School. The award, which recognizes…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Jennifer Davis is a registered nurse, working for LifeSpring Community Health. She heads the group’s COVID response team. LifeSpring was actually one of the first local facilities to administer vaccinations when the pandemic started. Davis says things have quieted down quite a bit since back then. But the nonprofit continues to try and reach out to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Work is continuing on renovating and expanding the Tivoli Theatre in downtown Chattanooga. A century old landmark in our community is closed off to the public for the time being. This is for the future preservation of the Tivoli Theatre. Nick Wilkerson, the CEO of the Tivoli Theatre Foundation said, “So we’ve been working on…
The main building at Covenant College. LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Ga. (WDEF)- A group of sports management majors at Covenant College about to get some big time experience. Students in the program will be heading to the Super Bowl next month in Arizona and the Final Four in Texas in April to gain valuable work experience. As sports management majors, they learn…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) – Today’s school kids have seen a lot compared to what their parents and grandparents saw at school. We found an example from our Archives 40 years ago at this time. We covered a crisis at East Ridge Middle School. It was frightening at the time, students being overcome and even collapsing at school. 30 students…
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (WDEF) — More than 3,200 exhibitors from all over the world came out to Las Vegas for CES 2023. And there was no shortage of cool, high-tech products. Wouldn’t it be cool if your dog or cat could talk to you? Now they can, thanks to FluentPet. All your pet has to do is push a button…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Lee Flames entered their game with West Florida on Thursday night at Walker Arena tied for first place in the Gulf South Conference standings. Flames made sure they stayed perched atop the league standings with a 74-68 win over the Argonauts. Lee closed out the game on a 6-0 run to secure the win. Categories: Sports –…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Cleveland dominated their annual wrestling showdown with Bradley Central on Thursday night at Raider Arena. Blue Raiders raced out to a 20-0 lead before beating the Bears 35-20. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Bradley County, Cleveland, Game, local sports, Lose, Win, wrestles
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Porch pirates are back to plundering, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. The department recently said via press release that “several mail thefts” are being experienced throughout the community and that “random mail thefts” still occur even though the holidays have come and gone. They say it happens “especially in large subdivisions.” Authorities are…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – United Way of Greater Chattanooga’s grant application process is opening soon. You can start applying January 23rd. Any 501(c)3 across the 6-county region is eligible. The six counties include Hamilton, Sequatchie and Marion counties in Tennessee, and Walker, Dade and Catoosa counties in Northwest Georgia. News 12 spoke with a local nonprofit who received the grant…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Part of a building collapsed Thursday morning in Downtown Chattanooga. The Chattanooga Fire Department (CFD) says one car was crushed by fallen bricks. Lindsey Rogers, the public information officer with the Chattanooga Fire Department, said, “Around 11:30 this morning, our units responded here to 27 West Main Street. 9-1-1 was receiving multiple reports of a structural…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team used another strong performance from big man Jake Stephens to help notch a key 95-76 Southern Conference victory over a streaking Western Carolina team on Wednesday night inside McKenzie Arena. Following the win, Chattanooga has won back-to-back games for the first time since December 10-15 to improve to 11-7 overall and 3-2…