Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Balyor had a big signing party as well as seven kids inked scholarships….mostly football. Murray state is adding Asher Skyes to its team Dalton Restelli is staying close to home going to Chattanooga. Evan Haynie is going to a top ivy league school in Princeton. Marceo Collins signed with Austin Peay Tony Boggs is going to Duke and Omaury…
(gomocs.com) GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team saw a second-half surge but ultimately fell to Southern Conference leader and preseason favorite Furman 79-58 on Wednesday night inside Timmons Arena in Greenville, S.C. Following the loss, Chattanooga moves to 12-12 overall and 4-7 inside SoCon play. Furman has now won five in-a-row and improves to 18-6 this season and…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) National Signing Day was a big affair at Boyd Buchanan on Wednesday as six student athletes signed college scholarships. Jacob Hutcheson will play football at Kentucky Wesleyan. Abigal Aman is going to Southern Weslyan to play soccer Cali Sandhoff is going to play volleyball at Covenant and Molly Burnett will be knocking down pins at Millian University as part…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — There’s excitement throughout Chattanooga, as the city was recently named one of the best places to travel in the world in 2023 by Forbes. The Scenic City was featured alongside Botswana, Spain, and the Canary Islands, among other destinations. The folks at Chattanooga Tourism Company are beyond excited about their inclusion on this selective list in Forbes,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — If you’re looking to start a business, the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce has you covered. The Chamber offers a special service for these new business owners to help get them up and running. Let’s look at how the INCubator is driving our economy forward. “The INCubator is the third largest incubator in the country,” said Bill…
A portion of an essay written by ChatGPT on the topic of Chattanooga. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- An emerging artificial intelligence that anyone can use is soon to rapidly change the way we think about language and its usage. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence language model, which in simpler terms means it can pull from existing data and sources to create…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Police responded to a deadly shooting off Rossville Blvd. Wednesday afternoon. It happened just before 1:15 in the 4300 block of 6th Avenue. Police got a call about a person who’d been shot and got there to find a 35-year-old man dead. Witnesses told police that the suspect, a man in dark clothing, fled the scene before…
Various hemp products being tested inside New Bloom Labs. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A proposed bill in the Tennessee General Assembly is aiming to regulate the sale of hemp products. House Bill 403 aims to increase consumer protections and raise production standards of hemp across the state. Hemp products were made legal by the 2018 Farm Bill at the federal level….
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Millions of Americans have it. Between 15 to 20 percent of us. Tinnitus. Most of us call it —ti-NIGHT-us—but the official pronunciation is —TIN-it-us——. It’s a ringing in the ear. Or a hissing. A buzzing. A roaring. Some sort of sound in the ear. It’s a serious kind of situation. Ranging from annoying to debilitating. Cynthia Carter is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Chattanooga Police are investigating a fatal shooting near Rossville Boulevard. It happened just after 1 PM at 4310 6th Avenue. Officers found a 35 year old man had already died from a gunshot wound. Witnesses say a man in dark clothing fled the scene before they got there. If you have any information on the case, please…
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) – Tom Brady has announced his retirement. Brady won a record seven Super Bowls for New England and Tampa. He is the most successful quarterback in NFL history and one of the greatest athletes in team sports. He posted the announcement on social media in a brief video lasting just under one minute. He says this time…
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Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) McCallie held off CCS 73-59 on Tuesday night to claim their first region victory of the season. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: 75-59, Beats, CCS Chargers, first region win, game. local sports, Highschool Basketball, McCallie School, sports news
Tunnel Hill, GA-(WDEF-TV) Heritage beat NW Whitfield 48-40 on Tuesday night in Tunnel Hill. It was the Lady Bruins first region loss of the year. Now Northwest and Heritage are tied for first in the region with 7-1 league marks. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Beats, first region loss, game. local sports, Girl’s basketball, Heritage High School, Highschool…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — In light of Tyre Nichols’ shocking death, one of Chattanooga’s leading public officials is ready to sit down and talk about what transpired with the community. The Chattanooga Police Department posted on social media Tuesday that Police Chief Celeste Murphy will be the guest speaker for a public Town Hall Meeting on Monday, February 6. Members of…
After Tennessee’s loss to Colorado in November, head coach Rick Barnes benched guard Zachai Zeigler. No soup for you. You’re not starting. Zeigler got the message. Now coach Barnes can’t stop raving about his point guard, who is the reigning SEC player of the week. How good has Zakai Zeigler been lately? Simply the best according to head coach Rick…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – The best teachers are interested in their students’ lives outside the classroom. Boyds Buchanan’s Bonnie Ray has been known to show up at her kids’ sporting events and recitals. It’s all part of her holistic approach to teaching. That earned Ms. Ray the Golden Apple Award. Stacy Ridley is the Lower School Division Head at Boyd…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp and District Attorney Coty Wamp came together to announce a new initiative to help clean up Hamilton County roads. The Wamps along with County Commissioner Jeff Eversole held a press conference this afternoon to announce that they plan to double the amount of community service assignments and miles of trash picked…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans are tearing up the grass field at Nissan Stadium and replacing it with a synthetic surface before the 2023 season. The Titans announced the change Tuesday. The team, which already has started work, is making the change after reviewing injury rates and knowing how difficult it is to grow grass at Nissan Stadium since it…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Starting this week, the Chattanooga Public Library will offer free museum passes that provide admission to the Hunter Museum of American Arts. These free museum passes cover admission for two adults to the Hunter Museum and are valid for seven days. They can be checked out as easy as anything else from the library, and only…
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — A Whitfield County jury has found a Dalton man guilty of raping a six-year-old child. William Gilberto Gaspar-Mateo, 37, showed no remorse according to Judge Wilbanks. He believes the man was a risk to the community’s children. Superior Court Judge Jim Wilbanks sentenced Gaspar-Mateo to serve the remainder of his life in prison. Whitfield County…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Notre Dame rallied from a 10 point halftime deficit to beat CSAS 62-59 on Monday night. Cole McCormick paced the Irish with a game high 29 points. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Beats, CSAS, game. local sports, High School Basketball, local sports news, Notre Dame, Sports
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) Cleveland introduced new head football coach Chandler Tygard on Monday. He was the head coach at Blackman in Murfreesboro the last two seasons. Tygard believes the Blue Raiders have what it takes to be a championship program. What a welcome to Cleveland for Chandler Tygard. He’s definitely not in Murfreesboro anymore. Said Tygard:”I walked into Panera just for…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Monday afternoon, the Walker County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that three people in the Kensington community passed away from a fentanyl overdose. Sheriff Steve Wilson then addressed his community promoting safety, saying that too many lives have already been lost to the drug. Wilson identified the deceased as Carla Joann Quillen, Donald Ray Wallin and Kevin Leroy Walker. While…