CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – “You want the paper ring to face down so you put that on like that.” Gerald Harris: “I think for the community and the students, this school this partnership with Hamilton County, Chattanooga State, Associated General Contractors and all the other various partners with the statement with the uh with the county, has come together with this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-The campus of UTC was marred by anti-Semitic flyers that were posted on campus over the weekend. The flyer claimed that the vast majority of slave owners in America’s past were Jewish. This claim is historically inaccurate but is being increasingly pushed by celebrities such as Kanye West and Kyrie Irving. UTC Chancellor Steve Angle released the following…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – With most of the attention directed toward the races of the U.S. House and the State Senate, there are local elections that are grabbing attention.In Red Bank, three of the five commission seats are contested in this election and current mayor Hollie Berry is running against opponent, Dari Owens. In Collegedale there are four candidates are…
EAST RIDGE, Tennessee (WDEF) – Saturday morning at Camp Jordan. And the park is packed. With people from all over the place. Over 30 states to be exact. Here to play softball. For three days. On fields all across the city. Including Dalton, Georgia. The annual Scenic City Fall Showcase and Tournament. It sure puts Chattanooga in the catbird’s seat!!…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — In the biggest games, Stetson Bennett seems to rise to the occasion and above his often more heralded counterparts. Bennett threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score as No. 1 Georgia shut down Hendon Hooker and the Vols’ high-powered offense to win a Southeastern Conference showdown of the nation’s top-ranked teams 27-13 Saturday. After…
(gomocs.com) CHARLESTON—The 11th-ranked Chattanooga Mocs ground out a 31-21 win at The Citadel on a pristine Saturday afternoon at Johnson Hagood Stadium. It was the sixth win in the last seven trips to visit the Bulldogs. It was a pivotal win in the Southern Conference standings. The Mocs are now 5-1 in the league, tied for second with Furman and…
The Head of the Hooch Regatta ongoing on the Chattanooga Waterfront. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Rowers from all across America have descended on the Chattanooga waterfront this weekend. The Tennessee River served as the battleground for the rowers looking to tame it. The 41st annual Head of the Hooch Regatta brought large crowds to downtown Chattanooga, whether they were enjoying the…
Participants march at Fort Oglethorpe’s second annual “Honoring those who Serve” Parade. FORT OGLETHORPE, Ga. (WDEF)- The city of Fort Oglethorpe showed its American pride Saturday morning. Bands, first responders, other organizations, and veteran groups stretching over a mile long came together for the Second Annual Honoring Those Who Serve” Veteran’s Day Parade! This event brings participants from all over…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Tourism Co. held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its brand-new Chattanooga Information Center Friday afternoon. The new building is in the “front yard” of the Tennessee Aquarium and is there to help everyone who visits feel like a Chattanoogan. Tourism Co. CEO Barry White says he doesn’t want a single tourist visiting Chattanooga to feel as…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Urban Story Ventures partnered with the city of Chattanooga this afternoon to host the Midtown Hiring Fair. Councilwoman Carol Berz and the city’s Office of Workforce Development helped with the fair’s organization. Numerous local businesses were there hoping to find candidates who could fill immediate openings in the city’s Midtown area. One fair organizer says she and…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) “Exceptional athlete on the field, handles and distributes the ball really well or other play-makers on the team.” Silverdale head coach Mike Connor calls his quarterback Brett Rodgers an extremely respectful young man, shown on full display during Rodgers interview. Said Connor:”His heart, his leadership, his competitiveness all those factors contribute to the success we’ve had this year.” Rodgers…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) – North Georgia officials report that the fourth suspect in a deadly shooting in Rossville has been captured. Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson reports that U.S. marshals arrested 26 year old Darius Woods Thursday night in Chattanooga. Woods will face a murder charge for the death of Dakota Bradshaw on August first. Court testimony claimed that four…
ROSSVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) – That’s Heather Herweyer. Marking out the vendor spots for the next Rossville Boulevard open-air market. Yes, they will continue. Organizers say the markets so far, down by the state line, have gone even better than first expected! “We have been pleasantly surprised. We thought if 50 people come out we’ll call it a success. Our first market…
DECATUR, Tenn. (WDEF)-On October 27, 2020, a utility service truck driver lost control of his vehicle on Highway 58 in Meigs County, causing the deaths of 53 year old school bus driver Lisa Dillard, and a 7 year old student. After a two year investigation, the National Transportation Safety Board has concluded their investigation and released their findings. According to…
BLUE RIDGE, Georgia (WDEF) – Georgia’s Speaker of the House announces he will not seek the post again next year. Representative David Ralston is from Blue Ridge in the north Georgia mountains. He says his tenure as House Speaker will end in January, but he will continue to represent his district. Rep. Ralston is currently the longest serving speaker in…
from Sequatchie County Sheriff DAUS, Tennessee (WDEF) – Sequatchie County deputies are looking for a suspect who drove up on their raid of a suspect drug house. Deputies and narcotics officers were serving warrants at a home in the Daus community, south of Dunlap, on Thursday. The Sheriff says the warrants were the result of a long investigation and they…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The mid-term election is almost here, which means our phones are blowing up with political texts. Yes, they’re annoying, and some could even be scams. But there are things you can do to keep from falling for them. If you’ve been bombarded with political texts lately, you’re not alone. iconectiv VP George Cray says it’s an…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Hard to believe, but the Mocs basketball season starts on Monday. They hit the road against the College of Charleston. UTC of course has a new head coach in Dan Earl, and for a first year coach, sounds like the Mocs will have some surprising depth. Said Earl:”One of our benefits is we’re pretty deep right. D eeper than…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Inflation is hitting Thanksgiving meals hard this year. One research firm says your holiday meal will cost about 13.5% more this year. Another study finds that it may actually be cheaper to eat out this year. But two grocery chains have announced plans to capitalize on the bad publicity. Walmart on Thursday announced they will roll back…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Dr. Stephen Miller of the Hamilton County Health Department says flu cases are rising much faster than anticipated this year. Miller says, this year, the flu has been particularly bad in the Southeastern part of the United States and one person has already passed away from it in North Carolina. The health officer says the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the Enterprise Center is receiving a federal grant to conduct some air quality research in Hamilton County. They are receiving nearly $500,000 in funding for the Community Air Pollution Monitoring Project. This funding comes from the American Rescue Plan and Inflation Reduction Act that has provided more than $50…
MARYVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – We remember a First Lady of Tennessee who passed away on Sunday at the age of 77. Honey Alexander may be best known as the wife of Tennessee politician Lamar Alexander. But her own love of politics pre-dated meeting her husband. And she left quite a mark of her own, particularly on the well-being of children….
Trenton, GA-(WDEF-TV) Dade County has one of the neatest kicking tandems in high school football. Sister fraternal twins. Juniors Abbigail and Caroline Tremmier have handled PAT’s and field goals for the Wolverines the last two seasons. Like most coaches, Dade Co’s Jeff Poston knows it’s hard to find a kicker, and then he stumbles on two of them. Said Poston:”I…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) – The dispute between the Hamilton County Commission and new county mayor Weston WAMP reached new heights this morning, as the commission unanimously decided to override for vetoes issued by the mayor last Friday. All but one resolution focused on the current status and future role of long term county attorney Rheubin Taylor by unanimous vote. The…