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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — One Chattanooga company is working to make North America a greener place – making money, and running on sustainable energy. And their company only continues to grow. NOVONIX talked to News 12 about how they’re driving our economy forward. “NOVONIX started here in Chattanooga in 2017 – just myself and one other person, so we’ve experienced…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Police Department shared some new details on Sunday night’s post office shooting. For the first time since it happened, Police Chief Celeste Murphy spoke with News 12 about the homicide. On Sunday, October 30, police say 27-year-old Brian Simmons, a Chattanooga post office worker, shot and killed his supervisor — 30-year-old Cody Ransom. Simmons then…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – This is the MultiDisciplinary Research Building on the campus of UTC. The SimCenter. A lot of smart people are here. This man is one of the best: Dr. Hong Qin. He’s a professor of computer science and research. His research….condensed into these two pages….only two pages…has brought him a very prestigious honor. As Dr. Qin advances to the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Chattanooga Mocs are coming off their first SoCon loss of the year, and it doesn’t get any easier this week as UTC travels to the Citadel. The Bulldogs option offense is nothing but a big headache…every year. When the Mocs battle the Citadel…it’s not football. It’s more like keep away. As in the Bulldogs hog the ball with that…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) As the calander turns from october to november, its almost time for high school basketball to begin Teams from Class 4-A, District 5, held a pre-season media day, and news 12’s Brian Armstrong captured the coaches thoughts on the upcoming season. High school football in Tennessee has wrapped up its regular season and starts its post season this…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Northern Chattanooga crime data from this past June to September was presented by Police Chief Celeste Murphy to members of the North Chattanooga Chamber Council. This soon brought attention to a key concern shared by many — panhandlers swindling residents and tourists, as well as threatening behavior from some of the area’s homeless. “If you are a…