A group photo before the ribbon cutting of the new vision clinic a Hope for the Inner City. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Vision care is a critical medical need that many in our community don’t have consistent access to. A new clinic in Avondale is hoping to change that. The organization, Hope for the Inner City, along with the Lions Club…
Tunnel Hill, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Dalton boys basketball team beat NW Whitfield 75-65 on Friday night to improve to 4-0 on the season. Not bad for a team that won only one game last year. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Dalton Boys Defeat, local sports news, NW Whitfield, Perfect record
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Coahulla Creek girls basketball team improved to 6-0 on the year after beating Ringgold on the road Friday by a final of 47-28. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Coahulla Creek, girls, local sports news, Ringgold, victory, Win
Tunnel Hill, GA-(WDEF-TV) The Dalton girls cruised to an easy 53-33 win over rival NW Whitfield on Friday night. About the only thing that slowed down the Catamounts was a scoreboard malfunction with roughly two minutes to go in the third quarter, which delayed play for several minutes. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Dalton girls, local sports, NW…
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Hamilton Co. Criminal Court Judge Boyd Patterson visited the recently evicted Budgetel Inn this afternoon. News 12 was allowed to get video on the property with permission and supervision from Hamilton County authorities. Attorney Chris Clem and Jay Price, the public information officer for Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp, were also present, as well….
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Members of Chattanooga Echelon sprinted into the Signal Mountain Walmart today to shop for kids on their Salvation Army Angel Tree. The organization recently raised five thousand dollars through its fifth annual Run for Reason campaign. Area businesses and churches all donated to ensure every child on the Angel Tree wakes up to a gift this Christmas….
Content Warning: Some of the details in this article are disturbing. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The man accused of murdering 22 year old Jasmine Pace had his bond hearing today in Chattanooga. Prosecutors outlined how they say Jason Chen murdered 22 year old Jasmine Pace. Testimony from witnesses detailed startling evidence from the crime scene at Chen’s apartment on Tremont Street…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A new kind of computing is in the works, thanks to EPB and Qubitekk. They’re teaming up to create the first commercially available quantum network in the U.S. EPB says it’s designed for running equipment and applications in an established fiber optic environment. Private companies, researchers, government agencies, and universities can all have access to the…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Cleveland Blue Raiders built a 12 point halftime lead against Howard before pulling away for a 63-37 victory. With the win Cleveland stays undefeated in the district with a 3-0 district mark. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Cleveland, Howard, local sports news
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) If you want to see one of the best three-point shooting teams in college basketball, all you have to do is go down to McKenzie Arena. New Mocs coach Dan Earl brought his three-point shooting system to town, and the Mocs are living it up behind the arc. They set a school record last month bagging 22 treys in…
CATOOSA COUNTY, Georgia (WDEF) — This holiday season, officials in Catoosa County are asking its residents to gift them … with recycled plastic bags. Believe it or not, one woman in Ringgold has introduced a new hobby that not only helps the environment, but also the area’s homeless. Plastic Yarning, or “plarning,” for Roberta Pepper involves crocheting anywhere between 500-to-700…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – While we’ve seen a lot of rain this week in our area, it has actually been a fairly dry fall heading into winter. We’ve seen much worse. 40 years ago, we suffered through a very soggy year. In 1982, we saw major flooding in August, of all months. Mountain torrents washed out bridges at Suck Creek and…
NASHVILLE Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk left coach Mike Vrabel to explain her decision to fire the team’s general manager during one of the best stretches in franchise history. Strunk fired Jon Robinson on Tuesday with five games remaining in his seventh season as general manager with the Titans (7-5) holding a big lead while chasing a third straight AFC…
Nashville-(WDEF-TV) Tyner quarterback Josh Jackson was named the TSSAA Mr. Football Award winner for Class 2A Wednesday in Nashville. The ceremony took place at the Titans Nissan Stadium. Jackson threw for over 2,000 yards during the regular season, and he of course helped lead the Rams to the state title. Baylor running back Caleb Hampton was one of the three…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) — With the holidays incoming, the “Fort O” community received an early Christmas gift in the form of a farmer’s market — something they’ve had on their gift list for quite some time. But that’s only the beginning. The city is also planning to construct further attractions, including a brewery and a city welcome center. “It…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Today marks the 81st anniversary of Pearl Harbor here in the United States — “a day that will live in infamy.” Retired Navy Capt. Mickey McCamish was born in 1942 — one year after the tragic events unfolded. McCamish says the impact of Pearl Harbor was felt deeply throughout his family, as his father served in the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — More than 10,000 people work at Unum, headquartered right here in downtown Chattanooga. The multi-billion dollar insurance company also offers good salaries and benefits for those employees. Unum talked to News 12 about how they’re driving our economy forward. “At Unum, our purpose is helping the working world thrive throughout life’s moments,” said Holly Haynes, Assistant…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Erin Ryan and Carolyn Runyon work in the Special Collections Department at UTC. The department is home to a lot of old pictures. Old documents. Many deal with the labor history of Chattanooga. A good number have been digitized and are on line. But many are not. Ryan and Runyon needed help digitizing these gems. Preserving history…
Instead of those traditional mugs with hot chocolate or coffee in it, we like to get Christmas ornaments and throw all the yummy, delicious stuff inside.
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) – In the end, the runoff vote was similar to the general election vote for the Georgia Senate race. Sen. Raphael Warnock narrowly defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker. At points during the counting, both men swapped the lead, sometime with less than 2,000 votes difference. But in the end, Sen. Warnock finishes with over 51% of the…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team posted its first wire-to-wire victory of the season after a dominating first half led to an 88-76 victory over Milwaukee in front of 2,658 fans inside McKenzie Arena on Tuesday night. Following the win, Chattanooga has won its last four and improves to 6-3 on the season. Milwaukee had its five-game…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) East Hamilton raced out to an 18-3 lead against CCS and never looked back in picking up a 77-59 victory over the Chargers. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: CCS, East Hamilton, Game, local sports Win, News
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) – In a very tight race, Sen. Raphael Warnock has narrowly defeated Herschel Walker in Georgia’s Senate runoff on Tuesday. Both candidates swapped the lead throughout the night, with just a few thousand votes separating them at times. But with 95% of the vote counted, the Warnock lead grew to around 50,000 votes out of more than…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Country music artist Jay Allen is teaming up with Miller-Motte College in Chattanooga this Thursday night to raise money for the Tennessee Alzheimer’s Association. You might recognize Jay from the national TV singing competition, “The Voice.” He – along with Craig Hendricks and several other performers – will be putting on “A Concert to Remember” at…