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From The Archives: 1982 Thanksgiving meals

People are getting used to the idea of eating out or taking out for Thanksgiving
Collins Parker,

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – If you’ve been shopping for Thanksgiving meal ingredients, you know how inflation is impacting the traditional holiday meal. We’re seeing double-digit price increases in turkey, potatoes, stuffing, canned pumpkin and other staples this year. Turkey prices, alone, are up about 28%. So some experts say families may find it cheaper to eat out this year instead of…

Food City Groundbreaking
Chattanooga, Featured, Local News

Food City breaks ground on downtown grocery store

New store will look a bit different from other Food City locations
Collins Parker,

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Food City broke ground on a different kind of grocery store for downtown Chattanooga on Thursday. It will be located at 1375 Broad Street, next to the Chattanoogan and across from the Southern Star Restaurant. But this store is a bit different from their more suburban groceries. It is the anchor of a larger retail development of…

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Driving Our Economy Forward, Jobs & Economy, Local News

Driving Our Economy Forward: EPB Services

WDEF News,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — EPB isn’t your average electric power utility. They’ve given Chattanooga the nickname the Gig City, providing the first community-wide gig speed Internet in the U.S. EPB talked to News 12 about how they’re driving our economy forward. “We were established as a municipal utility,” said J.Ed Marston, VP of Strategic Communication. “We initially provided electric power…

Mccallie Must Defend Mba's Marcel Reed Again
Sports - Local Sports News

McCallie Prepares For Another Go Round Against Talented MBA Quarterback Marcel Reed

Rick Nyman,

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Hasn’t McCallie seen enough of MBA’s dynamic quarterback Marcel Reed? They’ve already beaten him in two state title games. Now they have to knock off the Ole Miss commit once again, as Big Blue and Big Red battle in the state semi-finals on Friday. Said defensive lineman Carson Gentle:”He’s a total dual threat” He sure is. This year Reed…

Mocs Not Surprised Ailym Ford Keeps Setting Records
Sports - Local Sports News, Sports - UTC Mocs

Mocs Not Surprised Running Back Ailym Ford Keeps Setting Records

Rick Nyman,

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Mocs running back Ailym Ford continues to re-write the record books at UTC. He set three new marks last Saturday against Samford, including becoming the first back in Chattanooga history to record three, 1,000 yard rushing seasons. Ford’s coaches and teammates are not surprised by Ford’s success because he has worked, and worked, and worked for it. Said offensive…

Utc Women Beat Tennessee State
Sports - Local Sports News, Sports - UTC Mocs

Huge Third Quarter Lifts UTC Women Over Tennessee State 60-31

Rick Nyman,

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Mocs put on a display from the 3-point line in the third quarter, dazzling the crowd in The McKenzie Arena Wednesday night, pulling away from Tennessee State to grab a 60-31 win in non-conference women’s basketball action. Chattanooga held a slim 16-12 advantage at intermission after leading 11-2 at the end of the first…

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Hamilton County, Local News

Hamilton County unveils Unmanned Aerial Systems vehicle

Collins Parker,

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office unveiled their new Unmanned Aerial Systems Team on Wednesday. Their UAS Command Vehicle will allow team members to operate their drone in the field. The vehicle provides its own internet connectivity, a mast for communicating with the drone and its own power. It cost them $168,000. “Since its implementation in…
Chattanooga, Featured, Local News

UTC discusses school safety following UVA shooting

University's director of safety, students believe UTC is still a safe environment
WDEF News,

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — The tragic deaths of three University of Virginia football players is still being felt nationwide, including on campus at UTC. The players’ deaths have Charlottesville’s UVA community, as well as many nationwide mourning over the sudden loss. In Chattanooga, UTC security officials are more than aware of how suddenly something shocking can occur. And they are confident…

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East Ridge, Featured, Hamilton County, Local News

DA Wamp Pushes for Injunction that Kicks Occupants out of East Ridge Motel

Nick Hill,

EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Occupants at the Budgetel Inn and Suites Motel in East Ridge were formally evicted this morning.The decision was made by Hamilton County District Attorney Coty Wamp who has sought an injunction against the motel. Residents said this is an infringement on their rights as tenets while Wamp is saying that this is in the best interest of public…

Mom To Mom Stuffed Turkey
Mom To Mom

Mom to Mom – Stuffed Turkey

WDEF News,

We have a simple Thanksgiving-themed activity for your toddler. If you’ve got a busy toddler, they’re absolutely going to love this. So we’re going to stuff the turkey, and it gets their fine motor skills working as well. So what you want to do is grab a plastic bottle. It can really be anything that’s smaller. Then you’re going to…

Stakes Still High For Mocs In Regular Season Finale
Sports - Local Sports News, Sports - UTC Mocs

Stakes Still High For Mocs in Regular Season Finale Against Western Carolina

Rick Nyman,

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The regular season hasn’t played out quite like the Mocs wanted with two SoCon losses. But UT C still has a chance to extend their season if they can take care of business in their regular season finale against Western Carolina. In their loss to Samford, the Mocs saw the Bulldogs run a staggering 91 plays. Can UTC expect…

Ringgold Play Maker Peyton Williams
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Peyton Williams Enjoyed Plenty of Big Play Moments For Ringgold

Rick Nyman,

Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) Ringgold’s Peyton Williams was one of the biggest play-makers in Northwest Georgia high school football this season. Brian Armstrong tracks down the Tigers elusive running back. “He’s an outstanding player and when he breaks he could take it to the house at any point in time the ball game,” said Coach Akins. Ringgold’s football season has come to…

Trump Announcement
Featured, US & World News

Donald Trump announces new run for President

Collins Parker,

MAR-A-LAGO, Florida (WDEF) – Former President Donald Trump plans to wipe the “former” from his title. He announced that he will run for President a third time tonight from his estate in Florida. “In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for President of the United States. He told supporters that when he…

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Dalton, Featured, Local News, Whitfield County

“Skip-Scanning” Raises Concerns about Self-Checkouts

Nick Hill,

DALTON, Ga. (WDEF)-Dalton Police are searching for a woman who they believe committed theft at a dollar store. They believe she was using a method called “skip-scanning” at the Dollar General at 511 North Glenwood Avenue. What is skip-scanning? Skip-scanning is when a customer deliberately decides not to scan an item but still puts it in their checkout bag. According…

Golden Apple Award
Education, Golden Apple Award, Local News

Golden Apple Award: Abby Fortner Lookout Valley Middle High School

Andrew Harrison,

Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – Abby Fornter teaches English and Social Studies at Lookout Valley Middle School. She also gets in plenty of kicks coaching soccer. At least one of her students calls Fortner the “best teacher ever”. Lee Ann McBryar is the Principal at Lookout Valley Middle High School She says, “Ms. Fortner is in her second year in teaching….

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New images of Big Bear Mountain ride at Dollywood

Collins Parker,

PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee (WDEF) – The folks at Dollywood are teasing us again with new images of their new ride at the theme park arriving next spring. The reveal happened Tuesday at a trade show in Orlando. They unveiled what the cars will look like and released a POV simulation video of what the ride will look like. Big Bear…

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Cleveland and Chattanooga city governments’ retention and recruiting efforts

WDEF News,

City governments are struggling to fill vacancies as retention and recruitment continues to decrease and with commercial industries as their competition.Like many other entities, the city governments are having difficulty recruiting workers in the labor market characterized by record level turnover and job openings. The City of Cleveland mayor Kevin Brooks has seen the response to their job openings fall…

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Health experts recommend updated COVID booster

Bivalent booster protects body against original COVID strain, omicron variants
WDEF News,

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tennessee health officials are encouraging residents to receive their updated COVID-19 booster, as coronavirus and flu cases continue to rise. With both colder temperatures and time spent with family coming to Tennessee for the holidays, medical experts say the new boosters are “critical” toward protecting yourself and others from “new surges of COVID-19 infections.” Medical…

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Chattanooga, Featured, Hamilton County, Local News

Jefferson Heights Development Delayed

Nick Hill,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A proposed development on the Chattanooga Southside went in front of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Commission today. A few weeks ago, we learned about a proposed development on 16th Street just to the south of Main Street in the Jefferson Heights neighborhood. This proposal, if approved, would bring a new hotel and other new business to…

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Chattanooga State TCAT Launches Automotive Toolkit Initiative

Nick Hill,

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The Tennessee College of Applied Technology at Chattanooga State made a big announcement this morning. The school along with local automotive industry partners are launching the Automotive Toolkit Initiative. This program will donate toolkits to the T-CAT Automotive Program for use by the students. These toolkits can cost up to $10,000. This is designed to help lower…

Chattanooga Prep
Featured, Local News, What's Right With Our Schools

WRWOS: Chattanooga Prep expanding to Knoxville

Collins Parker,

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Since its establishment back in 20-18, Chattanooga Preparatory School has become a successful institution, preparing its students for life after high school. The model has been so well received, that the school is in the process of establishing a campus in Knoxville. Let’s go deeper into the story of Chattanooga Prep in this week’s What’s Right With…