Venus Lacy At Brainerd HS
Chattanooga, Featured, Hamilton County, Local News, Sports

Venus Lacy rises to fame, suffers from depression, and finds a way for salvation

Lacy documents her story of basketball fame, mental illness, a weight gain, and faith to News 12
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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – When Rhyne Howard won the WNBA Rookie of the Year Award three weeks ago, the Chattanooga area applauded, and for obvious reasons. Howard was born and raised in the area, and her mother, RJ Avery, was a standout basketball player at Brainerd High School. One of Avery’s teammates at Brainerd was a 6-4, powerful post player named…

A.d. Crutcher A Great Spark For Red Bank
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A.D. Crutcher a Great Spark For Red Bank

Rick Nyman,

Red Bank, TN-(WDEEF-TV) If you go to a Red Bank game you are going to hear the name A-D Crutcher time and time again The star senior is a defensive force at linebacker or safety and also leads the team in rushing News 12’s Brian Armstrong speaks with Crutcher and his coach about how he is able to fill up…

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Chattanooga, Featured, Local News, UTC

UTC Enrollment Falls 1.5%

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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — After two unusual years during the COVID-19 pandemic, things are beginning to look normal again at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The campus features fewer masks and restrictions, but it also features fewer students. Overall enrollment fell by one point five percent this year. “The decrease of roughly one hundred and thirty-two students FTE translates to…
Chattanooga, Featured, Local News

Humane Educational Society celebrates National Adoption Weekend

Animal shelter offering free cat adoptions, half-price on dog adoptions
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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — For those looking to add a furry friend to the family for a family-friendly price, Chattanooga’s Humane Educational Society has quite the offer from Friday, September 16, to Sunday, September 18. The local shelter is partnering with the Utah-based Best Friends Animal Society during National Adoption Weekend to give plenty of animals a new home. From Friday…

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Chattanooga, Featured, Local News

United Way celebrates centennial with Impact Days

More than 1,600 volunteers are assisting their community on 100 different projects
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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Friday kicked off the first day of the weekend’s Impact Days for the United Way of Greater Chattanooga. More than 1,600 volunteers are stepping up to help assist the local community. Several were at Signal Centers today to help renovate a playground for the next generation of Chattanoogans. “We had a little storage place that was just…

Cleveland Volleyball Posts Another Impressive Win Beating Walker Valley
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Cleveland Volleyball Keeps Rolling With 3-0 Win Over Walker Valley

Rick Nyman,

Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) It has been an outstanding season for the Cleveland high school volleyball team, and the good times continued on Thursday as the Blue Raiders won their home match against Walker Vallley 3-0. With the victory, Cleveland improves to 25-1 on the season. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Blue Raiders, Cleveland, Cleveland High School, Game, local sports,…

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Jada Cooper Scores Twice as Baylor Beats CCS 2-1

Rick Nyman,

Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CCS girls soccer team was trying to stay unbeaten on the year Thursday night as they entertained power house Baylor. Match was scoreless at halftime, and then Baylor’s Jada Cooper scored twice in the second half to lift the Red Raiders to a 2-1 victory. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Baylor, CCS, Jada Cooper, local sports,…
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Cold Justice on Oxygen profiles Dunlap missing woman case this weekend

Airs Saturday at 8 PM
Collins Parker,

DUNLAP, Tennessee (WDEF) – A true crime case from our area gets a national airing this weekend. The Cold Justice show profiles the disappearance of Tiffany Holbert in Dunlap in 2018. The last time she was seen was on an ATM security camera. Her story airs Saturday, September 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Oxygen True Crime. And it could…

Vote Snip
Chattanooga, Featured, Local News

Last Day to Vote for City Council District 8 Seat

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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — Today, voters in District 8 will decide who will represent them on Chattanooga’s City Council. The race is between incumbent Marvene Noel and Challenger Marie Mott. Mott won the popular vote in August, but has become the subject of controversy in recent weeks. If Mott wins, she would be the third person to represent District Eight in…

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New diversity study hopes to create a more inclusive work place in Chattanooga

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At Thursday afternoon’s Rotary Club meeting former city attorney Wade Hinton announced the launch of a new diversity study localized to Chattanooga. Hinton & Company’s new Community Culture Index (CCI) is the one of the first hyper local data driven assessment tools meant to measure a region’s performance in its inclusive practices, specifically in the workplace. Hinton said this study…

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Farmers celebrate harvest season not being derailed by strike

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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) The rail strike has been averted. This is not just a win for rail workers, but for farmers as well. Farmers sat on pins and needles as rail workers touted a strike this Friday. Thankfully, a tentative deal between the major railroads and unions has been announced. A strike would have deadlocked the commodity supply chains at the…

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Mocs Volleyball Secures 3-1 Win Over Asheville

Rick Nyman,

(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA — The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball team earned its fourth win in its last five tries after completing a two-match season sweep over UNC Asheville behind a 3-1 (25-22, 25-13, 19-25, 25-14) victory on Wednesday night inside Maclellan Gymnasium. Following the win, Chattanooga improves to 5-6 overall this season and picks up its second win over the Bulldogs in…

Reds Pitcher Graham Ashcraft Takes Loss For Lookouts Against Tennessee
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Reds Pitcher Graham Ashcraft Fans Six in Rehab Start With Chattanooga Lookouts

Rick Nyman,

(l ookouts.com)Cincinnati Reds righthander Graham Ashcraft struck out six batters over three innings in his rehab appearance, but the Lookouts lost to the Smokies, 5-2. In the second, Tennessee scratched out two runs against Ashcraft to take a 2-0 lead. After three innings, Lookouts starter Joe Boyle entered the game and only allowed two earned runs over five innings. The…

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CPD holds press conference revealing violent crime statistics

Chief of Police Celeste Murphy says there has been "recent uptick" in September
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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Police Department is now addressing the city’s recent trends in violent crime. On Wednesday, the CPD held a press conference revealing crime statistics in the city. Chattanooga’s Chief of Police Celeste Murphy specifically discussed recent cases of violent crime in the city, including shootings, that have occurred since September 1. Murphy says while violent crime…

Herschel Vs Warnock
Government & Politics, Regional News

After months of debating about debates, Sen. Warnock & Herschel Walker finally have a deal

Collins Parker,

SAVANNAH, Georgia (WDEF) – The candidates for one of Georgia’s seat in the U.S. Senate have finally agreed to meet each other in a debate. Sen. Raphael Warnock and challenger Herschel Walker have been sparring over the details and location for months. But Senator Warnock accepted Walker’s latest proposal Tuesday night. They will meet in Savannah on October 14th. WSAV-TV,…

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Chattanooga, Driving Our Economy Forward, Education, Hamilton County, Local News

Driving Our Economy Forward: Associated General Contractors of East Tennessee

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — We’re introducing a new franchise here at News 12, focusing on the local economy. Commercial construction is essential to growing both a community, and the economy. Associated General Contractors of East Tennessee knows that’s the case, and that’s why they’re going above and beyond to train future workers. AGC talked to News 12 about how they’re…

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Video Leaks of Marie Mott Traffic Stop

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CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Police Department has released body cam footage of District 8 City Council Candidate Marie Mott being stopped for a burned out headlight. The video shows Mott getting upset with the police officer for the stop, accusing an officer of racism. “It went out while I’m driving. That’s not, that’s not a crime,” said Mott. “I…

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More To The Story With Staley: Statue Project Update

Dave finds the new statue outside the AIM Center on MLK is almost done
Dave Staley,

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – There’s Judy! Judy Mogul, working on the big project in front of the AIM Center on MLK Boulevard in downtown Chattanooga. Judy is the center’s Visual Arts Coordinator. Work! Work! Work! For Judy, other AIM Center employees, as well as AIM Center community members. A massive 12 foot sculpture, honoring the AIM Center’s late co-founder, Bonnie Currey-Stamps. It’s…

Summerville Flooding
Chattooga County, Featured, Local News

Summerville Boil Water Notice Lifted

Water supplies should be restored to everyone following flooding
Collins Parker,

SUMMERVILLE, Georgia (WDEF) – Officials have lifted the Boil Water Advisory for Summerville. The flooding over Labor Day Weekend knocked out the local water supply system. But officials say water service has now been restored and tests show it is safe to drink without boiling. “All water samples are negative, no bacteria in the City of Summerville Water System.” The…

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Brian Kemp Visits Trenton for Campaign Stop

Nick Hill,

TRENTON, Ga. (WDEF)- Georgia Governor Brian Kemp visited Dade County this morning for a campaign event. His campaign hosted a breakfast at the Trenton Community Center where he had a roughly 30 minute speech to a room full of his supporters. Kemp spent much of his speech encouraging his supporters to assist his campaign as much as possible to win…