As Hamilton County crossed the threshold of a thousand COVID deaths, Thursday saw the second largest spike in new cases on record. “We are experiencing a high rate of daily new cases. Our hospitalizations are therefore up, as well, because of that increase in daily new cases. And, unfortunately, we have seen an increase in deaths, recently,” said Jamie Burley,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – “I can’t stop cancer,” says Chad Ehlers during a Tik Tok video that has gone viral. Mia Ehlers was diagnosed with leukemia before she was even two years old in July of 2020. Her father Chad has now dedicated his whole life to raising awareness of childhood cancer. “Being a father and having to watch your child…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – It’s a new outreach program being rolled out by Minor League Baseball. It’s called “The Nine.” Honoring all of the great Black players that have made such an impact on the sport of MILB. Why the nine? That’s the number the legendary Jackie Robinson wore during his only season in the minors. The initiative will specifically target…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Hundreds of women and men met at the Westin Chattanooga to address policies that impact women in Tennessee. “It’s important for women across the state to understand the policies that affect their lives, that are helpful and that get in the way of them leading their best lives and more important, we need to learn how to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- A Chattanooga surgeon is using intense cold therapy as a means to help patients with pain and decrease the use of opioids. “I want to get off opioids as quickly as I could, obviously. But also I didn’t want to have a lot of pain. That’s very honest with me about that,” said Bob Main. Drug Overdose…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — For the first time in city history, Chattanooga is augmenting the pay of Head Start and Early Head Start employees. Head Start workers receive their pay from the federal government, but Mayor Tim Kelly is raising the minimum wage to $13 an hour for full-time employees and $11 an hour for those working part-time. Both the mayor’s…
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, Georgia (WDEF)- Lookout Mountain Police and Fire Department work station has taken a new step in keeping its community safe. School Kids rose the flag to officially open the new police and fire department station this afternoon. The new station took 15 years to complete and finished up phase one of the Lookout Mountain, GA city center project….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The next chapter of Baylor football has begun. The Red Raiders welcomed Erik Kimrey as head coach Thursday. Baylor believes he’ll be the one to bring championships back to the river bank. “Once I could get him to say yes, then it was an extremely easy decision,” Baylor headmaster Chris Angel said. Erik Kimrey gave up…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga Mocs took the battle to the second half but couldn’t win the war Thursday night at The McKenzie Arena, falling 59-53 to Mercer in Southern Conference women’s basketball action. UTC played without leading scorer and rebounder Abbe y Cornelius. She was on the bench with a boot on her left foot with a lower…
Texas A&M landed the top recruiting class in the country, but they’re being accused of using NIL money to do it. Aggies coach Jimbo Fisher denies that’s the reason his staff had so much recruiting success. Whether it’s true or not, NIL is certainly changing the recruiting game. Said Georgia head coach Kirby Smart: “But what people are doing…
The residents of Sale Creek have heard all the jokes about McDonald Farm… But when Hamilton County bought the old property, it became a dose of reality that some residents are facing that may not end with a fun outcome. Thursday at Sale Creek High School, there was supposed to be a boys basketball game. But it ended up being…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The River City Company is bringing a new, unique event to the Tennessee River this spring. Rock The Riverfront is a month-long celebration from March 4-April 3. It will bring a variety of family events and art displays to the Chattanooga Green. The event will be open from 10 AM to 10 PM each day. Some of…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — A fire at a local downtown homeless camp has left one woman with 15% of her body covered in severe burns. Chattanooga firefighters were dispatched Wednesday night after receiving a call about the burn victim at 1503 Middle St. The victim was a homeless woman. Wendy Winters, the executive director of the Chattanooga Regional Homeless Coalition, wasn’t…
SMYRNA, Tennessee (WDEF) – More than 190 soldiers returned to Tennessee on Thursday after a ten month deployment in the Middle East. They are members of the Tennessee National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 181st Field Artillery Regiment. They are based in Chattanooga with a unit from Dayton. The soldiers were greeted by friends and family at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Site where…
Nearly two years after the first COVID case was identified in Chattanooga, more than one thousand people have died of coronavirus-related illness in Hamilton County. “Omicron is just, is doing terrible damage in that population, not just here, but — you’ve probably seen the statistics — nationwide, our death rate during this surge has been pretty high,” said Dr. Mark…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Christian will be the new home for Baylor’s former coach Phil Massey. Massey coached the Red Raiders 16 years. “I know last year when we played, they had a lot of sophomores that played, and I think just looking at the youth and just continuing the growth and the progress with those guys brings excitement…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- The expanded Chattanooga Boat Show launched earlier today for the start of a four day venture at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Over 25 boat brands were on display for people to check out and potential buy. This show gives new and seasoned voters a chance to see what’s new as well as potential save some money. Director…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) -With the supply chain, computer chip shortage continues to impact access to goods. Used Car prices have hit another all time high with the average price on a used car in Chattanooga costing over $25,000. “I’ve been telling people to wait on buying a car they can and if you can continue to wait that’s still probably…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — A new era of Baylor football has begun. The Red Raiders officially welcomed former South Carolina tight ends coach Erik Kimrey as their new head coach. HE’S OFFICIALLY HERE! Welcome to Chattanooga, @ErikKimrey!!! pic.twitter.com/eb5Ca4nk5o — Angela Moryan (@SidelineStormer) February 3, 2022 Kimrey says Baylor has been a dream job for him since before working on Shane…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – School officials say several students have been arrested following a fight at Cleveland High School on Wednesday. They say it happened in the Commons area. Witnesses who shot video of the fight on their phone say some officials were even punched in the fracas (we have blurred the video to avoid identifying any students). School officials…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A woman suffered serious burns in a fire last night at a homeless camp. It happened around 10PM near the Riverpark on Middle Street off of Amnicola Highway. Witnesses say she was burned in a tent at a vacant lot beside the River Walk. People brought her to a restroom at the Park where firefighters loaded her…
RINGGOLD, Georgia (WDEF) – Firefighters in Catoosa County now have a new facility to train in. The Catoosa County Fire Department has opened a new training facility on Mack Smith Road. Located at fire station 10, the five-story tower will provide firefighters with simulations of challenges they may face in the field. Fire Chief Randy Kemp says “Being able top…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — As anyone may well imagine, there is a zero-tolerance animal abuse policy at the McKamey Animal Center. This can be seen in the case of one of the shelter’s most recent residents. On January 31, the animal shelter received a phone call concerning an abused dog that had wandered onto a local’s porch. The dog’s muzzle was…
Several local high school football players put pen to paper on Wednesday on National Signing Day. McCallie had six players sign with quarterback William Riddle going to ETSU. East Hamilton also had six players sign with receiver Jeremiah Flemmons going to Austin Peay. Calhoun had a record seven players sign on Wednesday, highlighted by receiver Cole Speer going to Georgia….
