CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Officials have voted to suspend the business permit of a Tennessee nightclub near the scene of a mass shooting where three people were killed and 14 others injured. News outlets report the Chattanooga Beer & Wrecker Board decided Thursday to suspend the permit for Mary’s Bar & Grill for three days for operating without a beer…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga native and country music artist Conner Smith has been keeping quite busy. Conner is about to tour with Thomas Rhett, and recently performed at both the Honey Bee Festival in Lafayette, GA, and CMA Fest the next weekend. Now he’s about to release a new song. The talented singer and songwriter told News 12 about…
(CHATTANOOGA) – Ten years ago, the Riverbend scored a big homecoming show to close out that year’s festival. Country singer Lauren Alaina was just starting her professional career in Nashville. In the previous two years, American Idol made her a star and she had just recorded her first album. So her 2012 homecoming as a Riverbend headliner was a triumphant…
COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) – A Facebook post alleging a Collegedale Police Officer had been racist during a citation has been thoroughly investigated and those claims are now proven to be false. Collegedale Assistant Chief of Police Jamie Heath said the officer’s body camera footage told a much different story than the social media post “The Facebook post made by the…
These 12 artists, who all live and/or work in the Chattanooga area, painted this year’s murals on the second side of the EPB 10th Street Substation: (left to right) Rea Shaw, Sara Tolbert, Jerome Foster, Ann Jackson, Nathaniel Stepney, Laura Dahlke, Karen Estes, Madison Myers, Mimi McAllister, Dannita Noble & La-Tesia Poole. (Not pictured: Ty Swint) CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — New…
June is National Dairy Month and Food City registered dietitian Nicole Pazdziorko talks about some of the benefits health and taste wise of dairy including a delicious recipe for Greek Yogurt Bars.
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC women dropped a 3-0 decision to Tennessee Force FC on a steamy night at Fort Finley. The CFC moved the start time to 8pm because of the hot temperatures. Allison Hansford was hot for the Force. She scored twice in the first half to make it 2-0 at the break. Tennessee added another late goal to win…
(lookouts.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Chattanooga Lookouts dropped game two, 5-2, to the Biloxi Shuckers on Wednesday afternoon from AT&T Field. Connor Curlis set a new season-high with 13 strikeouts, the most since Andrew Abbott sat down 12 on May 14 against Mississippi. Stevie Branche and JC Keys added on five more to match a team-high of 18 strikeouts in…
ATLANTA, Georgia (WDEF) – “We have a salad plate and some popcorn chicken.” “Four cases of Gatorade.” “Salad items, fruits. A lot of veggies…” “Unknowingly walk out with what their body needs most this summer. “13 cups of water for men and about nine cups of water for women.” Nutritionist Marisa Moore says food likely already on your list, too, is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) — According to residents at Patton Towers, the air conditioning has been out in most the building for months. “It’s been two months since the air been out. I feel like it should have been something handled with it. I might talk to them about it — apparently my opinion don’t matter,” said Lebron, a Patten Towers resident….
RISING FAWN, GA (WDEF) – 41 year old Michael Hicks and his wife Teah own a company that makes unique spaces. For unique destinations. This is their latest creation. Up on Lookout Mountain, in Dade County. Three vacation rentals. The Hicks bought the property back in 2020. And you can’t beat the view. You can’t beat the uniqueness, because all…
EPB has reached their highest levels of electrical use in nearly three years. EPB officials report that the peak demand is likely to surpass the current peak in the next few days. As the hot summer temperatures continue, Jason Elders is an Energy Pro for EPB. He said there are some simple steps customers can take to stay cool while…
Running back Derrick Henry was on hand for the start of the Titans mandatory mini-camp. Of course there’s nothing mini about Henry from his size to his impact on the offense. Tennessee lost Henry for half the season last year with a foot injury, but he doesn’t look injured anymore. Said Henry:”Yeah I feel good.” I feel good. I knew…
(lookouts.com) With the game tied at six entering the bottom of the eighth inning, the Lookouts took the lead on a passed ball to lead them to an eventual 7-6 victory. The game started out in the Lookouts favor as they took an early 4-0 lead in the first. TJ Hopkins and Alex McGarry knocked home runs with RBI singles…
Can’t be fun going through OTA’s and mini-camps for the Titans right now with the temperature hovering around 100 degrees. You know you’re gonna sweat…a lot, but for some offensive players, you can’t let’em see you sweat under the pressure of making the team. The Titans signed former Vols receiver Josh Malone in February, and he’s digging his return…
11:15 Update: Fire Dept. handing over scene to EPB crews to make repairs overnight. Here is their description of the incident. CFD post from Twitter Firefighters were called to the 200 block of Broad Street at 8:17 PM Tuesday. Flames and sparks were coming out of the ground through grates. Because it was electrical in nature, firefighters used several dry…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) — Like most performers, country music artist Sophia Scott is pumped to be back on stage again. Her new EP “One of These Days” just came out June 2. She spent part of CMA Fest last weekend celebrating by performing her new songs. “It’s definitely been a long time coming,” Scott said. “Some of these songs I…
Rodney Harris, Garrian King, Alexis Lewis UPDATE: U.S. Attorney in Knoxville confirms the gun charges against Garrian King and Rodney Junior Harris. They have both been indicted by a grand jury for possession of a weapon by felons from the McCallie Avenue shootings investigation. “The indictment alleges that on or about June 5, 2022, in the Eastern District of Tennessee,…
Here’s a fun nautical themed craft for you and your kids. It’s a sponge sailboat.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – At Chattanooga State Community College, a group of children is learning to code and assemble robots. Robo-Think is a STEM based summer camp in which children are taking part in activities such as coding a video game. This morning, News 12 visited the camp as they were assembling robotic fans and other robots of their own creation….
(CBS) – The latest data from the Bureau of Labor statistics shows the price of food shot up 10% over the past year, the biggest annual jump since 1981. And if high prices weren’t enough, now some of the products, we buy are getting smaller. It’s called shrinkflation. Consumer advocate Mary Bach was at the grocery store last week and…
Ringgold, Georgia (WDEF) – It was a dazzling year for Performing Arts at Ringgold High School.From scholarships, to state honors to a very famous visitor, they pull back the curtain on What’s Right With Our Schools. Jane’ Ellis is the Musical Theater and Choir Director at Ringgold High. She explains,”The students received 12 Shuler nominations, got the chance to perform on that…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — CMA Fest wrapped up in Nashville Sunday night. Most of the country artists News 12 spoke to at the event have a connection to the Tennessee Valley – like Hannah Ellis. She recently opened for Carly Pearce on her “29 Tour.” The first stop of the second leg of the tour was in March at the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Curator of Collections, Lindsay Stuber, with the Chattanooga Historical Society says the start of the church dates back to the 1890s. “Highland Baptist Church actually started out as Orchard knob Baptist Church back in the 1890s. It’s not until the 1920s that they built the church that unfortunately was affected by the fire,” said Stuber. She says…