SODDY-DAISY, Tennessee (WDEF) – The students at Soddy Daisy Middle School received a special dose of Christmas cheer this morning. Principal Jane Reynolds decided to spread some holiday joy at the school in a unique way. Students arrived at school this morning to find Reynolds dressed up as an elf on a shelf in a display case. She also took…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The problem with more online Christmas shopping is where will people go to sit on Santa’s lap? For generations, parents took their kids to visit Santa while they went shopping. It started with Department Store Santas in the 50s and 60s. Then mall culture took over in the 70s and 80s. So by the 1990s, Chattanooga parents…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Mayor Kelly just returned from the White House. “When the White House calls, it’s the President so you go.” Kelly says of the ten new mayors invited, he represented the smallest city, getting to learn about the infrastructure bill alongside mayors from cities like Atlanta and Seattle. Congress passed a $1 trillion dollar infrastructure bill, claiming the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- This week there is extra holiday cheer at the Hamilton County Criminal Courts Clerks office. Since taking the position in 2014, Criminal Court Clerk Vince Dean wanted to make the holiday season special. For the entire week the offices to all out for Christmas and today three judges including News 12s Chip Chapman decided who decorated the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Kids will be rocking around the Christmas tree with presents under the tree thanks in large part to the Salvation Army angel tree program. Now a lot of Chattanooga Hamilton County comes out to support the event but imagine being able to receive the gifts as a kid and be able to pay it forward later in…
In Game of Thrones, the character Lord Eddard Stark said in the first season that “Winter is coming.” For Hamilton County schools, it’s the winter break that approaches quickly. And, with the break comes change: A new superintendent in Dr. Justin Robertson, and the realization that Hamilton County schools see an equity problem. During last week’s school board…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – The State of Tennessee is teaming up with legendary fisherman Bill Dance for a foundation to improve lake quality across the state. They are creating the Bill Dance Signature Lakes. TWRA and the state will invest $15 Million in improvements at 18 lakes across the state, both above and below the water line. The lakes include…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Fourteen Chattanooga-area athletes signed to play college football on Early Signing Day Wednesday. Of East Tennessee and North Georgia’s seven schools with signees, 12 committed to Division I programs — four of which are in Power 5 conferences. MCCALLIE: Kenzy Paul – Duke Thomas Pilon – Furman BAYLOR: Trey McDonald – Virginia Bridger Knee – Army…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Chattanooga women’s basketball team battled back to within one point twice before falling 63-52 to Cincinnati Wednesday night at The McKenzie Arena. The Mocs couldn’t buy a bucket to start the game and trailed 24-3 with 6:00 to play in the second quarter. Destiny McClendon connected on one of two free throws at the 5:21 mark…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) — The Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team saw its 11-game road non-conference win streak snapped during a 76-68 loss to mid-major power Belmont on Wednesday night inside The Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Following the loss, Chattanooga falls to 9-2 on the year and sees a four-game win streak come to an end. Belmont improved…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) — Tuesday, the Chattanooga Mocs announced the first crop of All-Americans from 2021. Wednesday is where future groups begin as Coach Rusty Wright and staff begins looking ahead with the first National Signing Day for the Class of 2022. The first new Mocs joined as #BirdGang22 is beginning to be unveiled. This is just the start…
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tennessee (WDEF) – Lodge Cast Iron is celebrating 125 years in business with a new museum. The company has been manufacturing cast iron cookery in South Pittsburg since 1986. They will end their year of celebration next summer by opening the Lodge Cast Iron Museum. The showiest display has already been made… an 18 foot cast iron skillet….
There are big plans for the Alstom plant site along the River downtown. A Canal… a “Cathedral” like music venue… the canal will go through the Cathedral. Here is the update.
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Howard improved to 6-0 on the year after beating McMinn Co 79-70 on Tuesday at Howard. With 2:45 to go in the game, the Cherokees Monroe Tucker hit a three to cut Howard’s lead down to five. Moments later McMinn Co got a technical foul. Norman Freeman went to the line and sunk four straight free throws for the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) In high school district basketball action on Tuesday, Notre Dame beat cross town rival Boyd Buchanan 51-38. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Boyd Buchanan, High School Basketball, Notre Dame High School
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Chattanooga women’s basketball team has become a family affair. This summer, head coach Katie Burrows brought her older sister Kristen onto her coaching staff. News 12’s Angela Moryan tells us how the sisters work together. Angie: What is it like coaching under your little sister? Said assistant coach Kristen Clounch: “It’s… interesting.” Chattanooga women’s head basketball coach Katie…
Ridgeland has turned to one of their own to be their new head football coach. The job goes to former Panthers player and assistant Craig Pritchett. Pritchett returns to his alma mater after turning around the program at Brevard high school in North Carolina. When Pritchett went to Brevard in 20 15, he slept on an air mattress in the…
The amount of gun violence in Chattanooga in 2021 is staggering. Shootings have increased in number every year since 2018. The possibility of more shootings increases with each passing day, and we still have a couple weeks left this year! The number of the day is 164. That’s the number of shootings Chattanooga has seen in calendar year 2021. It…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – Amy Bufkin teaches Economics and History at Silverdale Baptist Academy, but dollars and cents and past events are only a small part of her commitment to her students. Bufkin is also a Student Council Sponsor and she seldom misses a ballgame. Taylor Hasty is the Principal at Silverdale. Hasty says, “The best thing about her is…
Make a Christmas craft for the kids out of yarn and sticks they can grab from the backyard.
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) The Lee men’s and women’s basketball teams both picked up Gulf South Conference wins on Monday as they defeated Valdosta State. The Lady Flames won 56-45, while the Lee men enjoyed an 87-64 victory. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, college basketball, Lee University, Valdosta
Vols assistant basketball coach Justin Gainey will coach against his son Tuesday. Tennessee hosts USC Upstate, and they feature Justin’s son, Jordan, who is just a freshman. Said Gainey:”Man emotions are all over the place. I don’t know what to expect. I don’t know what it well feel like. I know he’s a lot more calm and and a lot…
When the Mocs face Belmont Wednesday in a mid-major showdown, they’ll have to contend with former Cleveland high stand-out Jacobi Wood. He’s in his second season with the Bruins, averaging almost six points a game. Wood says he’s ready to mix it up against the Chattanooga boys. Said Wood:”I know a lot of guys on the Chattanooga team. I’m excited…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – Bridge Chattanooga works to help students develop the skills they need to lead happy, healthy and productive lives. One of the ways they do that is through an afternoon program where kids from Dalewood Middle spend some quality time at nearby First Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Rashaad Williams is the Principal at Dalewood Middle School. He says,…
