CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) — Behind a career-high 18 points from Josh Ayeni and a blistering second half shooting performance, the Chattanooga Mocs men’s basketball team got back to its winning ways with a 77-68 victory over Mercer in Southern Conference action on Saturday afternoon in McKenzie Arena. Chattanooga improves to 19-5 overall and 9-2 in SoCon action following the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) — The Chattanooga Mocs battled back in the second half to cut the Samford lead to six points, but it wouldn’t be enough as UTC fell 77-67 Saturday afternoon at The McKenzie Arena in Southern Conference women’s basketball action. “The first half was not Chattanooga basketball,” head coach Katie Burrows said after the game. “I was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-A family fun boat show is still underway at the Chattanooga Convention Center. Roughly a third of the boats on display this weekend were made in eastern Tennessee. Director of the show Ryan Jones says these types of events bring out families and boating enthusiasts of all ages to bond over their love of being out on the…
Catoosa County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a shooting that has claimed the life of a man who was found shot inside a vehicle early Saturday morning.
Ringgold, GA-(WDEF-TV) Northwest Whitfield beat Heritage 78-44 in a region match-up on Friday. The Bruins hit 16 three’s in the victory Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Heritage High School, High School Basketball, Northwest Whitfield High School
Decatur, TN-(WDEF-TV) The McMinn Central girls won a district showdown over Meigs County 70-51. The Chargerettes raced out to a 17-4 lead and never looked back. With the win McMinn Central stays perfect in district play. The Tigers have two district losses with both coming against McMinn Central. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, High School Basketball, McMinn…
Cleveland, TN-(WDEF-TV) McMinn Co won a district dogfight over Bradley Central Friday night, edging the Bears 55-52. Categories: Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Basketball, Bradley Central High School, High School Basketball, McMinn County High School
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Today is National Wear Red Day. And though it’s a day of fun, wearing red and taking pictures, it’s also to raise awareness of some pretty sobering numbers about heart disease. The American Heart Association says today, one in five people report lower physical wellness and one in four report lower emotional wellness. This can lead to…
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…