CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- “It’s a huge boost for Chattanooga economy,” said Jonathan Susman. A lot of work goes into setting up the Moon River Music Festival. “They do an incredible amount of work. Somebody told me today they have something like 300 workers that are involved in putting this festival together. Their attention to safety has been such a key…
JASPER, Tenn (WDEF) – The Tennessee Titans and See Rock City teamed up to unveil the restoration of three “See Rock City” barns in East Tennessee. The barns, which feature Titans and See Rock City branding, celebrate both a historic Tennessee tradition and the start of the Titans’ 2021 season. The barns were painted by visual artist doughjoe and took roughly…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) – With the Tennessee Valley experiencing a surge in COvid-19 cases, the Hamilton County Health Department felt it was necessary to revamp their covid take-home testing kits to help residents do their part to slow the spread—. and this time there’s more than one kit available.” For the month of September, Hamilton County is currently seeing an…
Saturday will be the 20th anniversary of 9/11. As we come together and remember those who died on that day back in September of 2001, firefighters in Cleveland, Tennessee are certainly doing their part as well.
If you’ve noticed your belly fat increasing, the casue could be inflammation. Here are three ways to reduce your midsection.
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Larry Ward has seen it all during his 32 years as the Voice of the Chattanooga Lookouts, including this season, where he didn’t see the Lookouts at all on the road. Covid protocols prevented Ward from traveling with the team and even broadcasting in visiting ballparks. Ward wound up doing Lookouts road games virtually, which was really nothing new…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Baylor defeated Boyd Buchanan 4-1 in high school soccer on Tuesday at Boyd Buchanan. The Bucs scored first on a goal from Kate Dickert. Zoey Mize equaled the match moments later for Baylor. Then the Red Raiders took the lead for good on a goal from Jada Cooper. Baylor scored twice more in the second half to get the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Mocs linebacker Jay Person put up monster numbers during his senior year at Bradley Central high school, racking up 25 tackles for a loss. Now it seems he’s on a mission to duplicate those stats at UTC this year. Jay Person has gone into beast mode for the Mocs. How bout 10 tackles for a loss in his last…
MEIGS COUNTY, Tennessee (WDEF)- Governor Bill Lee didn’t want to speak much about a Tennessee judge blocking his order allowing students to opt-out of mask mandates due to it being an ongoing legal issue. That particular case is currently ongoing, so I really can’t comment on current litigation but we’re hopeful that all the counties will follow the law as…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) – The Walmart Homecoming event streamed nationwide tonight, featuring a live concert from singer Kane Brown at LFO High School. The show featured 3 national acts all going home to their alma maters and performing for students. Shows by Imagine Dragons (Las Vegas) and Chance The Rapper (Chicago) were recorded and played back. The live element…
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF): President & CEO of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc Eric Fuller says, “Truck driving is the largest single job in the U.S., but we have about 100 to 150 thousand less drivers less drivers that we actually need.” Fuller says the shortage of truck drivers has intensified partly due to the pandemic. “The job admittingly is not the…
FORT OGLETHORPE, Georgia (WDEF) – Singer Kane Brown is performing a virtual convert tonight for his old high school in Fort Oglethorpe. The convert for LFO is at 8:30 PM as part of a Walmart back-to-school promotion. They have hosted home town virtual concerts by Imagine Dragons and Chance the Rapper. The Kane Brown show is the third and final…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – Welcome home is a nonprofit organization that l provides shelter and comfortable living space with family-type care for those who have been diagnosed with a serious illness. The organization partners with area hospices that provide professional medical care. As part of their mission, they offer an enrichment program that provides the community opportunities to discuss and learn…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – The Novavax Covid vaccine has undergone months of clinical trials against not only the original coronavirus strain but also the new variants. The Maryland based biotech company says its 2 dose vaccine is around 90 percent effective and is safe – after being tested on nearly 30 thousand trial participants. “Where we are currently as investigators…
Dermatologist Dr. Anna Paré, with Dermatology Consultants, talks about non-invasive body treatments for body fat reduction.
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) – “My wife actually came up with the idea about eight years ago to do a barbecue on Labor Day. Not everybody does something so the clutter is not quite as much there.” The Union Gospel Mission’s had its seventh annual free barbecue fundraiser Monday. Executive Director John Rector said the most common question he gets is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Fire Department was called to the 1100 block of Grove Street Labor Day morning for an apartment building on fire. That’s when they found a woman fighting for her life. “When we arrived on the scene, there was a woman hanging from a top floor window,” says Chattanooga Fire Department spokesperson Lindsey Rogers. “She was…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Labor day is the second deadliest holiday for traffic fatalities, that’s according to the NHTSA. There were five traffic fatalities in the Tennessee Valley this weekend. The annual average for fatal crashes in the United States is 445. Experts say that there are multiple reasons for the holiday to be deadly for drivers. Megan Cooper, AAA Spokeswoman…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) – Children are natural explorers. Pairing classroom lessons with what they can see and touch in the outside world is a key to understanding. OLPH has just the space for that. Dr. Caroline Carlin is the Principal. She proclaims, “Welcome to OLPH’s Nature Explorer Outdoor Classroom. It is a certified outdoor classroom which was designed to be…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Many of us have gotten used to virtual meetings this year, thanks to the pandemic. But what if you could also meet with your colleagues using virtual reality? Facebook is making it possible to bring video games to work, and actually be productive. The social media giant is calling its latest project Horizon Workrooms. It’s a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn’t settling for just space. Yes, he’s done a lot for the space industry, but he’s reaching for the stars again. Musk now wants to make human-like robots. He says Tesla already makes robots on wheels – why wouldn’t a humanoid robot be any different? Musk announced at the company’s recent AI…
RINGGOLD, Ga. (WDEF)- Today was the fourth annual Butterfly Festival in Ringgold. The festival is held at Heritage High School in honor of Katie Beth Carter. Carter was 18-years-old when she was killed in a car accident on her way home from college. Funds from the Butterfly Festival benefit the Katie Beth Carter Scholarship Fund. Jason Carter, Katie Beth’s dad,…
ROSSVLLE (WDEF)- During the last two weeks of September people can get a taco for just two dollars and fifty cents from seven different restaurants including Miss G’s. “It’s a great occasion to bring all these Hispanic people together and invite American people to see how Hispanic people enjoy the time with tacos,” said owner of Miss G’s Guillermina Solana-Chala….
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Mask mandates are in effect, or going into effect in many parts of the country. Add the Cleveland city school system to that list. As News 12’s Dave Staley tells us, the board of education making that decision in a special meeting! The new mask mandate, which starts September 7th, is for the Cleveland city school…
