Dalton’s Monoclonal antibody treatment

DALTON, Georgia (WDEF)- “78 Covid patients are hospitalized and 91% of those people are unvaccinated. 15 of those are on ventilators which is 95%,” said Bruce Frazier. Monoclonal antibody treatment will soon be available for treating covid cases via drive-thru, similar to how they have been administering vaccines. Monoclonal antibody therapy is not a new technology so let’s remember that….

Bradley County working to combat Covid-19

BRADLEY COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) – Averaging 77 new cases per day and with an active case count of over 1,000. Bradley County is feeling the impact of the ongoing pandemic, causing the community and school system to make quick, but necessary, adjustments.” “ It’s December and January all over again,” says Mayor Gary Davis, Bradley County. Bradley County Mayor, Gary Davis…

Baylor’s Phil Massey Enjoys His Coaching Journey

Baylor coach Phil Massey opened his 16th season as the Red Raiders head football coach last Friday. News 12’s Rick Nyman recently caught up with Massey for glimpse into his coaching journey. Phil Massey was a business major, but his major passion was football, so he couldn’t say no to coaching. Said Massey:”I think it was that first year after…

Food City announcing grocery plans in East Ridge & Downtown Chattanooga

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Food City has plans for two stores in our area. On Wednesday, they will announced details for East Ridge and Chattanooga. The Chattanooga store will be built downtown at Broad Street and west 13th Street near the Chattanoogan. The East Ridge location will be an update for the Food City on Ringgold Road at Bales Avenue.  …

Chattanooga Firefighters speak to the City Council on why they need a pay increase as proposed by Mayor Kelly’s budget

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) – “The recruit academy that will be graduating September 9, we have a class with them just to show them how to balance their budget and how to live off of firefighters’ salaries. But I’ll tell you this right now they can’t,” said Bradley Freeman. Chattanooga Firefighters spoke about their current low wage. Firefighters told their stories…

Rising COVID 19 Cases in Schools; HCS Mom Has Two Children Positive

Hamilton County, TN (WDEF): As the school year continues, so does the rise of COVID 19 cases among students. There is over three hundred active COVID-19 cases, according to Hamilton County Schools COVID 19 Dashboard. Nearly twenty five hundred students who were in close contact with those infected are in quarantine. One Hamilton County School’s Mom has two children who…

Living Well With Troy – Wellness Centers

There are so many more things happening within the chiropractic offices now. Chiropractor Dr. Taylor, with Taylor Chiropractic & Wellness, talks about how mind, body, and soul contributes to your wellness and health.

Titans Carry on at Practice Without Head Coach Mike Vrabel

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Titans coach Mike Vrabel anticipated further testing would confirm he has COVID-19. He was right. So the Tennessee Titans practiced without their head coach Monday with Vrabel quarantined at home after testing positive Sunday morning. Special teams coordinator Craig Aukerman helped run practice. Defensive coordinator Shane Bowen filled in by talking to reporters after the session….

Third dose of COVID-19 Vaccine for immunocompromised

Georgia (WDEF)- Anyone with moderate to severely immunocompromised can now receive a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in the North Georgia Health District. “You must wait 28 days after your second dose to get that third dose booster and you preferably need the same kind of shot that you got the first time,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner…

Cleveland City Schools Adds Mitigation Efforts to Stop the Spread of COVID 19

“Anytime you see the community numbers rising well that’s just something that you’re going to see in schools too. And, we need to make sure that we’re being as proactive and reactive as we can,” says Cleveland City Schools Director Dr. Russell Dyer during an interview with Mix 104.1. Starting today, Cleveland City Schools will be taking additional measures to…

TVA donates rare locomotive to the Tennessee Valley Railroad

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is now the new owner of a Rare Tennessee Valley Authority Locomotive.  The Tennessee Valley Authority donated a significant railroad locomotive to the Railroad Museum’s collection, a Fairbanks-Morse model. Built-in 1958 and known as the “Baby” Trainmaster, the locomotive is a 1600 horsepower train and at that time was the most powerful single-unit…

FDA grants Pfizer Vaccine full approval

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – On Monday, the FDA gave the Pfizer vaccine full approval- taking it beyond emergency use Authorization.  “Certainly it’s something that we’ve been waiting for for a long time. I think for our community it hopefully gives those who have needed that piece of information and reassurance that this is indeed a safe and effective product,” says…

What’s Right With Our Schools: Harrison Bay Future Ready Program

HARRISON, TN (WDEF) – The Harrison Bay Future Ready center is building the architects, engineers and welders of tomorrow. The rest of America is taking notice. Keith Bright teaches Architecture Desing at Harrison Bay Future Ready. He says, “This is one of our most successful years. I’ve been doing this for around 15 years. I’ve had some good teams in…