Erlanger Health Centers Back To School Bash

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- It’s almost back to school time again. Today, Erlanger Health Centers hosted a Back to School Bash for the community. Health screenings, giveaways and information on how to have a healthy school year were all available. Children and adults could participate in the screenings. Kellyann Woods, Erlanger Health Center’s Chief Operating Officer, says, “Even though COVID is…

Voting Rights Rally

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – The Unity Group of Chattanooga and the Poor People’s Campaign have teamed up to host a voter rights rally earlier this afternoon  The rally focused on getting more Chattanooga’s registered to vote and letting their voices be heard.  The event also focused one what the groups main goals are with this push for more voting rights :…

Medical Marijuana licenses awarded to 6 companies in Georgia

WALKER COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) – It’s a big day for Georgia’s medical marijuana program. On Saturday, the medical cannabis commission revealed the six companies that will be licensed to grow marijuana , convert it into cannabis oil and sell the finished product to eligible Georgia patients. Two years ago, the Georgia General Assembly passed House Bill 324, “Georgia’s Hope Act,” which…

Third and final Boynton Tower renovated and open

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly cut the ribbon! So, that means it’s official. The third and final tower of Boynton Drive is now open. Three towers and a community room have been renovated thanks to this $13 million project. Mayor Tim Kelly says, “It’s no secret that we have a shortage of housing in Chattanooga and a real…

Congress Candidate pushes to get 28,000 Hamilton County residents registered to vote

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)-Congressional candidate Nathaniel Doss says that he is committed to getting people in Hamilton County registered to vote. Doss and the Hamilton County Democratic Party want to get an additional 28,000 voters registered. Doss believes that many people have lost trust in elections, specifically in the minority community. Doss says, “There’s still some distrust of government, in our…

Notre Dame Eager to Regain Championship Form

After playing for a state title in 2017, the Notre Dame Fighting Irish haven’t had much fight the last two years, winning a total of three games. Time to wake up the echoes as the Irish get the 30-in-30 spotlight. For Notre Dame to play like a champion again, head coach Charles Fant knows it doesn’t take some fancy plan….

Eviction moratorium and its conclusion

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Buddy Presley With Presley Law Firm said although the CDC eviction moratorium runs through the end of the month, evictions have already started back up. “There were some federal court cases that determined the CDC did not have authority to issue a moratorium nationwide,” said Presley. He said North Georgia counties including Catoosa and Walker had far fewer…

City of Chattanooga receives $3.4 million grant for COVID-19 health literacy

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Mayor Tim Kelly and the city of Chattanooga have been awarded a very large grant to help improve health literacy within the city. Chattanooga and Memphis were the only cities in the state of Tennessee to receive the funding. The Health and Human Services Advancing Literacy Grant is a $3.4 million grant that will be used for…

Barons Bash the Lookouts Again Winning 10-5

(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts struggles against the Barons continued tonight, dropping the third game of the home stand by a score of 10-5. Once again the Barons leaped out to an early lead. Tonight they scored one in the first inning and broke the game open in the second. A three-run home run by Carlos Perez highlighted the five-run second…

Mayor; commissioner speak with Sale Creek community over farm

SALE CREEK, Tennessee (WDEF) – Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger and County Commissioner Randy Fairbanks spoke to the community about the newly acquired $16 million McDonald farm. Coppinger and Fairbanks said they wanted to set the record straight after they have heard several rumors about what plans were for the farm. Coppinger told the area residents that Hamilton County had…

Teaching kids money habits while they are young

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Money Lit founder Stephanie Pyke said budgeting money is an important life skill but she feels it’s not talked about enough with kids at a young age, “I volunteered with the 11th grade and who wants to be a millionaire program and I saw how unengaged some of the teenagers were probably because they’re teenagers. I was…

TVA building new control center in Meigs County

MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – Meigs County will soon be the center of TVA’s “Grid of Tomorrow” program. Greg Hendrich says that program is all about meeting the challenges of the modern utilities industry. “TVA is poised to respond to these challenges by constructing this new state of the art, 175 thousand square feet facility on 166 acres in Meigs…

COVID-19 cases on the rise in Hamilton County

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The health department announced that there has been a 200% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations over the last two weeks. The City of Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly had to close two separate YFD Centers yesterday for deep cleanings after a COVID case was reported at each location. County Mayor Jim Coppinger says that vaccinations are the key to…