CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – On Tuesday, the Chattanooga city council unanimously approved the city’s purchase of the Airport Inn Motel. The city has big plans for this motel with hopes to turn it into an affordable housing opportunity for the community. “Every city across the country especially in the wake of a covid pandemic is struggling to find answers of how…
LAFAYETTE, Georgia (WDEF) – Walker County Commissioners are faced with a big decision on whether to allocate millions of dollars to renovate water treatment and sewer infrastructure. The Walker County Water and Sewerage Authority is asking the county government to invest $5 million towards a $45 million system improvement plan. Walker County officials say the new infrastructure will bring clean…
A 35 year old man was killed in a shooting on Highway 153 at the Chickamauga Dam Tuesday night.
When Halloween comes around, you usually think candy corn, but a lot of people don’t like candy corn. So we found this fun and creative way to do candy corn, but with a drink.
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — One-hundred and 10 minutes wasn’t enough. The Mocs and Terriers battled to a 1-1 draw through two overtimes Tuesday night in the first round of the Southern Conference Tournament at the UTC Sports Complex. It would all come down to penalty kicks to decide who would advance. “We do penalties at training throughout the week,” Mocs…
(gomocs.com) CHATTANOOGA—Things were bleak. The final couple of groups were headed through 17 to the par 5 18th with the Chattanooga Mocs five strokes behind UT Martin at Black Creek Club. The Mocs made up the difference to share the team title with the Skyhawks at 7-under 857. The par 3 17th almost undid the Mocs. The counters played it…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Mocs defense has been a turnover machine this season. They have 19 in seven games….that’s almost three a contest. Chattanooga has 13 interceptions, which is tied for the most in the nation. Head coach Rusty Wright is digging the turnover success, although he says it’s not really something his team works on. Said Wright:”I’ve been around where we’ve…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) We got a close-up look of the Vols baseball team over the weekend, as they played a little fall-ball in Chattanooga. Tennessee is coming off one of the most exciting seasons in school history, and they want to keep the good times going next spring. News 12’s Rick Nyman has more. Looked like Rocky Top Saturday at the Lookouts…
There is a current proposal to redistrict Hamilton County from nine to 11 districts. There are also currently 9 school board members, which could stay nine but board lines changed or could be increased to 11.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A developing story is coming out of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon. The sheriff’s office confirms the incident took place at the Silverdale Detention Center. Emergency scanners reported there was a stabbing at the detention center just before 2 this afternoon. Dispatch said there were multiple victims and one person was in critical condition. A…
TRENTON, GA (WDEF) – You could give Dr. Martha Plumlee an A+ for selflessness. The Dade Elementary Teacher has been known to Zoom homebound students after her regular school day wraps up. She’ll even drop off learning packets and fun activities right to a child’s door. Tracy Blevins is the Principal at Dade Elementary. She says, “Dr. Plumlee is a…
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn (WDEF) – Thousands of Hamilton County residents have been anxiously awaiting the opportunity to get their Moderna booster shot. Beginning today, those who qualify can sign up to receive that extra boost of covid-19 protection, and who was one of the first in line? –Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger. “We are very fortunate in this country to have…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF): “When you start hearing footsteps when you’re the only one in the building or one of the fellows was just telling me last night that he heard screaming and he was the only one here,” says Amy Petulla, Owner of Chattanooga Ghost Tours. Ghostly Greetings from the Chattanooga Ghost Tours located on East Fifth st. Amy practiced…
Robots are giving people the ability to send a handwritten holiday card, personalized in your handwriting, without you actually needing to write it.
In time for Halloween, Mixologist DRE has a spooky drink that’s fun and full of spunk.
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Chattanooga Police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened in the early morning hours. They were called to the 3200 block of 7th Avenue around 1:30 AM. They found Alfred Clarence Pitmon dead at the scene. Police are not releasing suspect details at this point. If you have any information on the shooting, please call the CPD Homicide…
CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF) – Bradley County investigators have charged a father after his two year old was shot with a gun. They say the child accidentally shot himself in the chest after midnight at a home on Hancock Road Northeast. The child died later at the hospital. Investigators found the firearm had been left unsecured where the child was able…
TRENTON, GA (WDEF) – From manufacturing to medical, 3-D printing is the wave of the future. The sooner kids can experiment, the more things they can make. Dade Elementary School is getting children off to a solid start in technology. Brittany Koger is the STEM Block teacher at Dade Elementary. She explains, ” STEM is a acronym that stands…
NORTH GEORGIA, (WDEF)- More than 70 million Americans are now eligible for covid booster shots. The daily number of Americans getting boosters is now more than double the number getting their first shot. The North Georgia Health District plans to administer all three brands of vaccine boosters on Tuesday, October 26th. To be eligible for the Moderna booster recipients must be…
Tennessee RiverTownChattanooga is now part of the Tennessee RiverTown program. Chattanooga joins 20 other communities along the Tennessee river that will be enhanced by its partnership with Tennessee RiverLine. The goals of this partnership are to expand economic development and entrepreneurship opportunities. They hope to enhance the outdoor river experience from Knoxville to Chattanooga to Paducah, Kentucky Partners on the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Halloween is almost here! And tech can help you get into the spooky spirit. Bring your Halloween spirit with you wherever you go with the Halloween Ringtones for iPhone app. Use it to make a spooky song, or a witch’s cackle for your ringtone, text tone, or even your alarm clock. If you’re planning to have…
CHATTANOOGA (UTC Athletics) — The Chattanooga Mocs football team forced four turnovers on defense and racked up 492 yards of total offense in way of a 55-13 rout over Samford in Southern Conference action on a sunny Saturday afternoon inside Siebert Stadium in Brimingham, Ala. Chattanooga (4-3, 3-1 SoCon) held the high-scoring offensive attack of Samford (3-4, 2-3 SoCon) to…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Weston Wamp announced on Friday that he wants to succeed Jim Coppinger as mayor of Hamilton County. Mayor Coppinger announced this week that he will not seek re-election next year. Wamp is the first candidate to step forward to replace him, but probably not the last. For Wamp, politics is in the blood. His father, Zach Wamp,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)-“Bitcoin itself just from the first of the year has risen by 100%, dropped by 50%, and risen by another 100%,” said Chris Hopkins. Cryptocurrency particularly Bitcoin has steadily been making its way into the mainstream over the past several years, but it was taken to a new level as Bitcoin made its New York Stock Exchange debut….