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RINGGOLD, GA (WDEF) – For the best educators, teaching isn’t just a profession, it’s a calling. That’s certainly the case for Shana Raburn. She’s quick to volunteer for any job that needs doing at Woodstation Elementary, and she does it with a smile. Principal Ernie Ellis says, “Mrs. Raburn is probably one of the truest educators that I’ve ever been…
Some educators are hoping that state legislators will invest a chunk of the state’s 40 plus million dollar budget into public schools.
She has re-recorded her hit “9 to 5” for the ad
CLARKESVILLE, Tennessee (WDEF) – Country music has suffered another loss of the old guard. Singer, songwriter and actor Ed Bruce died on Friday from natural causes. He was 81. Bruce began recording and writing songs for Sam Phillips in the late 1950s. Over the next two decades, he wrote hits for Tommy Roe (Save Your Kisses), Charlie Louvin (See the…
UPDATE: While a cause of death has not been disclosed, Oslin has been in an assisted living facility in Nashville since her Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2016. She had just tested positive for Covid-19 last week. ________ By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – Country singer K.T. Oslin, who hit it big with the 1987 hit “80′s…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Governor Bill Lee addressed the state of Tennessee tonight. He also announced that he signed Executive order 70. In his prerecorded video, he talked about the recent surge of COVID-19 cases. An order that limits private indoor gatherings to 10 people. “Many think a statewide mandate would improve mask wearing, many think it would have the opposite…
Saturday event places holiday wreaths at National Cemetery to honor veterans
A Nashville singer has touched the hearts of many Chattanoogans with her latest music video. The music video for her song “try” was shot right in the middle of the tornado damage. Singer Melody Sheppard says she saw the video of a grand piano left standing in the middle of all the ruble at Faith Community Wesleyan Church. Sheppard says…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Hamilton County School system has announced that superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson has tested positive for Covid-19. He tested positive on Thursday. Dr. Johnson is quarantining as a result. The school system statement says he has mild symptoms and is in good spirits. He will continue to lead the school district remotely. The school system goes on…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – Newly released police body camera footage shows that the man who killed Ahmaud Arbery appeared visibly upset as police arrived in the minutes after the shooting. Travis McMichael can be heard in the video telling an officer that if the 25-year-old Black man “had stopped, this wouldn’t have happened.” McMichael and his father, Gregory McMichael, are…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Nearly 3 million doses of Pfizer’s vaccine began shipping across the U.S. from the drug maker’s Michigan Plant yesterday. So, when can we expect the first doses to arrive in the Tennessee Valley? Well, more than 30 cities received boxes of the vaccine this morning. Coastal Georgia was one of the places that was first on the…
The Hamilton County Health Department will adopt the latest CDC guidance that allows for a reduced quarantine period.
Since the CFC made the jump to professional soccer this season, the team’s marketing department wanted to do a documentary on its inaugural pro campaign. And who knew, it would also feature a global pandemic. The docu-series is called…”No Matter What..the Rise of Chattanooga FC.” It’s scheduled to air early next year. Said head coach Peter Fuller: “We’ve all watched…
Hamilton County Mayor Jim Coppinger extended the county’s mask mandate until January 15, 2021.
Hamilton County Health Department investigations reveal that many of the new cases of COVID infection are occurring within households.
Walker County Schools is closing starting Monday, November 16, and will remain closed through the Thanksgiving holidays.
You’re not going to believe what you can do with your broom. It’s a spooky science experiment you are going to have to try. Our “Science Guy,” Jason Lindsey, shows us the science behind the standing broom.
Portions of the I-75 and I-24 split will be closed for one weekend, allowing crews to make major progress with their overall modification project.
Does your pumpkin ooze? “Science Guy” Jason Lindsey, shows us three pumpkins, which create a big mess by shooting foam out of their jack-o-lantern faces.
Ever see water walk? Our “Science Guy,” Jason Lindsey, shows us “walking water” as he mixes yellow and blue water to create green water.
Marquita Bradshaw: “It’s been over a year ago since I took a leap of faith and launched my campaign for US Senate.”
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Social Justice movement and Covid-19 have had major impacts on the UTC campus this year. So it is only natural that the topics dominated Chancellor Angle’s State of UTC address today. On the pandemic, he cited a few surprising numbers. Enrollment is up this fall. And they kept more students from the first year to second…
“Chattanooga’s first physically distanced live show of this size since spring.”
