Ooltewah mom determined to save Halloween with Trick or Treat “Candy Luge”

OOLTEWAH, Tenn (WDEF) – An Ooltewah mom is determined to save Halloween with a trick or treat home project. With coronavirus still spreading all across the country, this holiday could become hard to celebrate this year.  Halloween enthusiast and mother , Nikki Swager has created a 6 foot socially distant candy luge.  Swagger says she wanted to find a creative…

Mocs volleyball stops Georgia State in five-set nail-biter

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (UTC Athletics) — The Chattanooga Mocs volleyball program jumped out to a two-set lead before fighting off a furious Georgia State comeback effort including five match points to capture a 3-2 (25-23, 25-18, 20-25, 22-25, 24-22) victory inside Maclellan Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. Chattanooga begins, and finishes, the 2020 fall season with a 1-0 record. Georgia State drops…

Tennessee commemorates ratification of 19th amendment

MCMINN COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) – The State of Tennessee commemorated the ratification of the 19th amendment through a reenactment of the historic vote on its 100th anniversary at the state capitol Tuesday. “It’s really a remembrance and a recognition of the process of how we progress in our values in our nation through national consensus,” Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said….

Tivoli begins Recovery Fund for lost Covid-19 concerts

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The public performance shutdown during the Covid-19 pandemic has taken a toll on Chattanooga area concert venues. Tivoli Theatre Foundation officials say the cancelled concerts at the Tivoli, Memorial Auditorium and Walker Theatre is threatening their future. So far, the Foundation has lost $4 million in revenue from lost shows. So they have launched the Tivoli Theatre…

The 19th annual Minority Health Fair goes virtual

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The 19th Annual minority health fair was held today. But, because of the Coronavirus, things looked a bit different. The fair was live on the ‘Minority Health Fair” Facebook page. Posted by Minority Health Fair on Saturday, August 1, 2020   The event this year featured speakers instead of vendors. However, some vendors will still be offering there…

GBI announces arrests in Rome murders of two young women

ROME, Georgia (WDEF) – Investigators have charged three men with the murder of two women in northwest Georgia. Back in May, the bodies of half-sisters, Vanita Richardson and Truvenia Campbell were found under the Etowah River Bridge in Rome. The GBI announced on Thursday murder charges against 28 year old Desmond Lavonta Brown, 36 year old Devin Lashawn Watts and…