One of Chattanooga’s more popular “outdoor venues” is making a push for the future. Reflection Riding merged with the Chattanooga Nature Center back in 2017. And now, Reflection Riding has a new plan. With an eye towards our generations to come. The facility is a 300 acre open air nature center in Lookout Valley. It’s a place to have fun….
Walkie-talkies aren’t just for kids.
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves went into last weekend’s conference title match as underdogs, and came out as champions. Back-to-back titles for the She Wolves, and they’re still celebrating. The ladies showed off their trophy and signed autographs for fans during Saturday’s men’s match at CHI Memorial Stadium. The She Wolves won seven games, lost…
MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — The Murray County Indians have been searching for success for five years. This year, they might have found the magic formula, with *two* experienced quarterbacks preparing to play. “We all just want to win, and Murray hasn’t done that in a long time,” quarterback Tyson Leonard said. Murray County has been overshadowed and overlooked for…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Birmingham Barons take five wins from the six game series down I-59 home, after blasting through the Chattanooga Lookouts Sunday afternoon. Connor Curlis allowed six earned runs, which set the Barons up for an 11-6 win. Categories: Sports, Sports – Baseball, Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Baseball, Birmingham Barons, Chattanooga Lookouts
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – The Chattanooga Trans Liberation Collective hosted a rally aiming to fight laws recently passed by Tennessee. Their desire is to make Chattanooga and all of Tennessee a safe space in which transgender persons can be themselves without fear or limitation. “We’re fighting for our lives often. These laws make us actually really unsafe,” says Evelina Kertay, Co-Chair…
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) — After having three different head coaches in 2021, the Ooltewah Owls have finally settled on a familiar face to lead the flock. Former Owls quarterback Goose Manning takes over and tries to get winning back to exit 11. “Ooltewah’s where I’m supposed to be.” After a quick off-season stint with Tyner, Ooltewah’s former offensive coordinator Goose…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga FC already had the Independent Cup trophy locked with six points from the last two matches. Nonetheless, the Boys in Blue showed out in the final Independent Cup game Saturday, beating Soda City, 5-0. Categories: Sports, Sports – Local Sports News, Sports – Soccer Tags: Chattanooga FC, Independent Cup, NISA, Soccer, Soda City FC
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Press Release) – The Red Wolves welcomed fellow USL League One frontrunners Greenville Triumph Saturday night in a matchup between two of the best sides in the league. The match started well for the Red Wolves in the first half when a brilliantly taken free kick from Jose Carrera-Garcia took a wicked deflection and landed in the back…
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…
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 :…
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…
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…
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…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts could not complete their comeback on superhero night at AT&T Field in their 7-6 loss to the Birmingham Barons. Tonight’s loss is the Lookouts fourth in a row to Birmingham and drops the Lookouts to second place in the North Division. In the first inning, Joe DeCarlo smacked a two-run homer off of left-hander Nick Lodolo….
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….
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Mocs football coach Rusty Wright threw out the first pitch at the Lookouts game on Thursday. This season UTC is making a pitch to be one of the top teams in the country. They’re currently ranked in the top 25 of several preseason polls. Said Wright:”I mean I think it just goes to show what we’re trying to do….
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…
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…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – COVID cases are up across the country, and as the Delta variant continues to spread, it doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. “At the end of June we were looking at how to unwind at Erlanger, some of our COVID policies, and try to get back to normal. And clearly that’s come to a screeching…
It was a very busy Friday for a number of students at the Southeast Lineman Training Center in Trenton, Georgia. Busy, and hot. And as the old saying goes, they were able to “kill two birds with one stone!” Pole climbing. It’s what students do at the Southeast Lineman Training Center. Part of a 15 week program. After graduation, they’ll…
The Tennessee Valley Authority is launching a five-episode web series to promote electric vehicles.
It’s a trick, with 20 gigantic nails, you can use science to balance them all on one nail. Our “Science Guy,” Jason Lindsey, shows us the science behind the trick.
Ridgeland gets our 30-in-30 high school football preview spotlight. The Panthers want to taste the limelight a bit more this year after going 1-9 last year. When you win only one game, some times you just want to find a safe space. Said fullback Ashton Turner”We go in there and listen to music and sit in the dark and just…