CLEVELAND, Tennessee (WDEF)- Christmas in July will be happening in Cleveland this year through Foundation House Miniseries. The Christmas in July event will take place at the end of the month on July 29th through the 31st. The family event will include carriage rides, petting zoo, and cookie decorating. This helps the mothers the ministry serves by increased opportunities to help…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — After a couple weather delays, both Chattanooga’s soccer teams finish with favorable results Saturday night. USL League One’s Chattanooga Red Wolves took a 1-0 lead over FC Tucson into halftime, before ultimately tying with the Arizona team, 2-2. NISA’s Chattanooga FC hosted a friendly with Atletico Atlanta at Fort Finley. CFC’s Markus Naglestad scored early, and…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF) – “I do it because I won’t be able to help others that’s why I do it,” said veteran Steve Cowart. Irreverent Warriors bring Veterans together using humor and camaraderie to improve mental health and prevent Veteran suicide. “That’s where the reference comes in for the reverent warriors. We’re trying to find humor and sadness,” said veteran Bobbi…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (WDEF)- Get Vaccinated Chattanooga made a stop at East Lake park today to help more people have access to the COVID vaccine. The block party had music, food and of course the COVID-19 vaccine. Matthew Kodsi said these block parties are a way to go to the community directly and help people get access to the vaccine. He said…
The Tennessee Smokies jumped on top of the Chattanooga Lookouts 10-0 on Friday night on their way to a 12-8 victory. The Smokies scored nine runs alone in the second inning. Nelson Maldanado led the Smokies with 3 RBI’s, all coming on his 3 run homer in the second inning. Lookouts catcher Mark Kolozsvary enjoyed a productive night at the…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Major League Baseball Draft gets underway this weekend, and one Chattanooga player who should hear his name called is Baylor’s Cooper Kinney. The left-handed hitter is one of the most decorated players in Red Raiders history. He was recently named the Gatorade high school player of the year in Tennessee. Said Kinney’s Baylor teammate Luke Courdin:”He’s just built…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) Experience makes a huge difference on sports teams, and the Mocs basketball team should have plenty of experience next season. With the return of guards Malachi Smith and David Jean Baptiste from the NBA draft process, Chattanooga will put a veteran team on the hardwood. That almost has head coach Lamont Paris doing back-flips. Said Paris:”Having so many guys…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC missed out on winning the NISA league title last week. This week, they’ll begin their quest for another title. The Independent Cup. Chattanooga won the Independent Cup last season. They look to defend their crown as they face three teams in the Southeast Region. The Savannah Clovers, Soda City, and Atletico Atlanta. The boys in blue play…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – An All-Star baseball team from Rivermont is in Mississippi this weekend. Taking part in the “8 and Under” Dizzy Dean World Series. It’s certainly a great thing for the kids. But as much joy as it brings, it takes a HUGE commitment from the parents and coaches. Especially coming out of a pandemic. News 12’s Dave Staley…
“Given what we’re noticing, it shouldn’t be happening this quickly at such a new building.” Christa Norris is concerned about the apartment building where she lives in Northshore, after noticing several cracks, rusting and water damage. “I started noticing a few cracks in my apartment but also things like the wiring not working and then from there it began escalating…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – With the Delta variant quickly sweeping the globe, Hamilton County health officials are concerned. “We’ve been a little more tolerant of letting things get bad before we intervene, and I suspect that that’s the way that this will go,” says Dr. Jay Sizemore, Medical Director of Infection Prevention at Erlanger. Although more of the country is…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – A year after racial justice protests and calls for police defunding across the country, some local police departments feel the negative effects of attracting and retaining police officers. “Because of the anti-police rhetoric that has been infiltrated, through our media as well, it causes people who watch that and listen to that to decide, no, I don’t…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts jumped out to a 2-0 lead but surrendered five unanswered runs to fall 5-2 to the Tennessee Smokies. With two outs in the first inning, Lorenzo Cedrola and Wilson Garcia hit back-to-back singles to put two men on for the red-hot T.J. Hopkins. Hopkins proceeded to belt a two-run double to plate Cedrola and Garcia. Tennessee…
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The Mocs basketball team announced this week that guards Malachi Smith and David Jean Baptiste will return to the team next season. Both players went through the NBA draft process and elected to come back to college. The SoCon veterans explain what testing the NBA waters was like. Going through the NBA draft process, you get plenty of feedback…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – Imagine getting a call on your honeymoon saying that your wedding was really legal! It happened to a pair of couples in Chattanooga back in 1991. And one of them was radio personality Parker Smith and his new bride. This is the confusion that happened when a former County Commissioner just tried to do the couples a…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – A Tennessee administrative law judge has denied public access to an informal hearing regarding the license suspension of a shelter for immigrant children after one of the employees was arrested following abuse allegations. The Times Free Press reports that Judge Phillip R. Hilliard handed down his decision on Wednesday over objections from attorneys representing Baptiste Group….
Bradley County has been approved for a grant to bring free internet access to their county. The fifty thousand dollar grant will fund free WiFi to all Bradley County schools and a handful of fire halls. The Bradley County Mayor’s Office says rural parts of the county have trouble getting high speed internet. This grant provided by the Tennessee Department…
ROME, Georgia (WDEF) – A Georgia businessman who had operations in our area has pleaded guilty to harboring illegal aliens. Juan Antonio Perez lives in Bartow County. But he owns Aztec Framing that had offices in Rossville and Hixson. Those offices were raided in 2019 as part of the investigation. Investigators say he recruited, hid and hired illegal workers from…
Weather in the Classroom had its first in – person class today since the pandemic. Meteorologist Bekah Birdsall traveled to Copper Basin Elementary School in Polk County today. The students have been learning about robots, space, and now the weather in their summer program. Bekah showed them videos on severe weather, weather safety, and experiments they can try at home….
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – Carta is working to improve the everyday experience of Chattanooga’s en route transit stops. Two local multidisciplinary design teams have been asked to develop fresh concepts for bus stops in Chattanooga through a new design challenge: CHATT EN ROUTE. Both design teams presented two very different state of the art transit stops that could better serve the…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – It’s a growing health issue. Doctors across the country are diagnosing more and more people with colon cancer. In fact, colon cancer is now ranked in the top 5 for most common cancer in men ——and women. The US preventative task force now suggests colon cancer screenings should start at a younger age than first advised. “The…
It’s a challenging time for the Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachians, to include the Chattanooga branch. Why? Cookies. An abundance of cookies.
Chattanooga-(WDEF-TV) The CFC were too big for Bigfoot. Chattanooga scored twice in the second half to rally for a 3-2 win over Applachian FC, whose mascot is Sasquatch. Appalachian scored the first two goals of the match to go up 2-0. Markus Naglestad had Chattanooga’s only goal of the first half as CFC trailed 2-1 at halftime. Naglestad added another…
(lookouts.com) The Chattanooga Lookouts (32-23) fell down 4-0 early in their 6-1 loss to the Tennessee Smokies (22-32). That ended Chattanooga’s four game winning streak. To start the game the Smokies rattled off five straight hits to drive in four runs. They added two more an inning later on a two-run double by Jared Young. After Lookouts starter Randy Wynne…