CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Americans are set the receive the biggest stimulus check yet thanks to The American Rescue Plan. However, it’s the middle of tax season. So does that mean that there will be a delay in stimulus deposits? We checked with a financial planner. John Vandergriff, of Blue Ridge Wealth Planners, says, “It should be a lot faster to…
(WDEF) COVID has impacted many aspects of life including mental health. But what will the long-term effects be even after people get vaccinated and we get back to normal? “Just ask for help. Just acknowledging that you realize that this is a little bit more than you’re used to that will prove a sense of relief anyway,” said Smith. Therapist…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Thanks to a new app developed by the city of Chattanooga, residents will be able to request city services and report incidents like potholes right from their own smart phone. “This is just the first portion of it. It’s actually what we call the “My Chattanooga” experience. “My Chattanooga” app. So we start with 311, but…
You might see a rainbow after a storm, but have you ever found one in your milk? Here’s how to use a few ingredients, from around the house, to create a rainbow in your cereal bowl.
Knoxville, TN (Press Release) – The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has announced plans to return to a fully in-person campus experience this fall. Planning includes teaching in classrooms at capacity, returning to normal campus housing, reopening dining halls, fully staffing campus student services, offering a comprehensive slate of student events and programming, and allowing more fans at athletic events. “As case counts…
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) – A special effects worker has been sentenced to federal prison for illegally possessing explosives while working on a movie starring John Travolta and Morgan Freeman. A U.S. District Court judge in Savannah, Georgia, on Tuesday sentenced Robert Christopher Bailey to 30 months in prison. Bailey pleaded guilty in 2019 to providing pyrotechnic effects for the movie…
SODDY-DAISY, TN (WDEF) – Keeping first graders on track is hard enough in ideal conditions. When you add a virtual element, the degree of difficulty can be staggering. Sarah Leeseberg met that challenge and more. Meaghan Moss is the Assistant Principal at Soddy Elementary School. She says, “Sarah Leeseberg she is one of our first grade teachers. She just pours…
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CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – Music has to power transform us. It’s a subject that Sarah Tortora is passionate about. She shares that passion with more than 400 students at Hardy Elementary. Robin Bambrey is the Principal at Hardy. She says, “Miss Tortora is our music teacher here at Hardy elementary school. She serves all of our students, pre-K through fifth…
The Hamilton County Health Department’s COVID testing site at Alstom will be closed Wednesdays and Sundays beginning the week of March 1, 2021.
WHITWELL, TN (WDEF) – Musicals have become an annual tradition at Whitwell Middle School. For the last 25 years Roger Payne has been the man behind the music. It’s a great way for kids to showcase their talents and support each other. And Mr. Payne always finds a way to bring out their best. Kim Headrick is the Principal at…
FLINTSTONE, GA (WDEF) – Teaching first and second graders is a hard enough job in ideal conditions. Add a virtual element to the mix, and a tremendous amount of patience is required. Chattanooga Valley’s Leslie Miller met that challenge and so much more! Heather Culverson is the Principal at Chattanooga Valley. She says, “Ms. Miller is a wonderful teacher. She…
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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.
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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…