CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – A Red Bank Elementary School Instructional Coach earns National Recognition as a 2021 Extraordinary Educator. Brandi Adam is one of just two teachers in the entire state to receive the honor. Brandi says, “I was very blessed to get the Extraordinary Educator from Curriculum Associates. They are the parent company that houses our program I-Ready that…
It’s starting to feel like summer in the Tennessee Valley which means people are eager to get back into the pool. But what happens if there is a chlorine shortage? River City Pool and Spa Manager is urging people not to panic when they read articles about chlorine shortages. “Buy what you will need for this season, do not panic…
UTC hired its first-ever commercialization counselor to help its faculty protect its works. News 12’s Brian Armstrong finds why this position was needed, and how it’s already paying off.
ClinSearch, a Chattanooga Based researched company, will be one of the first institutions in the Tennessee Valley to start covid vaccine trials for children as young as 12.
Boundless Moving and Storage is wanting to help 20 underserved children in the area to attend the Fellowship of Christian Athlete’s summer camps.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – With a nationwide truck driver shortage going on that means many companies are having to up the prices of their products to afford the drivers that are out there. According to the American Trucking Association, there’s a need for more than 1-point-1 million drivers over the next 10 years. A little over a year into the coronavirus…
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Parkridge East Hospital is investing almost 10 million dollars to modernize their Women’s Services units.
The icing on the cake however, is the artistic mural located in their courtyard.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Saturday and Sunday’s are great market day’s here in the Tennessee Valley. The Alton Park Community Market held it’s Grand Opening Saturday. The market will be located at the Beth. Every weekend local vendors will sell items like plants, fresh produce and lemonade for the community. The market manager says that this is a great way to…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — From ND to NFL, Chattanooga native Patrick Johnson’s dreams became reality tonight when he answered the life changing call from the Philadelphia Eagles. The former Notre Dame star heads to the City of Brotherly Love as a seventh round pick. Johnson led the nation with ten sacks last year at Tulane. He even broke the Green…
ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tennessee Wesleyan continues to prove that the best in NAIA baseball is right here in Athens, Tennessee. The technical defending national champions are on their way to win another World Series — finishing the season today with just four losses, and a number one national ranking. The Bulldogs swept Kentucky Christian in dominating fashion, with two…
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, Tenn. (WDEF) — Signal Mountain holds on to the early 3-1 lead Saturday to beat Sequatchie County, 6-4. Categories: Sports, Sports – Baseball, Sports – Local Sports News Tags: Baseball, Sequatchie County, Signal Mountain
EAST RIDGE, Tenn. (WDEF)- Runners laced up their sneakers for a good cause today. Karen Lawrence and her family started a run in 1979 for Karen’s Leukemia treatments. Now– the family has named Ronald McDonald House Charities of Greater Chattanooga as the sole beneficiary of the run. It is now called the Run4Kids in Memory of Karen Lawrence. Bethany Ramsey,…
Community members and employees gathered for a rally and prayer service to support the Smoke House family.
Saturday was the last call for some yummy Girl Scout Cookies in Chattanooga.
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. (WDEF)- A birthday party at Zoi’s Restaurant at Harbor Lights Marina turned tragic this afternoon. More than 40 people were on the deck at the restaurant when it collapsed. Multiple agencies responded to the scene. Officials say that Hamilton County EMS sent 5 ambulances and 5 supervisors to the scene. 11 people were transported to the hospital,…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Former Georgia Bulldogs coach Mark Richt and his wife Kathryn spoke at the Fellowship of Christian Athletes of Lookout Mountain’s annual banquet Friday night at the First Tennessee Pavilion. Richt coached 15 years at Georgia before heading to his alma mater Miami for his last three years. Richt has kept busy after retiring form coaching, working…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The Tennessee Titans hope to make up for their first-round mistake a year ago with the selection of offensive tackle Dillon Radunz of North Dakota State with the 53rd overall pick in the NFL draft. The Titans traded away offensive tackle Isaiah Wilson in March after drafting him at No. 29 overall in 2020. Wilson played…
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) — With only four losses this year, Lee Flames baseball has already LOCKED IN their spot in the NCAA regional tournament — and made a strong case to host that regional right in Cleveland. “This team’s different than any other team I’ve ever been a part of,” Bradley Central alum Dylan Standifer said. Not even a pandemic…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Brainerd football officially has its new head coach — well, sort of new. Former Panthers head coach Stanley Jackson has been hired for his second stint in ten years. Jackson coached at Brainerd from 2010-2012, before moving on to be an assistant at Boyd Buchanan, Howard and Notre Dame. Last year, Jackson helped his former student…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – The Riverfront nights series returns to downtown Chattanooga for its 13th year after being postponed last Summer due to the pandemic. Chattanooga’s Friends of the Festival have 10 shows planned for Ross’s Landing. They begin June 5th with Electric Avenue. Friends of the Festival can’t wait to bring the concerts back. “For us as a staff it’s…
CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee- Under previous city mayor Andy Burke the Chattanooga Fire Department had an independent study was done that showed they were significantly underpaid compared to cities like Huntsville, Nashville, and Memphis. “We also need to make sure that they’re paid competitively and when we look at other similar cities we had some issues there and we know that we need…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) – Over the last year, Chattanooga’s Housing market has continued to boom despite an ongoing pandemic. Home values have increased nearly 15% compared to last year’s pre-pandemic prices, realtors suggest that this may be a result of the limited amount of inventory that’s available. “As of Wednesday we only had 299 homes for sale in Chattanooga. Which is…