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Flooding in Soddy-Daisy community prompts county to tell nearby developer to make changes
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Residents of one Soddy-Daisy community say their properties are experiencing problems with flooding due to nearby construction. Now, Hamilton County officials are telling the developer to make changes so these issues don't happen in the future. People living near Nature Trail tell us they've been...
Fire damage to homes in East Brainerd subdivision raises questions on housing proximity
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Last week, a fire at a newly constructed home in East Brainerd quickly spread, damaging several nearby homes in the subdivision. This raised questions about if the homes were too close together. Monday we spoke with the Chattanooga Fire Department to see if the proximity...
Parents of Ridgeland senior who died in crash keeping her dream to help children alive
WALKER COUNTY, Ga. — It was Kelsey Ownby's dream to help people experiencing homeless in Chattanooga, especially children. Kelsey unexpectedly died in a crash 3 years ago, and now her family continues to keep her dream alive. We surprise the family on this week's Pay It Forward. For her...
Cookeville Boys Basketball Coach Josh Heard Resigns
Fresh off a Class 4A state championship game appearance, the Cookeville Cavaliers will be searching for a new head coach as Joshua Heard resigned on Monday. Heard coached 5 seasons with the Cavaliers and led them to the program’s first region championship and state championship game appearance in 2024, where they finished runner-up behind champion Independence.
The sunflowers are back at the Smith Perry Berries Farm
OOLTEWAH, Tenn. (WDEF) — The sunflowers are peeking through in Ooltewah at the Smith Perry Berries Farm. With each bucket of sunflowers you buy, it goes towards a good cause. Each bucket is $20 but you get to pick as many as you want. The current record is 180 in one bucket. But what’s even better is that for every bucket, $10 goes towards children hospital for charity.
Another wave of rain and storms on Wednesday
Daily rain chances will continue the rest of the week. Although a few strong storms are possible at times, the threat of severe weather will remain low. Some gusty wind and heavy downpours can be expected with the strongest storms. Rain will fade out overnight although a stray showers remains...
University of Alabama System to close Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offices
The University of Alabama System is closing each of its Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion departments in accordance with federal law, and Alabama Act 2024-34 (formerly SB-129), which imposes limits on "divisive concepts." The latter was passed and signed by Gov. Kay Ivey on March 20. Each of the system's three campuses — Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Huntsville — has until Oct. 1 to effect changeovers. ...
Huntsville operations support Boeing’s critical defense missions
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Boeing helped build the foundation of Alabama’s aerospace industry and continues to advance its operations in the state. In the past year, the company marked several milestones in its missile defense programs and also celebrated a university partnership that is shaping the next-generation workforce. In...
IU basketball recruiting: Hoosiers offer 2026 5-star guard Caleb Holt
Indiana offered one of the top players in the 2026 class on Tuesday. 6-foot-6 and 200-pound Huntsville, Ala. guard Caleb Holt announced an offer from IU on his X account. Holt is a consensus national top-five and 5-star player in the 2026 class, and the No. 1 shooting guard. Holt...
North Alabama Educators Credit Union
Blair Davis talked to Greg Olmsted, President of North Alabama Educators Credit Union, about the difference between NAECU and other institutes. Greg explained that because NAECU is a credit union, they are owned by the account owners that have accounts there and his job is to provide value to them with lower rates, fewer fees, and better deposit options.
Gillespie Woman Seeks Funds For Final Tennessee Mountain Trip
GILLESPIE - Anna Reiniesch, a 39-year-old woman from Gillespie, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to fulfill her final wish of visiting the Tennessee mountains. Reiniesch, who is on hospice care due to liver failure and Stage 5 kidney failure, hopes to make the trip at the end of August. "I...
Elizabethton awarded TDEC grant for remediation projects
CARTER COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) announced the City of Elizabethton will receive funds from a Brownfield Redevelopment Area Grant for remediation projects. Elizabethton’s was one of 36 grants awarded across Tennessee totaling $718,757 to help redevelop vacant or underutilized properties. The City of Elizabethton was awarded $20,000 […]
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