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For Tennessee Sports Hall of Famer, Vols baseball's Chris Burke, it'll always be 'Rocky Top'
Former Tennessee baseball star Chris Burke was one of the names who headlined the 2024 class of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame inductees. The University of Tennessee — more importantly, the entire state — changed his life through his athletic career and ultimately propelled him to fulfilling his dream of playing professional baseball. He was drafted by the Houston Astros in 2001 and also played for the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres. ...
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...
Warren, Bayless inducted into Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – Twelve deserving individuals were inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame in the Class of 2024 on Saturday night – two of whom made a tremendous impact in Northeast Tennessee. Longtime ETSU head men’s golf coach, Fred Warren, and legendary Happy Valley boy’s basketball coach, Charlie Bayless, received their honors […]
Dalton A. Daughtrey Revives One Force Marketing To Extend the Daughtrey Family Legacy
Dalton Alexander Daughtrey, a Chattanooga TN native and resident has reestablished One Force Marketing, a marketing and advisory consultancy named after a business founded by his late father, Nick Daughtrey that went out of operation in the early 2000’s. Dalton revived One Force in 2024 to offer consulting and advisory services to aspiring entrepreneurs, founders, and executives. His aim is to help them make strategic business decisions that increase their time-value, expand their organizations, and create meaningful impact in the world around them.
It's Bluegrass Time At The Chattanooga Market This Sunday
This Sunday, July 28th will be a toe-tapping good time at the Chattanooga Market. It’s a bluegrass kind of day where the Lodge Cast Iron Sizzle Stage will be featuring New Grass Express and Blue Cumberland, each for a free musical performance. Market fans can beat the heat with...
City Of Chattanooga To Improve Jack Benson Heritage Park
Chattanooga city officials are pleased to announce that Jack Henson Heritage Park will undergo deferred maintenance and stormwater management improvements funded through the capital budget. These upgrades will ensure that the city is not only able to preserve but also enhance a vital part of the East Brainerd community. “Councilman...
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.
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...
Monterey Volleyball Welcomes New Coach
After a 2023 campaign that saw Monterey High School Volleyball go winless in 12 outings, first year head coach Todd Daugherty steps into the role looking to get back to basics. Daugherty is a Crossville native who fell in love with the game during his time at the University of...
Tech Acquisition Of TAP Building Winding Down
Tennessee Tech should take control of the former TAP building in Crossville by the end of August. Foundation Executive Director Kevin Braswell aid the transfer has been in progress for about a year. He said it is only a matter of finishing the paperwork at this point. “There are any...
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