East Ridge Celebrates New Venue 1921 Event Space With Grand Opening Celebration
On Saturday, February 7th, East Ridge will be celebrating the grand opening of their expansive, modern, flexible, new event space, Venue 1921. The venue is designed to host community gatherings, business functions, civic events, receptions, weddings, celebrations, and much more. The grand opening will feature live...
Pet of the Week: Adelaide!
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Join us at Prime News at 7 to meet this week’s Pet of the Week: Adelaide!. Adelaide is a 4-year-old, petite girl (just 19 lbs.) with a heart that’s bigger than her past. She was found by a Good Samaritan in extremely rough shape, with significant injuries that showed she had been through...
Update given on two Chattanooga wastewater projects
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- We received an update on a pair of wastewater projects in Chattanooga. Mark Heinzer, who oversees the city’s wastewater department, says that the project to upgrade the Moccasin Bend wastewater facility has fallen slightly behind schedule. This project would upgrade both the processing of...
Seat increase for Hamilton County charter school OK’d after availability over-advertised
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — The Hamilton County School Board faced a tough choice to add seats to a local charter school at a special called meeting Monday night. That's after more student seats were advertised by the district than the school had approval for, raising questions about rules, planning, and fairness.
The Search For The Best Tacos In Town Takes Us To Tienda Y Taqueria...
This week the search for the best Tacos in Chatt Town takes us to Tienda Y Taqueria Latin. I was set on taking you to another location. It’s just down the road from last week’s place – Corazon De Mexico. After surviving Winter storm Fern and once...
Chattanooga MiLB ballpark and development show pathway to ‘authenticity’
“Authenticity” is being pursued at every one of the dozens of mixed-use developments sprouting around stadiums and arenas across the country. So far, success in creating those authentic sports-adjacent places seems much less common. It’s not guaranteed in Chattanooga, Tenn., either, but the stadium being built for...
Chattanooga team departs Sunday to aid Hickman County amid winter storm recovery
Hamilton County and the City of Chattanooga are sending a team to help out in Middle Tennessee amid winter storm recovery efforts. That's according to the Chattanooga Fire Department. That team began their travels Sunday and had their send-off at the Chattanooga Fire Training Center. The team is set to...
Florida man sentenced to five years for wire fraud and money laundering
OCALA, Florida - Clarence Christofer Ward, also known as Khaled Yaqud Mansur-El, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for wire fraud, money laundering, and making a false claim to the IRS. U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber handed down the sentence, which includes the forfeiture of $4,197,981.28 in...
Research Shows Ways to Protect Pets
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A recent survey from the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) shows that many pet owners delay professional care, highlighting ways families can help their pets live longer, healthier lives. The research found that 55% of pet owners wait until their pets are sick or in...
River Gallery Welcomes Tony Savoie And John Whipple Exhibit For First Friday
Experience the layers and textures of Tony Savoie's mixed-media works alongside beguiling portraits by John Whipple at the First Friday exhibition at River Gallery in the Bluff View Arts District. Join them for the opening reception of their February Exhibit on this Friday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. This event...

















