Beekeeper Chip Kelly Keeps Busy As A, Well… Bee At The Harrison Bay Honey...
Wearing a beekeeper jacket, gloves and mask, Chip Kelly was in his element as he checked on his seven bee hives nestled in a pollinator garden off Scaley Bark Circle in Ooltewah. Kelly operates Harrison Bay Honey Farm and has been beekeeping for nine years. This pollinator garden is just...
Displaced by Hixson apartment fire, UTC grad forced to start over in a new...
HIXSON, Tenn. — The fallout continues from an apartment fire that displaced around 70 people. Thursday we're hearing from a recent University of Tennessee at Chattanooga graduate who says he lost everything in the flames. The three-alarm fire ripped through the Integra Vistas apartments Sunday afternoon, damaging 42 un
Georgia woman sentenced after pleading guilty to influencing witness in son’s trial
WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. — A Whitfield County woman has been sentenced after pleading guilty to influencing a witness in a case tied to her son’s trial, who was convicted on multiple sexual assault charges. 44-year-old Erica Dawn Hedden of Rocky Face, Georgia, was sentenced by Chief Superior Court...
Hamilton County woman charged with stabbing man in thigh during 4th of July argument
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — A Hamilton County woman is facing multiple charges after an arrest report says she stabbed a man in the thigh during an argument on the 4th of July. According to the arrest report, Hamilton County deputies responded to a reported stabbing on July 4 at a home on Village Garden Drive and found th
This Overlooked Tennessee Restaurant Is The One Locals Hope Stays Quiet
Small-town meals hit harder when the place looks simple and the regulars already know what to order. Tennessee still has restaurants like that, and this one feels like a step back into an easier kind of afternoon. The menu leans classic, the mood stays casual, and the food has that...
Tennessee Train Operator Fired for Independence Day Comments: ‘These Morons Have Been Emboldened’
While Independence Day is obviously a good time to express patriotism, one train operator may have taken things too far. He has since been fired from his job for his Fourth of July comments directed toward his passengers. However, some are hailing him as a hero. The incident took place...
Missing woman’s body found outside Lookout Valley hotel; Chattanooga man faces charges
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A woman who had been reported missing was found dead outside a Lookout Valley hotel Wednesday, and Chattanooga Police have arrested a man they say admitted leaving her body there. On Wednesday, officers were called to the 100 block of Patten Chapel Road around 4:25 p.m.,...
Walker County Schools Top 10 Most Requested School Supplies
As families prepare for the upcoming school year, Walker County Schools has identified the 10 school supplies most commonly requested by teachers across the district. The list is based on classroom supply lists from schools throughout Walker County and highlights the items students are most likely to need before the fi
Men from Chickamauga, Chattanooga among Georgia’s 4th of July weekend traffic deaths
LaFAYETTE, Ga. — A 24-year-old man from Chattanooga and a 56-year-old man from Chickamauga were among those who lost their lives on Georgia roadways during the 4th of July holiday weekend. That's according to the Georgia State Patrol, who shared details about how both separate wrecks happened. One crash...
Frustrations continue between developers and IDB on The Bend project
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- “Quite frankly, I don’t appreciate these allegations.”. It’s been over two years since The Bend on the Chattanooga Westside broke ground. However, the first buildings have yet to go up at the property owned by Urban Story Ventures, which has led to a series of back and forth negotiations with
