It Finally Happened. Billy Strings and Luke Black Join Forces On Stage
The gathering of the bluegrass tribes is happening in Chattanooga, TN this week as part of the IBMA’s World of Bluegrass festival/conference. You can expect the highlights and collaborations to be through the roof all week as some of the best pickers in the discipline make their way to Tennessee.
Billy Strings Wins IBMA Entertainer of the Year: ‘I Haven’t Abandoned Bluegrass’
The 36th annual International Bluegrass Music Association Awards show felt a little different this go-round. Sure, the annual gathering of the genre overtook Chattanooga, Tennessee, for the first time this past week. But the bigger story was Billy Strings, who was in attendance to receive Entertainer of the Year...
Behind the Curtain: Tennessee Aquarium’s Penguin Rock
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – Loribeth Lee and News 12’s Amelia Greer take a look behind the curtain, or should we say glass, at the Tennessee Aquarium’s Penguin Rock! Amelia Greer gets to chill out with the penguins and learn more about their home away from home. Amelia...
Voices for a Safer Tennessee discusses firearm safety advocacy efforts
RED BANK, Tenn. (WDEF)- The latest advocacy efforts on firearm safety were discussed Friday morning at the Chattanooga Breakfast Rotary Club. The presentation was put on by Voices for a Safer Tennessee. They are an advocacy group that was created in the wake of the 2023 Covenant School Shooting in...
Vietnam Veteran honored by Hamilton County on Friday
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- A Hamilton County veteran who was a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War is receiving a special honor. Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp has declared Friday John George Sparks Day in Hamilton County. Sparks was a Specialist Sixth Class in the United States Army during the...
Southern Shadows Offers Ghost Walking Tours In The Haunted Heart Of Chickamauga
Chickamauga is a quaint little city in northwest Georgia. Visitors will be treated to lush green pastures, vintage homes, and a walkable downtown area with antique stores, eateries and retail stores. At the end of the historic district sits the grand Gordon Lee Mansion, which serves as a museum today....
City Of Chattanooga Invests $25,000 In Neighborhood Action Grants
The City of Chattanooga’s Neighborhood Services Division is investing $25,000 across 35 Neighborhood Associations as part of its Fiscal Year 2026 Neighborhood Action Grant. The grants support community-driven branding and visibility projects that help residents better identify with their neighborhood and stay...
TBI looks to expand crime labs amid growing need for forensic testing
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A new report released Thursday by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations finds that rising violent crime and rapid population growth across the state are contributing to a growing backlog of forensic evidence at state crime labs. As of June, more than 7,000 pieces...
Fleeing the flames: Soddy-Daisy woman pregnant with twins jumps from second story window
SODDY-DAISY, Tenn. — A Soddy-Daisy woman who is close to delivering twins is alive but now recovering, after she jumped from a second story window to escape her burning home. A GoFundMe page says Katie Barker was badly hurt. She broke her pelvis and some vertebrae, as well as...
Community Police Academy Kicks Off with Largest Class in Decades
The Chattanooga Community Police Academy (CPA) recently began its latest session with the largest class it has seen in decades, according to police officials. The academy, which started in 1999, aims to foster positive relationships and open communication between the Chattanooga Police Department (CPD) and the...
