Chattanooga TN

Storytelling in a box was a handheld art form in Appalachia before electricity and the many screens that we watch today. Think of a long scroll - illustrated, wound around two spools and loaded into a decorated box with a viewing window. Then, turn the scroll - cranking the spools...

SCATTERED SHOWERS/T-SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Thursday looks mainly cloudy along with the fog early. Some morning showers, but a potential better chance for scattered showers/t-showers during the afternoon. Highs on Thursday in the upper 70s to lower 80s. A cold front moves through on Friday producing...

On Memorial Day, at approximately 2:50 PM, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Rankin Ave and Old York Hwy North, near the offices of SVEC. The driver of one vehicle was trapped inside. Firefighters utilized the “Jaws of Life” to remove the driver’s door, and Puckett...

BOOM - or Black and Brown Owned and Operated Marketplace - opened its doors where Allgood’s Used Books and Coffee served customers until it closed last fall. Shateria Smith is director of creative arts programming at RISE Chattanooga, the arts and culture nonprofit in East Chattanooga that bought the storefront.

This article was produced in partnership with ProPublica. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. A Chattanooga public charter school has agreed to pay the family of an 11-year-old boy $100,000 to settle a federal lawsuit claiming that it wrongfully reported the student to...

USL League One’s goalkeepers made their presence felt in Week 12! Make sure to cast your vote for your favorite nominee for the USL League One Fans' Choice Save of the Week, presented by Terminix below. Voting runs through Friday, May 30 at 12 p.m. ET. USL League One...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga began its Free Summer Food Program for kids up to 18 years old in our area on Tuesday. This is a way for us to provide a really critical resource for our community when kids aren't in school. So normally, these kids might be receiving, you know, breakfast and...

The Chattanooga Public Library and the Hart Gallery present a new art exhibit at the Downtown Library, Fun on the Spectrum: A Selection of Work from Hart Gallery Artists. The exhibit opens on Saturday, May 31, with a reception from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, and the collection will be on view from June 2 - August 30, 2025.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- The future North River Elementary School is set to move to its next step in its design process. The Hixson school would combine DuPont, Rivermont, and Alpine Crest Elementary Schools. Wednesday, a resolution was presented that the project would be done in a “Construction Manager at Risk”...

1/- The Chattanooga Roller Derby is back home on Saturday June 7th, at Camp Jordan Arena. The action starts at 3:00 and goes until 8pm, for one low price. They take on Greenville, Saturday June 7th. 2/- Animal lovers, don’t miss the “Paw Palooza” for McKamey Animal Center, Saturday June...