ROME, Georgia (WDEF) – It looks like the Republican Primary will go on next week in Catoosa County with four candidates listed as Republicans. A federal judge has rejected a legal injunction to pull them off the ballot, because the local party did not qualify them as Republicans. For weeks, the Catoosa County Republican Party has…
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Chattanooga first responders conduct rescue drill at Incline
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga first responders conducted a high angle rescue drill at the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway. The Chattanooga Fire Department, Hamilton County EMS, TDOT, CARTA and Lookout Mountain Police all took part in the drill. This exercise simulated the Incline getting stuck on the tracks. First responders had to remove the passengers…
Goldon Apple Award: Julie Kirby Jones, Gordon Lee High School
CHICKAMAUGA, GA (WDEF) – Julie Kirby Jones is a work-based learning teacher for Chickamauga City Schools. She places students in jobs that align with their goals and aspirations. She’s great at it. She’s also a full-time media specialist. She’s great at that, too. We caught up with Mrs. Jones at Gordon Lee High School to give…
Golden Apple Award: Julie Kirby Jones, Gordon Lee High School
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. (WDEF) – Julie Kirby Jones is a work-based learning teacher for Chickamauga City Schools. She places students in jobs that align with their goals and aspirations. She’s great at it. She’s also a full-time media specialist. She’s great at that, too. News 12 caught up with Mrs. Jones at Gordon Lee High School…
Chattanooga homeless encampment homicide suspect arrested
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Chattanooga Police have made an arrest in the homicide that happened Saturday at a homeless encampment. Officers arrested 29-year-old Craig Lamont Jeffries. Saturday morning, CPD found 40-year-old Jonathan McClellan dead from a gunshot wound at the camp on Bonny Oaks Drive. They say a separate incident happened earlier that day on…
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