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Weather Update: Saturday – July 27, 2024

Weather Update: Saturday – July 27, 2024

WDEF-TV News 12 Tennessee River Valley weather forecast Overnight: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Humid. Warm. Lows: low 70’s. Saturday: Partly cloudy, warm, humid. Scattered thunderstorms. Highs: mid/high 80’s. Winds: Calm. Overnight: Partly cloudy. Patchy fog. Humid. Warm. Lows: low 70’s. Winds: Calm. Sunday: Partly cloudy, warm, humid. Widespread thunderstorms. Highs: high 80’s. Winds: Calm, then…

Hamilton Place Mall prepares for Tax Free Weekend

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) — Tennessee’s tax-free weekend started at midnight. A lot of businesses are offering deals for parents and students as they prep for back-to-school season. The unofficial holiday weekend that everybody looks forward to is here. Tax free weekend is back and for a Friday at noon, people were constantly pulling in and out…

Chattanooga celebrates new Riverfront Parks project on Friday

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Downtown’s Riverfront Parks will soon see major upgrades.  “Today is about sharing a framework plan, which provides the direction of how we are going to add features and amenities to enhance the riverfront parks,” said Emily Mack, CEO of River City Company.  River City and Chattanooga created a plan for Riverfront Parks…

New music festival headed to Chattanooga’s riverfront

New music festival headed to Chattanooga’s riverfront

Smart Music Festival CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) —  Chattanooga is getting a new music festival down on the river in 2025. The “Smart Music Festival” will be a 3-day event at Ross’s Landing. Organizers are building is as a world class E-D-M and pop music festival. It will debut on May 23rd… similar to the old…

Hamilton County receives grant for stream restoration projects

Hamilton County receives grant for stream restoration projects

HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WDEF) — The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has awarded a total of $276,090 in grants for stream and wetland restoration. $245,000 of that grant money will go toward Hamilton County Development Services for a project at Stringers Branch. The rest, $31,090, will go toward enhancing water quality in Stringers…

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