Channel 3- Officials confirm a man woke up to the smell of smoke in his home. Tri-Community Volunteer firefighters responded to a house fire in Ooltew
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Officials confirm a man woke up to the smell of smoke in his home. Tri-Community Volunteer firefighters responded to a house fire in Ooltewah Thursdaynight. The fire was reported at 5526 Twin Oaks Drive shortly after 8:00 p project management web app.m. Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene reporting 80% of the house was fully involved. Once firefighters confirmed everyone was out of the house, firefighters contained the fire to the one building. Firefighters from the Highway 58 Volunteer Fire Department were also called in to help with the fire. Hamilton County EMS is also on the scene. No injuries have been reported. The estimated damage is $175,000. The American Red Cross responded to assist the homeowner with his immediate needs. Stay with WRCBtv.com for updates to this story.
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The following is an update from United Way of Greater Chattanooga spokesperson Kelley Nave on donation efforts for the Woodmore Fund.
“At this time, United Way has approximately $7,000 in funds that switched from pending to confirmed, and $25,000 from the Tennessee Titans early yesterday evening. So we now have a total of $112,000 in the fund with approximately $10,000 in donations pending and unconfirmed. A large fundraiser will be held Friday Morning at Hamilton Place Mall from 6 a.m. to 12 noon at the Tourist/Customer Service Desk on the Upper Level near Amy’s Hallmark. This event is a collaboration between Hamilton Place and US101/iHeartRadio. All proceeds will go to the Woodmore Fund.
Late this morning, between numerous individual donations made to both United Way and the Community Foundation; the Food City event yesterday which earned approximately $10,000; and a $25,000 donation from BCBST; we estimate that the fund has collected approximately $80,000 since late Tuesdaymorning. Many other organizations have raised money for the fund or are in the process of holding fundraisers, but we won’t include those dollars until they’re in hand and have been properly counted. In the meantime, more funds will be needed to meet the ongoing needs of this community moving forward. We are deeply grateful to everyone – from individuals to organizations, schools, and businesses — who have contributed to help this community in its time of need. We are committed to engaging leadership in the Woodmore community to help guide this process and make decisions. 100% of donated funds will be used to provide support to those affected by Monday’s tragic accident.”
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Florence Henderson, who went from Broadway star to become one of America’s most beloved television moms in “The Brady Bunch,” has died, her manager and her publicist said. She was 82. Henderson died Thursday night at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, after being hospitalized the day before, said her publicist, David Brokaw. Henderson had suffered heart failure, her manager Kayla Pressman said in a statement.
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Though some companies have chosen, in a return to tradition, to forego opening for shoppers on Thanksgiving Day, the holiday weekend is still expected to be a big one for retailers. Some 59 percent of Americans — an estimated 137.4 million people — are making plans to or are considering shopping today through Sunday, according to a recent survey. The entire mall will reopen at 5 a.m. Friday, with mall management and many retailers planning Black Friday promotions. Bradley Square Mall said the first 200 people to enter the mall at 5 a.m. will receive goodie bags with items like coupons and gift cards. These will be given away at Entrance 4, next to the Santa Fe Cattle Co. restaurant. The mall will also allow shoppers to enter giveaways for things like a 32 oz. Yeti tumbler and the chance to have the mall pay for one’s utility bill for the month of December.
