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It’s Friday! And we bet the local zoo animals are especially excited about it.

Tonight kicks off the Chattanooga Zoo’s annual Holiday Lights event showcasing lights, crafts, photos with Santa and, of course, wild animals. Not to be out-cuted by Miguel Wattson, the electric eel currently powering the aquarium’s Christmas tree, the zoo’s red pandas and komodo dragons will be given gifts to unwrap on display this weekend.

Holiday Lights lasts for two weekends only: Dec. 13-14 (that’s tonight and tomorrow!) and Dec. 20-21 from 5:30-8 p.m. Get the deets here.

In other news, Tennessee is about to become downright cozy – for lack of a better word. A new study predicts that the state’s population will skyrocket over the next 20 years, and that Hamilton County will soon lose its status as the state’s fourth-largest county.

Are southern drivers more aggressive than most Americans when they get behind the wheels of their cars during the holidays? Here are the top ten cities with the “scroogiest‘‘ holiday drivers.

And the forecast this weekend is looking cool and cloudy with a slight chance of rain – perfect movie-watching weather! So get that popcorn ready. Here are the top ten movies playing in Chattanooga this weekend.