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2024-25 Gun Hunting Season for Deer Opens November 23
Tennessee’s 2024-25 statewide gun hunting season for deer opens Saturday, Nov. 23. The season traditionally opens each year on the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving. During gun season, sportsmen may also use muzzleloaders or archery equipment. The statewide bag limit for antlered bucks is two. No more than one antlered deer may be taken per day, …
Cybertip Leads to Arrest of Marion County Man on Charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
A cybertip that child sexual abuse material had been uploaded to a cloud provider’s storage led to an investigation by TBI special agents with the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) squad, the 12th Judicial District Drug Task Force, the Marion County Sheriff’s Department, and Homeland Security Investigations. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children …
Sequatchie County Man Charged with Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) squad and the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in the arrest of a Dunlap man, charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. In July 2023, ICAC agents received a cybertip via the National Center for Missing and Exploited …
Groundbreaking held for new Health Department in Grundy County
The future of healthcare in Grundy County is growing following the groundbreaking ceremony held on Friday, November 15th, 2024 for the county’s new health department building. Grundy, like many small rural counties in Tennessee lacks a hospital within the county, so access to healthcare for residents is vital to the community’s health. This new building …
Early voting ends October 31 in Tennessee; One week left to participate
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has reminded Tennessee residents that they have one more week to participate in early voting as it ends on Thursday, October 31. The first six days of early voting saw almost one million registered Tennessee voters casting their ballots. In-person voting had a turnout of 933,009 Tennesseans, surpassing the …
Marion Sheriff makes 9 arrests in “Operation Trick or Treat” sex offender compliance check
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department reports several arrests after three days of sex offender compliance checks across the county in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals’ Smoky Mountain Fugitive Task Force, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and local law enforcement agencies. Over the course of three days this week officers conducted compliance checks leading to 9 …
SVEConnect celebrates connecting 5-thousand customers
SVEConnect is celebrating connecting 5,000 customers in Marion County recently. Officials with SVEConnect say that much appreciation is sent to all 5,000 connected for helping them reach such a major milestone. They say they’ve come a long way since their origin because of the support of Marion County, and have been able to continue that …
Jasper’s “Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree” returns this Saturday
The annual Joshua K. Jennings “Jack-O-Lantern Jamboree” returns to the Marion County Courthouse Square in Jasper this Saturday. The popular annual event is hosted by the Jasper Lion’s Club and the Town of Jasper offers a free, safe trunk-or-treating event filled with family fun, live entertainment, carnival games, petting zoo, great food, best costume contests, …
Upcoming Christmas Auction to benefit area Cancer Support Network
Sequachee Valley Electric Co-op (SVEC) will be hosting online Christmas Auction to benefit the multi-county Cancer Support Network. The auction will take place November 12th – 14th, with bidding ending on the 14th at 1:00 PM CST. Select items will be available for online bidding on Facebook while others can be viewed or bids placed …
‘Spooktacular Halloween at The Hooch’ to coincide with South Pittsburg Trunk-or-Treat
The Hooch, along with the City of South Pittsburg, Arts in the Burg, and Just One More Foundation will be hosting a ‘Spooktacular Halloween at The Hooch’ event on Thursday, October 31st, 2024, from 5:00 – 8:00pm. The event will take place during the City of South Pittsburg’s Trunk or Treat event downtown. Organizers say …
