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VIDEO: Town of Kimball City Meeting – March 5, 2026
Here’s a recording of the Town of Kimball’s City Meeting for March 2026. You can view this meeting and others from our area by following us and subscribing to our SValleyNow YouTube Channel.
TN State Forests Meet High Bar for Sustainable Management
Nashville, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry’s (TDF) state forest system has successfully completed its latest Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) audit, passing with no corrective action requests or observations. The independent audit confirms that TDF’s management approach and practices meet SFI’s rigorous standards for sustainable forest management, ensuring Tennessee’s state forests …
Suspected Shoplifter Leads Police on 25-Mile Chase Through North Alabama
A suspected shoplifter led law enforcement on a 25-mile chase through several North Alabama communities Saturday morning, allegedly crashing through a drive-thru area, destroying property, and abandoning a truck that later caught fire. According to the Scottsboro Police Department, Michael Lee White, 50, of Tupelo, Mississippi, has been charged with attempting to elude police (felony …
State Senate votes on TWRA funding
The Tennessee State Senate Energy, Agriculture, and Natural Resources committee voted unanimously to pass a bill designating state money to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. If passed, the TWRA would no longer need to rely solely on money from hunting and fishing licenses. Among those advocating for the bill were former Nashville Predators player Mike …
Lawmakers in Tennessee move to ban fluoride in drinking water
A GOP state lawmaker from Signal Mountain has co-introduced a bill to ban fluoride in drinking water. Tennessee Rep. Michele Reneau (R-Dist. 27) and Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Dist. 28) have proposed SB 0162/HB 2396 that would prohibit public water systems from adding fluoride to their water systems. The bill, which was first introduced in January …
TN ranked 8th worst in nation for dangerous drivers
A new Consumer Affairs analysis of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows Tennessee ranks among the worst states in the country for dangerous drivers. According to the data, Tennessee ranks eighth nationwide for the worst drivers across all age groups. Experts explain that while dangerous driving cannot be attributed to just one …
Theft suspect’s arrest leads to meth charges in Scottsboro
A theft suspect captured by the Scottsboro Police Department on Monday was also found to have methamphetamine on him at the time of his arrest. According to Scottsboro Police, a call came in around 10:30am from a business in the 500 block of W. Willow Street alerting authorities to the suspect. Officers were told he …
Scottsboro Police arrest machete-wielding man during drug bust
Scottsboro Police officers responded to a disturbance involving a man with a machete at a home on Orange Street last week. According to reports, officers say they arrived at the residence on Tuesday, February 17th at approximately 10:05 p.m., and found 42-year-old Eric Maurice Scott acting erratically in a bedroom while wielding a machete. After …
Construction begins on new Slygo Road bridge over I-24
Slygo Road in nearby Dade County, Georgia is set to be closed for several months as the bridge that takes the road over I-24 is replaced, according to GDOT. The bridge is located near the Interstate 24 and I-59 split in the northern part of the county near Wildwood. The current bridge was built in …
TN lawmakers introduce bill to allow private school players in public school sports
A last-minute amendment may have just widened the field. Tennessee lawmakers in the Senate advanced a bill on Monday that would let certain private school students try out for sports at their zoned public high schools, with an important amendment added. Read the bill’s summary and current status here. Originally, the bill required that the …
