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VIDEO: Town of Kimball City Meeting – August 7, 2025
Here’s a recording of the Town of Kimball’s City Meeting for August 2025. You can view this meeting and others from our area by following us and subscribing to our SValleyNow YouTube Channel.
OUTDOORS: 2025 TWRA Wildlife Conservation Raffle features outstanding prize packages
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) has once again compiled 10 outstanding prize packages for its annual Wildlife Conservation Raffle. Proceeds from the raffle fund important conservation projects such as public land acquisition and habitat management. Returning is a $50,000 voucher which can be applied to a new vehicle from any Mid-South Ford …
Sequatchie County ‘Fairest of the Fair’ pageant set for Aug. 9th
Sequatchie County’s ‘Fairest of the Fair’ pageant is coming up on Saturday, August 9th with morning pageants at 10:00 AM and evening pageants at 6:00 PM. The annual event, which kicks-off the Sequatchie County Fair each year, will feature winners in multiple categories. The ‘Fairest of the Fair’ main pageant is for those age 16-20 …
Henagar, AL man dies in motorcycle crash Monday
DeKalb Co, AL — A Henagar man has died following a crash on Monday morning near Ider, Alabama, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Avery L. Weathers, 61, was fatally injured when his 2008 Honda Shadow motorcycle hit a John Deere farm tractor. The crash happened about 8:00 AM in DeKalb County on …
Ford recalls nearly 700,000 SUV models over fuel leak risk
Ford is recalling 694,271 Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs because of a faulty fuel injector in the vehicles that can cause leaks, raising the risk of a fire, according to a notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall involves certain 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2020-2022 Escape vehicles equipped with 1.5L engines. Ford …
Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday is coming July 25th
Savings are ahead just in time for back-to-school or for anyone who wants to enjoy some savings as Tennessee’s sales tax holiday is returning with big breaks on back-to-school essentials and tech items. Starting at 12:01 AM on Friday, July 25, 2025 through 11:59 PM on Sunday July 27, clothes and school supplies priced at …
Tennessee Tech engineering program launches first metal casting bootcamp with Department of Defense grant
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense is helping Tennessee Tech University’s Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Technology build the future of American manufacturing one metal pour at a time. The university recently completed its first week-long metal casting bootcamp as part of a broader workforce development initiative funded by …
10 Years Later: Remembering Chattanooga’s Fallen 5
It has now been 10 years since five men in Chattanooga lost their lives in a terrorist attack here at home in the Tennessee Valley. No one who was in Chattanooga on July 16, 2015 will ever forget the events of that day. Muhammad Abdulazeez opened fire at the Lee Highway recruiting center before driving …
Marion County Sheriff’s Department seeking info on stolen trailer
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information following a trailer theft over the weekend. It was stolen from the area of US-41 near Hancock Road just east of Jasper in the Cedar Grove community. It is described as red and black in color, a 16-ft box V-nose trailer made by Stealth. No tag was …
Department of Education funding freeze threatens programs in Grundy Schools and others
Recent changes to the Department of Education could affect some schools in our area after the Supreme Court lifted a pause earlier this week on the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off hundreds of employees within the department. Affected workers have reportedly been on administrative leave for several months while the court worked to make …
