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Portion of Sequatchie Mountain Road to be paved in April
Marion County Road Superintendent, Cory Pickett, announced at the Marion County Commission’s monthly meeting on Monday night that the Highway Department will be paving a portion of Sequatchie Mountain Road soon. Pickett says crews will be paving from from the road’s intersection with Valley View Highway (next to the Sequatchie Food Market store) to about …
Grundy man arrested in connection to recent theft in Dunlap
A Grundy County man was arrested in connection with a theft of a four wheeler last week in Dunlap. Reports say a man stole a red Honda TRX four wheeler from under the carport of a residence in Dunlap last Thursday around 11:40 AM CST. Several nearby residences and businesses which had video cameras caught …
Fire Destroys Residence On Fredonia Mountain
The Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at a residence on the side of Fredonia Mountain on Sunday morning. The call came around 10:13 AM CST, Dunlap Fire responded with Engine 5, Tanker 1, Rescue 2, and a total of seven volunteer firefighters. Mutual aid assistance was initially provided from Fredonia Mountain …
Town of Kimball monthly meeting moved to February 13th, 2025
The Town of Kimball announced this week that the upcoming monthly board meeting will be postponed to a different date for February 2025. Instead of their regular first Thursday of the month meeting date (2/6/2025), the upcoming February meeting date will be moved to Thursday, February 13th, 2025 at 6:00 PM CST. Monthly board meetings …
Chattanooga jeweler Rick Davis charged with passing worthless checks
Chattanooga business owner, Richard “Rick” Davis was arrested for a second time in less than a year. The police report says 73-year-old Davis was arrested at his jewelry store on Brainerd Road Tuesday evening. According to reports, Davis is accused of passing worthless checks at his business around January 14, 2025. Davis was booked at …
Special session of Tennessee lawmakers on immigration bill hearing interrupted by protestors
The special session at the state Capitol was abruptly halted Wednesday after police forcibly removed several protestors from the audience. The disruption occurred during a hearing on House Bill 6001, which aims to criminalize the adoption of sanctuary city policies, establish an immigration enforcement division within the Department of Public Safety, and restrict non-citizens to …
Missing Tennessee juvenile found in Nashville, man charged with trafficking
Due to a human trafficking investigation, a missing juvenile female from West Tennessee was found, TBI says. Torrance Lamon Cosby, 48, was charged with one count of trafficking for a commercial sex act and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. TBI agents saw that the missing female was posted on sites known to advertise …
Tennessee Dept. of Education releases 2023-24 State Report Card
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) released the 2023-24 State Report Card on Thursday, highlighting students’ achievement. The report card shows nearly 300 schools received an overall A letter grade with close to 500 schools receiving an overall B letter grade. The state report card also revealed the following highlights in the categories of achievement, …
Town of Jasper Holiday Garbage Pickup Schedule
With both Christmas and New Year’s Day falling mid-week in the coming two weeks, the Town of Jasper has announced the following holiday schedule for garbage pickup: WEEK OF CHRISTMAS Monday garbage route will remain as-is on the regular schedule — Monday, Dec. 23rd. Tuesday and Wednesday garbage route will be picked-up on Thursday, December …
Waterfowl And Wild Bird Precautions For Avian Influenza
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is reminding hunters to remain vigilant and take appropriate precautions as reported cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza increase among wild birds, backyard domestic flocks, and commercial poultry flocks in the Southeast. HPAI is highly contagious among bird populations and is known to be deadly for domestic fowl. “Numerous states …
