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VIDEO: Town of Kimball City Meeting – Oct. 2, 2025
Here’s a recording of the Town of Kimball’s City Meeting for October 2025. You can view this meeting and others from our area by following us and subscribing to our SValleyNow YouTube Channel.
BlueCross Launches BlueHorizon Apprenticeship Program
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee (BlueCross) is launching BlueHorizon, a full-time, paid apprenticeship program offering an accelerated path to an Associate Degree in Health Sciences from Chattanooga State Community College and a full-time paid customer service role at BlueCross. Roy Vaughn, SVP and chief human resources officer for BlueCross, noted that as rising costs continue to …
VIDEO: Town of Kimball City Meeting – Sept. 4, 2025
Here’s a recording of the Town of Kimball’s City Meeting for September 2025. You can view this meeting and others from our area by following us and subscribing to our SValleyNow YouTube Channel.
Fire crews battle College Street garage fire on Tuesday
Local fire crews battled a garage fire in the 100 black of College Street in Jasper on Tuesday morning, which closed several neighborhood streets during morning drive-time hours while fire crews worked. Jasper Volunteer Fire Department worked quickly to extinguish the flames in a garage structure attached to the home by a breezeway. While the …
THP sobriety checkpoints scheduled for September
Starting on Labor Day, the Tennessee Highway Patrol will have sobriety checkpoints throughout the month in many nearby Tennessee counties. Here is a current list of THP checkpoints for September: Bradley County September 26 – Eureka Road at River Bridge. Hamilton County September 1 – 2015 Ooltewah/Ringgold Road. September 5 – Cherokee Boulevard at motel. …
TDOT campaign receives six awards for litter prevention efforts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nobody Trashes Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) official litter prevention campaign, has received six awards from the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Nashville Chapter. The 39th Annual Parthenon Awards brings together Middle Tennessee’s public relations professionals to celebrate outstanding work, honor the top PR campaigns and tactics, and recognize …
Scottsboro High Student Passes Away on Wednesday
A student at Scottsboro High School in Jackson County, Alabama passed away on Wednesday. Scottsboro City Schools Interim Superintendent Jason Hass says guidance counselors along with the mental health service coordinator, a social worker, community resources, and members of the district crisis team will all be available on campus to provide support for students and …
First measles case confirmed in North Alabama since 2002
The Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed that a child under the age of five in North Alabama has the measles. It’s the first case of measles confirmed in the state since 2002. Officials say the unvaccinated child contracted measles while traveling outside the United States. According to ADPH, the child wasn’t attending daycare or …
VIDEO: Marion County Commission Meeting – August 25, 2025
Here’s a recording of the Marion County Commission’s monthly meeting for August 2025. You can view this meeting and others from our area by following us and subscribing to our SValleyNow YouTube Channel.
Tennessee judges strike down 2 gun laws, ruling them unconstitutional
In Tennessee, a three-judge panel struck down two gun laws on Monday. This will make it legal to carry a firearm in a public park, and it does away with the “Intent to go Armed” law. The judges at the Gibson County Chancery Court ruled these two laws unconstitutional, saying they violated the 2nd Amendment. …
