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Swimmers warned to be cautious when using local rivers, creeks, and lakes
While summertime has heated up this year and you might be thinking about taking a dip in your local river or stream to cool off, some experts are asking that you think again before getting into local waters. A new study found many parts of Tennessee’s rivers and lakes are simply too polluted to safely …
RAM Needing Volunteers for Free, 2-day Healthcare Clinic in Jasper in October
JASPER, Tenn. (July 16, 2024) – Remote Area Medical – RAM – a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need – is seeking volunteer medical, dental and vision professionals and general support staff for its Oct. 12-13 clinic. The two-day clinic is to be …
Poll finds Trump’s felony conviction boosts his popularity in Tennessee
In Tennessee, Donald Trump is the preferable candidate over Joe Biden in this November’s presidential election, according to a new poll conducted by a watchdog group. This comes despite the former president’s recent felony conviction. According to a report from WZTV in Nashville, the Beacon Center of Tennessee found Trump’s hush money guilty verdict made …
Community keeps memory of ‘The Fallen Five’ alive 9 years after tragedy
July 16, 2024 marks the 9-year anniversary of the terrorist attack in Chattanooga that killed 4 marines and a Navy sailor. In 2015, a man opened fire at a military recruiting center and then went to the Naval Operational Support Center, killing 5 service members in the attack. Those 5 service members include Sergeant Carson …
‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ traffic safety campaign underway across the region this week
Today kicked off a multi-state crack-down on speeding in the southeast. The safety campaign, Operation Southern Slow Down, was created to increase enforcement on major highways and interstates during travel periods when fatality rates are at the highest. The five day enforcement period which runs from July 15th to July 19th this year will ramp …
Tennessee American Water accepting 2024 Firefighting Support Grant applications
Tennessee American Water has announced that they are accepting grant applications for the 2024 Firefighting Support Grant Program. These grants provide financial assistance to uniformed, professional, and volunteer fire departments in the Tennessee American Water service areas including sale-for-resale areas. Grants up to $1,000 will be awarded to cover department costs for equipment such as …
Final day to vote for Marion County Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, and Community Impact awards
Today is the final day to vote for the Marion County Chamber of Commerce awards for 2024. Citizen of the Year, Business of the Year, and Community Impact awards are given each year to by the Chamber recognizing the people, businesses, and organizations in the community that have done great things over the past year. …
Jasper, Kimball, and Whitwell Fire Departments take part in pump operations and draft class over the weekend
Volunteer firefighters with the Jasper, Kimball, and Whitwell Volunteer Fire Departments took part in a join training effort on Saturday in Jasper. The 16-hour training covered pump operations and a draft class, necessary for the department members to have a better operational understanding of equipment and how to properly “draft” water from a temporary tank …
Federal appeals court says there is no fundamental right to change sex on a birth certificate in Tennessee
A federal appeals court ruled 2-1 on Friday that Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change their sex designation on their birth certificates in the state. “There is no fundamental right to a birth certificate recording gender identity instead of biological sex,” 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
Tennessee lawmaker proposes death penalty for illegals convicted of sex crimes
U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-TN-D5) has proposed legislation which would allow for the death penalty being applied as a sentence to illegal immigrants convicted of committing rape or sexual abuse while in the country illegally. Rep. Ogles filed the bill in Congress last week, otherwise known as the Justice for American Women and Children Act …
