Lucky Knott is a longtime broadcaster, sportscaster, and news reporter, having worked in radio here in the Sequatchie Valley and in Coffee and Grundy County for many years. You can hear his news reports weekday mornings and afternoons on The River 104.9 WEPG in Marion County and Country Roads 93.3 in Dunlap/Pikeville. He is also Editor for SValleyNow.com - Sequatchie Valley Now.
Lucky Knott
Marion County, TN
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Operation Impact on I-24 Runs All Day Friday
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) announced a special operation on Friday targeting all of Interstate 24 in the state. Operation Impact I-24 launches at 12 a.m. Friday and runs through 11:59 p.m. Friday to reduce traffic deaths. Other agencies will join THP to target enforcement on I-24 from the Kentucky state line to the Georgia …
SVEC/TVA Power Outage Delayed Due to Predicted Weather
Due to predicted weather, on Saturday, March 15, TVA is postponing performing maintenance on its transmission line to the SVEC Brush Creek substation. The outage will now take place on Saturday, March 22, from approximately 12:30 AM to 4:30 AM, weather permitting. They anticipate this will cause an outage that will impact most of Sequatchie County and parts …
Fire Burns Several Acres in Prentice Cooper State Forest on Wednesday
At 7:18 a.m. Wednesday, Mullins Cove Volunteer Fire Department responded to a brush fire near Grandview Church of God. The fire was located halfway up the mountain in Prentice Cooper State Forest. TN Forestry arrived on the scene, took command, and released MCVFD from the area. According to the state forest fire map, the fire …
Brush Fire Burns 5 Acres on Tuesday
On Tuesday, Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a wildfire at 8250 Hwy 156. Upon arrival, firefighters found a significant fire threatening two structures. Sequatchie and Jasper Highlands fire departments reported to the scene for mutual aid, and TN Forestry bulldozers cut a larger firebreak to contain the fire. After an intense fight to protect …
Scam Warning Issued by the Marion County Sheriff’s Department
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department Detective Division is sounding the alarm on a rising threat: a new “SMISHING” scam targeting iPhone and Android users. These scams, which have surged in our area over the past few months, involve fraudulent text messages designed to steal your personal and sensitive information, including passcodes and credit card details. …
Homicide Suspect Wanted by Marion County Sheriff’s Department
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is searching for Billy Dewayne Massengale from Mullins Cove Road in Whitwell, who is wanted for questioning in connection with a homicide that occurred on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Massengale is also wanted for aggravated assault and false imprisonment. He was last seen at Prentice Cooper State Forest, the same …
Former Director of 12th Judicial Drug Task Force Headed to Trial
Cody Smith, former director of the 12th Judicial Drug Task Force, which serves Franklin, Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion, Rhea, and Sequatchie Counties, had his bond revoked on March 10. He was fired in 2021 amid a TBI investigation into drug and money seizures in Sequatchie County. As the Times Free Press reported, the Rhea County Sheriff’s …
Fire on Shellmound Road on Monday
Just before 3 Monday afternoon, Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a brush fire on Shellmound Rd. While en route, they were informed that a camper and an outbuilding were in the path of the fire. Sequatchie and the Jasper Fire Department responded to the fire as mutual aid. Upon arrival, a parcel of the …
Prentice Cooper State Forest Closed After Deceased Male is Found
Marion County Sheriff Bo Burnett has announced that his department was called about a body being found at around 3:00 pm on Sunday in the area of Big Rock Road at Prentice Cooper State Forest. The location was temporarily closed to the public on Monday. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified the body as 66-year-old …
The Latest on Sequatchie County Homicide
As we reported, 41-year-old Jonathan Belk has been charged with criminal homicide after allegedly stabbing 18-year-old Billy J. Floyd of Jasper, TN, to death. Authorities report that Belk discovered Floyd with his wife, 31-year-old Jada Gholston, leading to a violent confrontation on Saturday morning in Sequatchie County. According to the sheriff’s office, the incident unfolded …
