On Friday, March 13, 2026, at 10:13 a.m., Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to 2485 Hwy 377, heading toward Bryant, Alabama, to provide mutual aid for a vehicle fire. When firemen arrived, an Jackson County Alabama Sheriff’s deputy and a bystander had already extinguished most of the flames. During Haletown Fire and Rescue’s initial check, …
Due to the ongoing conflict in Iran, local drivers have observed a consistent increase in gasoline prices. According to GasBuddy, the average price in the area has risen by 52 cents. On Monday afternoon, the statewide average price for gas in Tennessee was $3.04 per gallon. Average prices in Marion County were $3.08, Grundy and …
A suspected shoplifter led law enforcement on a 25-mile chase through several North Alabama communities Saturday morning, allegedly crashing through a drive-thru area, destroying property, and abandoning a truck that later caught fire. According to the Scottsboro Police Department, Michael Lee White, 50, of Tupelo, Mississippi, has been charged with attempting to elude police (felony …
On February 25, 2026, at approximately 8:00 PM, officers with the Scottsboro Police Department responded to a residence on Perry Street in reference to a call for service. Upon arrival, officers made contact with the homeowner. While speaking at the door, officers detected the odor of marijuana coming from inside the home. Officers then conducted …
A theft suspect captured by the Scottsboro Police Department on Monday was also found to have methamphetamine on him at the time of his arrest. According to Scottsboro Police, a call came in around 10:30am from a business in the 500 block of W. Willow Street alerting authorities to the suspect. Officers were told he …
Scottsboro Police officers responded to a disturbance involving a man with a machete at a home on Orange Street last week. According to reports, officers say they arrived at the residence on Tuesday, February 17th at approximately 10:05 p.m., and found 42-year-old Eric Maurice Scott acting erratically in a bedroom while wielding a machete. After …
The Scottsboro Police Department reports that a man was arrested earlier this week following a traffic stop near South Broad Street and Highway 72. During the stop, the driver was identified as 46-year-old Glen Michail Womack. The department says that while they were speaking with Womack at the stop, they discovered that he had an …
On February 11, 2026, at approximately 2:56 p.m., officers from the Scottsboro Police Department responded to a report of theft at a business located in the 500 Block of W. Willow Street. Upon arrival, officers made contact with a male and a female subject. After interviewing business employees, both individuals were detained for further investigation. …
A Sequatchie Valley Railroad train partly derailed Saturday afternoon blocking vehicle traffic to and from Battery Hill in Bridgeport. AL, for a short time. Fortunately, the train was north bound, so the train cars were separated at the derailment, which allowed the engine and remaining railcars that did not derail to continue up the rail …
All but four Tennessee counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in December, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Ninety-one counties reported unemployment rates below 5%, while the other four counties had rates of 5% or greater, with the highest rate at 5.7%. Unemployment rates decreased from November to …
