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The Marion County Election Commission is preparing for election on Tuesday. Two of the largest campaigns are up on the Republican cite for sheriff and county mayor. Click on the link to see each precinct’s ballot. Look for any other election sites by going to for your search election. https://marionvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Marion-2026P-Newspaper.pdf
MARION COUNTY I-24 TDOT Contractor eastbound from MM 141.5 to MM 157.8:Â Big Woody’s Tree Service will be performing mechanical tree and brush removal 04/30/26 – 05/06/26 from 7 AM to 5 PM. Big Woody’s will be closing shoulder in the East bound direction. West bound will not be affected. MARION COUNTY I-24 TDOT Contractor westbound …
Goodwill is hosting a hiring event on Thursday, April 30 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Goodwill store at 361 Kimball Crossing Drive in Kimball. The event will offer participants the opportunity to have an on-site interview for positions at the Goodwill store and donation center. “We offer full-time team members a generous …
According to AAA on Monday afternoon, gas prices some local counties have fallen a few pennies per gallon with some remaining near the same as last week. In Marion County the average price per gallon is $3.60. Sequatchie County is at $3.81, Grundy County $3.60, Hamilton County $3.62, Bledsoe County $3.82. Overall in Tennessee the …
Chattanooga continues to be two of the nation’s most significant bottlenecks for commercial trucking. The American Transportation Research Institute annually publishes a list of the 100 worst locations for 18-wheelers, and the I-75 and I-24 interchange is ranked 30th for 2026. Additionally, the I-24 and U.S. 27 interchange downtown holds the 34th position. Atlanta accounts …
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed following the deadly Mother’s Day 2025 crash on Interstate 75 in East Ridge that claimed three lives. The suit was filed by Heather Marie Huggins, whose husband, David Jeffrey Huggins, died in the crash. Named as defendants are Valparaiso Trucking Corporation, driver Joseph Antoinier, and three Amazon-affiliated companies. …
According to data from GasBuddy, the app that tracks gas prices around the U.S. reports regular grade gasoline has fallen 15.6 cents over the last week. Gas prices have dropped in the local area: Marion County’s lowest gas prices are at $3.43; Sequatchie County’s cheapest price is $3.86. Grundy County stands at $3.89, Bledsoe County …
Eighty-four of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in January even as most counties saw an uptick in their rates over the previous month, according to data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Unemployment rates in 90 counties increased from December to January. Rates decreased in three counties and …
Hamilton County Sheriff Austin Garrett, Chief Deputy Spencer Daniels, and the men and women of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday afternoon the death of Deputy Landon Faulkner. On Wednesday night, Deputy Faulkner was involved in a serious collision on Highway 111 in Sequatchie County, where he collided with a disabled vehicle in …
The USDA will be dropping hundreds of thousands of oral rabies vaccine baits across East Tennessee and North Georgia for the next couple of weeks. These are intended to slow the spread of rabies amongst wildlife, such as raccoons, coyotes, skunks, foxes, etc and are safe to be consumed by wildlife animals. Approximately 1.7 million …
