Category: Grundy County

Booze It and Lose It Campaign Begins Friday in Grundy County

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) for the Booze It and Lose It campaign to increase impaired driving enforcement from December 13, 2024, to January 1, 2025. THSO’s statewide Booze It and Lose It campaign is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Drive Sober or …

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40 Residents Out as Fire Erupts at Monteagle Motel

A devastating fire at a motel in Monteagle has left nearly 40 residents displaced and uncertain about their future. The fire started around 10 on Thursday night at the Mountain Inn. When firefighters arrived, they found heavy flames in the eastern part of the structure and throughout the entire roof. Residents evacuated safely, with no …

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Bank Scam Warning

Tis the season for Shopping! Unfortunately, it is also the season for fraud and scams. Citizens Tri-County Bank warns its customers and others to PLEASE DO NOT Respond to or interact with unsolicited e-mail, text, or phone messages that ask you to click a link or provide personal information. When in doubt, call your bank …

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Get Your Free Flu Shot at the Health Department

The Tennessee Department of Health shared locations across all 95 counties where Tennesseans can receive a free flu vaccine to protect themselves against getting or spreading the virus. All county health departments in Tennessee provide free flu vaccines to the public, with hours and location information available at health.tn.gov/local. All six months and older Tennesseans are …

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Accident Shuts Off the Power in Portions of Grundy County on Saturday

Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative and Grundy County emergency personnel responded to a vehicle accident near Coalmont School on Saturday evening. A main three-phase pole was hit, resulting in an outage for the Coalmont area. Due to the damage, it took SVEC several hours to restore power. Around 1,000 customers were without power. No report has …

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Groundbreaking held for new Health Department in Grundy County

The future of healthcare in Grundy County is growing following the groundbreaking ceremony held on Friday, November 15th, 2024 for the county’s new health department building. Grundy, like many small rural counties in Tennessee lacks a hospital within the county, so access to healthcare for residents is vital to the community’s health. This new building …

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New TSSAA District and Region Alignments for 2025-2027

The TSSAA has released their initial region and district alignments for the 2025-2027 cycle. Football:   Region 3 Class 1-A Copper Basin High School (Copperhill, TN) Lookout Valley High School (Chattanooga, TN) Sale Creek High School (Sale Creek, TN) South Pittsburg High School (South Pittsburg, TN) Whitwell High School (Whitwell, TN) Region 3 Class 2-A Alvin C. York Institute (Jamestown, TN) …

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Tracy City Receives Grant

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter announced today the 18 Tennessee Main Street and Tennessee Downtowns communities that are recipients of Downtown Improvement Grants. More than $4.76 million in Rural Economic Opportunity funding is being awarded to improve structures in Tennessee Downtowns and Main Street communities. …

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SVEC Christmas Auction to Benefit Multi-County Cancer Support Network.

Sequachee Valley Electric Co-op (SVEC) will be hosting online Christmas Auction to benefit the multi-county Cancer Support Network. The auction will take place November 12th – 14th, with bidding ending on the 14th at 1:00 PM CST.  Select items will be available for online bidding on Facebook while others can be viewed or bids placed …

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SVEC Offers Reward After Copper Theft in Palmer

SVEC is offering a cash reward to anyone with information that leads to the arrest of the individual(s) who cut down five poles in the Palmer area on November 5, 2024, to steal the copper wire. SVEC works hard to maintain our infrastructure while keeping rates as low as possible. Pointless acts of vandalism such …

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