Haletown, Guild, and Whiteside News covers breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in the Marion County communities of Haletown, Guild, Whiteside, and Ladds including River Gorge Ranch.
At 8:24 Monday night, Haletown Volunteer Fire Department, New Hope Fire, TWRA, and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department responded to the Nickajack Cave Wildlife Area for a mass water rescue. A tour group of 33 stranded kayakers, including children, had become stranded. High winds and choppy waters had formed ahead of last night’s storm. Puckett …
Local fire departments and Fire Rehab were called to a multi-acre wildfire at 13294 Highway 41 around 1:30 p.m. on Thursday. Upon arrival, Haletown Fire and Jasper Highlands Fire began battling the fire. Shortly after, the Tennessee Division of Forestry arrived to assist. Fire Rehab was asked to remain on the scene per Forestry following …
Family Dollar plans to close about 1,000 stores nationwide as inflation takes a bite out of consumers’ wallets and low-cost-retailers’ profits. Family Dollar will close 600 locations in the first half of this year and 370 stores over the next several years as store leases expire. Also, Dollar Tree, which owns Family Dollar, reports it …
At 6:51 Saturday night, Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to Interstate 24 WB MM 159 for an RV fire. Haletown received manpower and water supply assistance from the Jasper and Kimball Fire Departments. The interstate was shut down while firefighters extinguished the blaze. There were no injuries reported. Also, at 11:36 Saturday night, the Haletown …
On February 26, at approximately 11:00 PM, a Dade County Deputy observed a vehicle speeding on Interstate 24, traveling toward Marion County. After activating the lights and siren on his patrol unit, the vehicle increased its speed to approximately 120-125 MPH. The vehicle continued West on Interstate 24 and attempted to leave the interstate at …
At 7:41 Sunday night, Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to a multi-acre wildland fire near the Ladds Substation. Jasper, Jasper Highlands, and Kimball Fire Departments were called for water and manpower to keep the fire from spreading to nearby residences and businesses. The fire was brought under control, and no injuries were reported.
AT&T has apologized for last Thursday’s network outage. They say they recognize the frustration this outage has caused and know they let many customers down. AT&T said it will provide a $5 credit to customers who were “potentially impacted” by Thursday’s widespread network outage. Individuals and some small businesses impacted by the outage qualify for the …
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has a new Pierce Saber Pumper fire truck. This new pumper will help protect this public utility that provides electricity, water, and natural gas to the Tennessee Valley region, including TN, and portions of AL, MS, KY, GA, NC, and VA. This truck will be stationed at their fire training …
At 11:20 Tuesday morning, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to a tractor-trailer fire on I-24 EB MM 147. Jasper Highlands and Monteagle Fire Departments also reported to the scene. The fire was quickly extinguished, though the load of eggs was marked as a total loss. Around 7:30 Wednesday morning, Haletown Volunteer Fire Department was …
The State of Tennessee has released voter turnout through the first three days of early and absentee voting for the March 5th Presidential Preference and County Primaries. Marion County had 277 votes in the first three days this year compared to 476 in 2020 Sequatchie County: 108 votes in 2024– 100 in 2020 Grundy County: …
