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Jasper News covers breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in Jasper and Marion County, Tennessee and surrounding communities.

Tennessee American Water’s 2024 Water Quality Reports Now Available Online

Tennessee American Water announces that its 2024 Water Quality Reports are now available to customers on the company’s website, tennesseeamwater.com.  Tennessee American Water consistently meets or exceeds water quality standards. Also referred to as Consumer Confidence Reports, the publications describe local drinking water sources, summarize laboratory testing conducted on water, list the levels of any substances …

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Grave Marking Ceremony to Honor Union Soldiers

The Jasper History Museum reminds everyone to attend The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Missionary Ridge Camp 63, a solemn and respectful Grave Marking Ceremony honoring the life and service of Union soldiers Christopher C. Myers and Reuben Warren, this Saturday, May 3rd, at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Jasper, beginning at …

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Vehicle Drivers Be Aware of Bicycle Race this Saturday

The Hincapie Gran Fondo bicycle race is returning Saturday, May 3, 2025. This will affect Signal Mountain Road, Suck Creek Mountain, Powell’s Crossroads, Griffith Highway, Jasper, Guild, Lookout Valley and other points. More than 1,000 bikes will be leaving downtown Chattanooga at 8:00 AM Eastern, then head for Suck Creek via Signal Mountain Road. There …

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Former 12th Judicial District Drug Task Force Director Pleads Guilty to Charges

Cody Smith, the former director of 12th Judicial District Drug Task Force, pleaded guilty to two charges of possession of meth with intent to sell in Marion County. Investigators found that Smith misappropriated $7,246 from confidential and seized funds between 2017 and 2021. He obtained money for drug purchases without evidence, took cash from a …

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DEA Drug Take Back Day is Saturday

High Schools in Marion County Announce Top 10 Seniors

Marion County High School: Valedictorian- Thomas Carter Salutatorian- Sarah White 3 – Landon Goldsmith 4 – Annsley Crawford 5 – Nova McGill 6 – Kylee Lancaster 7 – Jalynn Sims 8 – Dixie Brown 9 – Erica Fulfer 10 – Jimmy Jones

Area High School Graduation Dates

High school graduation dates are set, and here is your list: Marion County May 13 South Pittsburg, Grundy County, and Richard Hardy Memorial May 15 Whitwell, Bledsoe County, and Sequatchie County May 16 North Jackson, AL May 22 St. Andrews/Sewanee May 25 Congratulations to graduates from everyone at Sequatchie Valley Now, The River 104.9, and …

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New Girls’ Basketball Coach Named at Marion County High School

Marion County High School has appointed Alex Spence as the head coach of the Lady Warriors basketball program. Now, former Head Coach Brandon Harmon has accepted the job as head football coach at Coffee County High School in Manchester, TN. Coach Spence played collegiate basketball at Covenant College before transferring to Middle Tennessee State University, …

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Three Fire Departments Fight 18-Wheeler Blaze on I-24

On Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 06:35 a.m., the Haletown Fire and Rescue was toned to I-24 Mile Marker 142 Westbound for a semi-truck fire. Upon arrival, we found the trailer on fire from the rear axle. Monteagle Fire and Rescue started suppressing the fire quickly. Firefighters made entry through the rear doors, locating hot …

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Local Firefighters Receive Special Training

On Saturday, nearly 20 firefighters from the Jasper Highlands Fire Department, Haletown Fire and Rescue, and Signal Mountain Fire Department completed the final day of training for the 32-hour Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads (TARS) course, which focused on safely removing injured people trapped in wrecked vehicles. The firemen received extensive hands-on practice using the …

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