Jasper News covers breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in Jasper and Marion County, Tennessee and surrounding communities.
Friday night at 9:23, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to the 2100 block of Highway 134 for a structure fire. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they found a fully involved structure fire, with 50-foot-tall flames and a brush fire spreading from the burning structure. Fire crews immediately began preventing the fire from spreading …
Remote Area Medical, a Knoxville-based nonprofit, will hold a free two-day clinic in Jasper, TN, from October 12 to 13. RAM offers free dental, vision, and medical services on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to time constraints, RAM asks that people be prepared to choose between dental or vision services. Medical services will be offered to …
BLEDSOE COUNTY SR-28 (MAIN ST.) TDOT Maintenance northbound from LM 15.2 to LM 15.4: The right lane of two lanes northbound is shut down due to a sinkhole. Traffic is traveling in the unaffected lane. Southbound lanes are not affected. BLEDSOE COUNTY SR-285 resurfacing from the Van Buren County Line (0.0) to SR-101 (3.2): The …
Last week, the Sequatchie County Indians stuffed a 2-point conversion attempt by South Pittsburg with less than a minute remaining to hold on for a one-point win. On Friday night, the Indians pulled off a huge upset over the state’s 2nd-ranked Class 2-A team, the Marion County Warriors, 13-10. Will Machado hit a 39-yard field goal …
After receiving a forfeit win from Lookout Valley, the South Pittsburg Pirates have the week off. They will host the Innovation Academy Sentinels from Springfield, TN, for homecoming at Beene Stadium on Friday, September 27, 2024. For this week, instead of South Pittsburg football on WEPG, listeners can tune in for coverage from the Marion …
JASPER, Tenn. – In many parts of the United States, for millions of Americans, access to basic healthcare is a challenge at best and an impossibility at worst. Due to geographic, economic, or cultural barriers, much of the U.S. population is uninsured or underinsured. Remote Area Medical (RAM) is stepping in to address this issue …
Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Jasper Driver Services Center, 4950 Main St., Building D, will close on Friday, Sept. 20, for installation of new credentialing equipment and new self-service kiosks. It will reopen on Monday, Sept. 23. The new self-service kiosks can be used to complete many Driver Services transactions including renewing or replacing …
A single vehicle accident with entrapment on Griffith Highway required the help of multiple agencies early Sunday morning. The Haletown Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the scene to assist at approximately 4:08 AM CDT. In addition to Haletown VFD and five firemen, the Marion County Sheriff’s Department, Tennessee Highway Patrol, and Puckett EMS were …
A long standing tradition each year in our county is the Marion County High School haunted house. This year, the MCHS Interact Club will be hosting the event — “Carnevil” for one night only, October 5th, 2024 from 6:30 – 10:00 PM CDT. The event will take place in the MCHS gymnasium at the high …
Marion County Schools received a call from the Department of Homeland Security regarding an allegation of a possible threat at schools in Jasper. The information was obtained at 11:00 pm on Wednesday, and the investigation ran until 3:00 am Thursday morning. Authorities determined that there was no viable threat in this instance. On Thursday, extra …
