Jasper News covers breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in Jasper and Marion County, Tennessee and surrounding communities.
With the Hwy 127 yard sale in full swing this weekend, the Dunlap Police Department wants to remind citizens in the area that the event usually also brings counterfeit money to the area. The police department would recommend purchasing a marker to check for counterfeit bills, or you’ll need to pay extra attention to the …
Tennessee Corrections Institute (TCI) sent a letter to Marion County Sheriff Ronnie “Bo” Burnett on July 18, 2023, concerning a July inspection of the jail. Corrections Institute shows the facility was deficient in multiple areas. The areas noted as deficient were: Square footage is out of compliance for female inmates due to overcrowding. Toilet and …
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) recently announced 131 grants totaling $299,228,167 from the state’s American Rescue Plan (ARP) fund, part of which TDEC is administering in the form of drinking water, wastewater, and storm water infrastructure grants. Marion County, in collaboration with the Town of Jasper, the Town of Kimball, and the …
The seasonal impacts on employment, such as school breaks, continued to have an impact on Tennessee’s county unemployment numbers in June, according to newly released information from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The June 2023 data showed unemployment rates increased in each of Tennessee’s 95 counties. Bledsoe County’s unemployment rate in May was …
A new Tennessee law now in effect adds new requirements before a student can receive corporal punishment at school. The law establishes a process for school officials, including teachers, to screen for disabilities before handing out any corporal punishment. Under this law, before any kind of corporal punishment can happen, teachers are required to: Have …
As we reported on Wednesday afternoon, one person was killed in a Jasper, TN, accident. We can update you that Jasper Police reports that a tractor-trailer hauling corn crashed into a car and two homes. The truck driver says his brakes went out, leading to the accident on Hwy 150 around 3:30 PM. Jasper Police …
As we reported on Wednesday afternoon, one person was killed after an accident in Jasper. Jasper Police reports that a tractor-trailer hauling corn crashed into a car and then into a home. The driver of the truck says his brakes went out, leading to the accident that took place on Hwy 150 around 4:30 PM. …
We have an update on a story we reported yesterday. On Wednesday at 12:42 PM the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to I-24 eastbound near mile-marker 144 near the foot of Monteagle Mountain and the Martin Springs exit for a car hauler on fire. Haletown received mutual aid from Jasper Highlands, South Pittsburg Mountain, and …
We have an update on a story we reported to you yesterday. Andrew Wade Cline, 44, of Marion County, was arrested on Sunday by the Jasper Police Department. Cline, the former owner of Nickajack Motors, which was located in Jasper, was charged with three counts of Fraudulent Transfer of a Motor Vehicle. Cline was in …
According to reports, an accident took place in Jasper on Wednesday afternoon around 4:30 PM. The first crash was reported as a semi-truck hitting a home near the foot of the mountain on Hwy 150. Then later, a report of a vehicle flipping upside down in the same area. Emergency crews were on location for …
