Jasper News covers breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in Jasper and Marion County, Tennessee and surrounding communities.
August 23, 2022, was a devastating day in Marion County. It was the day that a THP helicopter crashed near I-24, killing Marion County Detective Matthew Blansett and State Trooper Lee Russell while on duty. The two had been in the air that morning searching for marijuana plants, but then they were asked to be …
Division I – Class 6A School Record Points 1. Oakland (16)      1-0 178 2. Bradley Central (1) 1-0 149 3. Maryville         1-0 142 4. Riverdale         1-0 122 5. Germantown (1)   1-0 117 6. Farragut …
The Jasper Highlands Fire Department was recently awarded an Assistance to Firefighters Grant of $49,761.90 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This grant will allow the department to replace 20+ year old 5-inch fire hose that is at the end of its service life, plus allow the purchase of additional water supply adapters and …
The Marion County Chamber of Commerce held its annual banquet on Thursday night at The Hooch in South Pittsburg. The packed house heard from guest speaker SVEC President Mike Partin as he spoke about changes and the way business is conducted. Partin spoke about how technology continues to change the way business is being done …
Kamden Wellington threw for 111 yards and three touchdowns to help lead the South Pittsburg Pirates to a blowout win over Oliver Springs. The Pirates held a 49-0 advantage at halftime before winning 56-0. South Pittsburg had 429 total yards, and the Bobcats only managed 14 against the outstanding Pirate defense. Ky’Saun Powell led all …
Just before noon on Tuesday, the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to an automobile accident with entrapment on I-24 eastbound. Jasper and Kimball departments were called out for mutual aid on the call. There were two passengers, one of which was transported emergency traffic by Puckett EMS in critical condition. The Tennessee Highway Patrol …
Football season is here and if you’re following your favorite local high school football team here in the Sequatchie Valley, there’s no doubt you’ll want to keep up with them for every game and all season long as great things are expected from all of our local teams and players this season. Add to that …
Wednesday, August 23, will be the anniversary of a dreadful day in Marion County history. The Marion County Sheriff’s Department will be celebrating Matthew Blansett with a few words, a balloon release, and a moment of silence. Join others to pay respect to Detective Blansett, who died in a helicopter crash along with THP Pilot …
The Knights of Columbus will have a charity cookout to benefit the Tunnels to Towers Foundation on Saturday from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM. in the parking lot at Southern Rehab Physical Therapy across from Lowe’s and Tractor Supply in Kimball. If you are out and about this Saturday, please stop by and grab some …
SVEConnect suffered a large fiber outage on Wednesday. Crews are working diligently to assess the situation and fix the problem. A motor home caught fire under one of our fiber lines resulting in damage. They will be rerouting our fiber traffic and are working to get fiber services restored soon. SVEConnect apologizes for the inconvenience …
