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Kimball News covers breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in Kimball and Marion County, Tennessee and surrounding communities including Battle Creek.

Motor Home Fire Causes Issues with SVEConnect

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 …

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Marion County School Board Meeting Today at 5 PM

MARION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION August Regular Meeting August 14, 2023 5:00 p.m. AGENDA I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER II. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG III. PUBLIC COMMENT IV. APPROVE BOARD AGENDA V. APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting: July10, 2023 “Special Called Meeting” July 24, 2023 B. Financial Reports and Cash Flow Analysis …

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Recent Traumas Take Toll on Blood Assurance’s Supply

In light of several recent traumas, Blood Assurance is calling on the public to roll up a sleeve and be someone’s hero. Over the last week, the community blood supply has significantly diminished. Multiple emergency room patients at area hospitals have required a considerable number of units in order to survive. As of Monday, the …

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Stormy Weekend Causes Some Issues

There were multiple areas in the tri-state that reported damage and power outages over the weekend. Road departments from various counties were out in full force, cutting up trees that were blocking roadways. Sequachee Valley Electric Co-op employees worked long hours last week due to multiple outages throughout its system. The good news; cooler weather …

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Tennessee Highway Safety Office “Booze It and Lose It” Campaign begins August 16

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has announced its “Booze It and Lose It” campaign for 2023. It will run from August 16 to September 4, surrounding the Labor Day holiday. This initiative coincides with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” mobilization to increase impaired-driving enforcement nationwide. During this …

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SVEC to Add EV Fast Charging Stations in Kimball

Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative is one of 12 entities the Tennessee Department of Environment, and Conservation (TDEC) chose to receive grants for two EV fast charging stations. The stations will be located near Interstate 24 in Kimball. The 12 chosen projects will receive $5.2 million in total grant funding to install direct current fast charging …

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UTC Receives Grant to Help Advanced Practice Nurses to Better Serve Rural and Underserved Communities

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga School of Nursing has received a $2.6-million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to help prepare its advanced practice nurses to meet the needs of rural and underserved communities in the Chattanooga region. The four-year grant comes through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …

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Marion County Election Administrator Resigns

Sequatchie Valley Now has learned that Marion County Election Administrator Kyra Inglis resigned from her position effective Friday, August 4, 2023. The Election Commission has chosen Deputy Administrator Nicole Wilemon to serve as the new Administrator. According to sources, Inglis has chosen to go back to school at ETSU to work on her master’s degree.

Back to Classes for Area School Systems

Monday is the first full day for many school systems in our area. Students are back in class in Marion, Grundy, Sequatchie, and Bledsoe counties. Jackson County, AL began on Friday. The first full day at Richard Hardy Memorial School is Thursday, August 10.

Town of Kimball Votes to Deny Booting Service Request during Board Meeting on Thursday

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen for the Town of Kimball met on Thursday night, August 3, 2023. The first order of business was to swear in a new police officer Michael Trace Condra to serve the town. The board approved the police chief to spend up to $50,000 on a new patrol unit. They …

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