Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative reminds everyone that winter storms can cause power outages to occur quickly. A ready emergency kit helps keep your household safe until power returns. Include these essentials in a weather-resistant bin: Flashlights or headlamps for each person, plus extra batteries. Portable phone chargers, a car charger, and at least one fully …
Category: Outdoors
Tennessee Young Sportsman Deer Hunt is This Weekend
The first Tennessee young sportsman deer hunt for the 2025-26 season will be held the weekend of Oct. 25-26. Youth ages 6-16 may participate using a gun, muzzleloader, or archery equipment. Young sportsmen must be accompanied by a non-hunting adult, 21 or older, who must remain in position to take immediate control of the hunting …
Outdoor leaders urge Tennessee to rethink how it pays for wildlife conservation
In June 2025, in a surprising turn of events, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) withdrew its requested license increase package – what would have been an average 28 percent increase in the cost of hunting & fishing licenses expected to go into effect on the first of July. But from the very beginning of …
2025 Labor Day Marks Final Major Summer Holiday Boating Weekend
Labor Day weekend is Aug. 30-Sept. 1 (this week), the final major weekend of the 2025 summer boating season. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reminds all Tennesseans and visitors to wear life jackets and boat safely and responsibly. The TWRA wants all visitors to the waterways to have an enjoyable time. However, TWRA officers …
Tennessee’s 2025 Free Hunting Day set for August 23
NASHVILLE — Tennessee residents are allowed to hunt without a license on Saturday, Aug. 23, which coincides with the opening day of squirrel season. Free Hunting Day is an annual event provided by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) in hopes of increasing interest in hunting. Squirrel hunting is one of Tennessee’s oldest and favorite …
OUTDOORS: 2025 TWRA Wildlife Conservation Raffle features outstanding prize packages
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Foundation (TWRF) has once again compiled 10 outstanding prize packages for its annual Wildlife Conservation Raffle. Proceeds from the raffle fund important conservation projects such as public land acquisition and habitat management. Returning is a $50,000 voucher which can be applied to a new vehicle from any Mid-South Ford …
‘Best in the Sequatchie Valley’ Returns for 2025 starting August 15th
It’s BACK for 2025! The Best in the Sequatchie Valley — the original reader’s choice awards for Marion County and the Sequatchie Valley are back for 2025 and voting starts soon! SValleyNow.com (Sequatchie Valley Now), along with parent company Tennessee Valley Broadcasting and The River 104.9/WEPG and Country Roads 93.3/WSDQ radio is proud to announce …
TWFC Commission Unanimously Passes Wildlife Proclamations, Boating Exams Permanent Rule
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission (TWFC) unanimously passed a pair of wildlife proclamations and a boating safety exams permanent rule during a Friday (July 11) meeting at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s Region II Ray Bell Building. The actions repeal and replace certain license-related provisions in the proclamations passed by the …
B.A.R.K. Program Offered by South Cumberland State Park
South Cumberland State Park is participating in the nationwide National Park Service initiative, encouraging responsible dog ownership in national and state parks, through the B.A.R.K. Ranger Program. The program was first piloted in 2015 by the Olympic National Park. B.A.R.K. was officially launched as a program at Olympic the next year after the pilot program grew significantly …




