This Saturday, June 22 Tennessee State Parks will hold work events at 33 parks across the state for Tennessee Promise students to fulfill their community service hours. Details can be found online at tnstateparks.com. All participants must register on the website. The parks also accept help from any other volunteers who wish to participate. Participants …
Category: Monteagle
Scam Warning from SVEC
There are currently a few different scam calls being directed to Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative members. One of which is saying that the member has been overcharged and to press #1. This is just an example of one of the scams. SVEC does not call our members to demand money over the phone. They encourage …
Latest Information on Death of Nashville Singer/Songwriter Found Deceased in Monteagle
Police are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and now death of Nashville singer and songwriter, Terri Lynn Kathey also known as Terri Lynn Blues. She had been missing since Sunday and her body was found Tuesday at the Welcome Center in Monteagle. She owned a courier company and was planning on making a …
Autopsy Shows Teenager’s Body Found Outside Monteagle Restaurant was Shot and Pregnant
On the morning of Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, a deceased female was located in the parking lot of a Monteagle, TN restaurant. Monteagle Police, Marion County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to the scene. The teen was found deceased by an off-duty Franklin County deputy in the restaurant’s parking lot on …
Investigation Leads to Two Men Charged in Cases Involving Internet Crimes Against Children
Over the last week, Grundy County Sheriff’s Office Investigators have been working on cases involving Internet Crimes Against Children. An investigator posed as a young child on social media where multiple adult men have reached out to the profile. During the investigation, these two individuals decided to conduct sexual conversation and planned to meet with …
Road Construction Update: Some Work begins on Sunday Night
MARION COUNTY I-24 TDOT Maintenance eastbound from MM 134.3 to MM 142:Â Night work paving various spots on the Interstate. Work will begin 6/9/2024 starting 6pm -6am Work will begin 6/10/2024 6pm -6am Work will begin 6/11/2024 6pm -6am MARION COUNTY I-24 (US-64) rockfall mitigation westbound between MM 136.2 and MM 140.3:Â The contractor will be running …
Marion County Sheriff’s Department announces Kindness Awards recipients from all area schools
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department in cooperation with our local schools in the area awarded selected students in each school with a “Kindness Award” this school year. School staff and the School Resource Deputy chose a student within each school in the county to be recognized. Recipients must have exhibited friendliness to all, generosity, and …
Resurfacing Project on I-24 in Marion County May 28-June 6
Starting tonight, May 28 and continuing through Thursday, June 6, crews from the Tennessee Department of Transportation will be resurfacing Interstate 24 in Marion County. The work, scheduled between 8:00pm – 6:00am CT, will be on I-24 West near mile marker 137, resulting in temporary lane reductions. This is east of the Monteagle/Tracy City exit. …
Area Tennessee County Unemployment Rates Fall
Each of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded lower unemployment rates in April, and each came in at or below 4.1%, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Bledsoe County had the second-highest jobless rate at 3.9%, which was 0.3 of a percentage point lower than the rate it recorded in …
Man Charged after Crash Shuts Down I-24 on Monteagle Mountain
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has charged 60-year-old Thomas Carl Storch of Texas after a multi-vehicle accident on I-24 in Grundy County Wednesday morning. The crash occurred around 6 AM and caused traffic to be stopped on the east and west sides of the mountain for a period of time near mile marker 132. The THP’s …





