The Marion County Emergency Management Agency is updating the Marion County Hazard Mitigation Plan. Your feedback on a survey will help ensure their plan revision reflects the citizens’ needs. They thank you for taking the time to complete our short survey. The Hazard Mitigation Plan aims to identify hazards that could affect our county and …
Following months of restoration of damaged roads and trails in Franklin State Forest, the Forest will re-open three roads to motorized vehicles on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. In March of 2023, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry instituted temporary restrictions to assess the damage caused by off-road vehicles driven in restricted areas. This …
Due to illnesses throughout the Marion County school system, Dr. Mark Griffith, Director of Schools, has made the decision to close schools on Friday. Students will return from their holiday break on Monday, January 8, 2024. For workers who are twelve-month employees, you will return to work on Friday, January 5, 2024.
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is requesting help from the public regarding the theft of two Polaris ATVs. One was stolen from a location on Hwy 27 (Suck Creek Mtn). It is a 2021 blue Polaris XP4. The second stolen ATV was taken from a location on Ellis Road. It is a 2019 white & …
The Great Smoky Mountains allows educators to bring their students on a virtual field trip to the national park. The park offers free distance learning programs for K-12 classrooms and home-schooled students nationwide through February. Several different seminar-style virtual Smokies-themed programs are available this winter. A complete list of virtual programs is available on the …
A potential chicken manure plant in the Grundy County community of Pelham, TN, would use 300 pounds of chicken manure daily to produce biofuel that can power things like your home and vehicles. The plants are called biodigesters, and the methane is piped through natural gas pipelines. According to a report from News Channel 9 …
A new law in Tennessee aims to keep drunk drivers off Tennessee roads. The law now gives police more information for those who use an ignition interlock device. Many convicted DUI offenders have them. They must blow into the device if they want their car to start. Under the new law, any such device will need GPS …
According to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, county unemployment rates dropped in most of Tennessee’s counties in November. Eighty-nine of the state’s 95 counties recorded lower rates for the month. Unemployment remained the same in three counties in November and increased in three counties. Area Counties: Marion County was 4.5 …
In a new Tennessee law that began Monday, drivers in Tennessee could face a greater penalty risk for driving while distracted. The law will increase the number of points charged for distracted driving citations. The so-called Eddie Conrad Act was named after a middle Tennessee businessman who was killed after being hit by a distracted driver in …
Respiratory illness around the country spiked last week, just as families and friends gathered to celebrate the holidays. Tracking by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a 16% jump in people testing positive for influenza last week, plus a substantial rise in reports of other respiratory illnesses like COVID-19 and RSV. Seven had the …
