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The Marion County Sheriff’s Department DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program for our local schools and youth continues to grow in our county thanks to the generous donations from area businesses and organizations who have donated to the program’s cause. The latest donation comes from Brian McLaughlin with ServePro in Jasper, with a generous $5,000 …
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office hopes to identify the suspect in an armed robbery that took place in Gruetli-Laager on Tuesday morning, September 17th, 2024. Authorities say the suspect entered the Town Market on SR-108 just after 6:00 AM Tuesday, pointed a gun at the clerk and demanded money. After receiving approximately $1,500, the suspect …
The Scottsboro, Alabama Police Department says a vehicle accident on Monday claimed the life of a North Georgia man. According to a release from the department, officers with the Scottsboro Police Department responded to the accident with assistance from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, Scottsboro Fire Department, and Highlands Ambulance Service. The two-vehicle accident happened …
Officials with Lookout Valley High School informed the TSSAA and South Pittsburg High School on Monday that the they would be forfeiting their upcoming game with the Pirates due to a “small number of healthy players” on the Yellow Jackets’ roster. Friday’s game at Lookout Valley would’ve been a Region 3-1A match for the teams, …
Tennessee’s Office of Outdoor Recreation has awarded $2.6 million in grants to eight communities to build or improve trails in the state. The grants, from the Recreational Trails Program (RTP), will “match local government investments for land acquisition for trails, non-routine trail maintenance, trail construction, trail rehabilitation, and trail head support facilities.” “The RTP program …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – As National Voter Registration Day approaches, Secretary of State Tre Hargett is encouraging all eligible Tennesseans to register to vote. “It has never been easier to register or cast a ballot in Tennessee,” said Secretary Hargett. “If you have not already registered, National Voter Registration Day is a great opportunity to do …
JASPER, Tenn. – In many parts of the United States, for millions of Americans, access to basic healthcare is a challenge at best and an impossibility at worst. Due to geographic, economic, or cultural barriers, much of the U.S. population is uninsured or underinsured. Remote Area Medical (RAM) is stepping in to address this issue …
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is happy to report, that for the third consecutive year, there were no boating-related fatalities over the Labor Day holiday period from Aug. 31-Sept. 2. There were two separate minor injury incidents which occurred on Chickamauga Lake and Dale Hollow Lake in TWRA Region III and a single …
Workers at the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant voted to unionize in April of 2024, and the upcoming contract talks between VW and the United Auto Workers (UAW) are the next step in the process and slated to start this week. UAW President Shawn Fain joined the VW Chattanooga workers over the weekend as the contract negotiations …
The Tennessee Sheriff’s Association (TSA) is urging parents to monitor their children’s posts due to the increase in school threats being posted online and through social media. In a recent press release from the group reads: “One of the main goals of an Elected Sheriff is to provide quality public safety and ensure citizens feel …
