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A grant has been awarded to the Town of Tracy City for $10,000. The grant will be used to repair and refurbish the “old fair barn.” They will repair the roof and finish the seating area. In the next phase of the project, the concrete floor will be repaired and levelled, to assure safety and …
On Friday, May 31, 2024, just before 2 PM the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department, Jasper Fire, Kimball Fire, Puckett EMS, Life Force, and Marion County Sheriff deputies responded to Highway 41 near Sullivans Landing in the Riverside community for a motorcycle crash with serious injuries. Emergency personnel found the motorcycle driver, Steve Melton from Tracy …
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department reports that 34 year-old Kisha Tozier of South Pittsburg is missing. Tozier is a black female and was last seen on May 16, 2024. Kisha has multiple tattoos on her body; back, chest, both ankles, left hand, left arm, abdomen and right hip. If you have seen or had contact …
The TBI continues to investigate the death of a man that was in custody last Wednesday (May 29) at the Grundy County Jail in Altamont, Tennessee. According to officials with the TBI, 53-year-old Ronnie Glenn Ledbetter of Decherd, TN was found to be unresponsive when he arrived at the jail on Wednesday morning after being …
A federal lawsuit filed against Erlanger in 2021 has been made public following a court order that was handed down in earlier this month on May 8th, 2024. The lawsuit claims that in April of 2013, Erlanger started offering and paying unlawful kickbacks to doctors who referred patients to the hospital. The lawsuit also claims …
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 …
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill that would require a court to order domestic violence offenders to wear a GPS device in the state. HB2692/SB1972 would require the offender to wear the GPS device unless they no longer pose a threat to the alleged victim or public safety. The bill was signed by the …
If you happen to see a turkey in Tennessee this summer, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) wants to hear from you. TWRA is looking for members of the public to take part in their wild turkey summer observational survey. The survey is open to the public from June 1st through Aug 31st. Agency staff …
As part of the “Everywhere you look, UT” campaign, more than 50 University of Tennessee murals can be found across the state. Hamilton County unveiled one this week. Marion County has had one in place in Jasper since August 2023 at the UT Extension and Chamber of Commerce offices. The campaign aims to paint a …
A new law in Tennessee will take effect on July 1. The so-called “abortion trafficking” act makes it a crime for any adult to recruit, harbor or transport a minor to abort a child or to obtain abortion chemicals for an underage individual without the consent of their parents. Violation of this law is a Class A misdemeanor …
