Top News is the latest breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in Marion County, Sequatchie County, Grundy County, Jasper, Whitwell, South Pittsburg, Dunlap, Kimball, Tennessee, Northeast Alabama, Jackson County, Bridgeport, Scottsboro, Stevenson, Sand Mountain and surrounding communities.
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office proudly announce that 196 Tennessee volunteer fire departments will receive grants as part of the $10 million Volunteer Firefighter Equipment and Training Grant Program. Area departments receiving grants: South Pittsburg Mountain, Mt. Crest in Bledsoe County, Crossroads in Powell Crossroads, Mullins …
A video of an arrest by the Jasper Police Department began circulating on social media in August 2023. A Marion County Grand Jury has now indicted the person arrested. Sequatchie Valley Now obtained the actual body cam video of the entire traffic stop. The indictment charges 52-year-old Samuel Isaac Hrynecwicz of Dunlap with two counts …
Press Release from Attorney Meredith Mochel: Robert Doherty, who was arrested on December 13, 2023, for charges of sexual battery and sexual contact by an authority figure, has now been cleared of these charges. These charges appear to have been filed based solely upon the accounts of the former employees that Mr. Doherty touched them …
At 6:48 Sunday morning, a structure fire was reported at the 300 block of West 4th Street in Jasper. Jasper Fire, Haletown Volunteer Fire Department, and Kimball Fire Department responded. An aggressive interior attack was performed to get the fire under control. Freezing temperatures caused difficulty with firefighting efforts. The duplex apartment was a complete …
Early Sunday morning, around 4:30, multiple fire departments were dispatched to a structure fire at Bledsoe County Correctional Complex (state prison) on Horsehead Road. An outbuilding housing lawn equipment was fully engulfed. It had been reported that a heating stove was in the building to keep some goats warm. That information was incorrect. A nearby …
The Sequatchie County Fair won the “Most Improved Fair” in the 2023 Tennessee Association of Fairs Merit Awards at the Tennessee Association of Fairs annual meeting in Murfreesboro. The Sequatchie County Fair thanks their volunteers, Sheldon Barker, UT Extension; Dusty Ragland, UT Ext: 4H agent; and all county officials.
School Closings Bledsoe Co. Schools: Closed Mon. Dade Co. GA Schools: Open regular schedule Grundy Co. Schools:Â Closed Monday Jackson County, Ala. Schools: Closed Monday Hamilton Co. Schools:Â Delayed 2 hours Kimball Christian School: Closed Monday Marion Co. Schools:Â Closed Monday Richard Hardy School:Â Closed Monday Sequatchie Co. Schools:Â Closed Monday
At 10:47 Saturday night, January 20, 2024, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the corner of Cherry Street and 2nd Avenue. The fire started on an outside wall in the living room and traveled up to the attic. The occupants were able to get out of the home, and firefighters retrieved …
Unemployment in Tennessee held steady during the final month of 2023. Newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed the rate did not change between November and December at 3.5%. The seasonally adjusted rate of 3.5% for December 2023 also mirrored the rate from December one year ago.
MARION COUNTY I-24 (US-64) rockfall mitigation westbound between MM 136.2 and MM 140.3: The contractor will be working on I-24 WB at MM 141 – 140, MM 139.0 – 137.0, and MM 136.0 – 135.0 on 1/22/24 & 1/23/24 from 9 am to 4 pm. The right lane will be closed, and the left two lanes …
