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.
Tennessee’s 2025-26 statewide gun hunting season for deer opens Saturday, Nov. 22, and continues through Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, in all six of Tennessee’s Deer Management Units (DMU). The season traditionally opens each year on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. During gun season, sportsmen may also use muzzleloaders or archery equipment. The statewide bag limit for …
A former resident of South Pittsburg, Tennessee, has been sentenced in federal court to 12 years of imprisonment, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, on his conviction of coercion and enticement of a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity, First Assistant United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today. Senior United States …
Multiple agencies from around the area responded to a structure fire earlier this week on Sequatchie Mountain. The fire happened on Monday night, November 17th, at a home on Sequatchie Mountain Road. Foster Falls Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the scene along with mutual aid from Jasper Volunteer Fire Department, Sequatchie Volunteer Fire Department, …
Update – 8:30 AM CST 11/19/25: Sequatchie County Sheriff Bill Phillips says no one was seriously injured in an early morning crash on Wednesday involving a log truck on Highway 111 Southbound near the Sequatchie-Hamilton County line. The accident occurred around 5:00 AM CST and forced the highway to be completely closed to traffic for …
A crash involving an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) that occurred at approximately 9:30 AM CST on Friday, Nov. 14, has claimed the life of a Scottsboro man. Brian K. Allen, 55, was fatally injured when the 2019 John Deere Gator ATV that he was driving, was struck by a 2018 Ford Flex. After the initial impact, …
A vehicle accident that happened Tuesday on Cagle Mountain near Dunlap has left three people hospitalized, one victim being extracted from the vehicle, and one victim being flown by medical helicopter to an area hospital. The two car accident happened at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 111 on Cagle Mountain Tuesday, November 18 …
Tennessee State Parks have installed new trail signs at several parks to provide visitors with more detailed information about trail conditions. The signs, also available online, include details such as trail grade, slope, width, and surface type. The information is intended to help all visitors, including those using wheelchairs or all-terrain wheelchairs available at many …
At the request of 12th Judicial District Attorney General Courtney Lynch, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting that occurred Monday evening in Marion County. Preliminary information indicates that around 8:45 PM, the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department was investigating a homicide at a residence off Dandy Road on Signal Mountain. Michael Huckabee, …
AAA projects that 1.9 million Tennesseans will travel at least 50 miles from home during the Thanksgiving holiday period, which runs from Tuesday, November 25 to Monday, December 1. This marks a 1.9% increase over last year and sets a new record for Thanksgiving travel in the Volunteer State. Nationwide, AAA expects 81.8 million Americans to travel for Thanksgiving. That’s an …
The Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Awards will be presented to the top football players in nine classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The top kicker in the state will be recognized with a Mr. Football Award, regardless of classification. Three finalists in each …
