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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nobody Trashes Tennessee, the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) official litter prevention campaign, has received six awards from the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Nashville Chapter. The 39th Annual Parthenon Awards brings together Middle Tennessee’s public relations professionals to celebrate outstanding work, honor the top PR campaigns and tactics, and recognize …
A student at Scottsboro High School in Jackson County, Alabama passed away on Wednesday. Scottsboro City Schools Interim Superintendent Jason Hass says guidance counselors along with the mental health service coordinator, a social worker, community resources, and members of the district crisis team will all be available on campus to provide support for students and …
Organizers of this year’s Whitwell Labor Day Celebration say this year’s event will offer more for those who plan to attend this year than recent years past, beginning the evening of Friday, August 29th, with events going on for the entire holiday weekend and on Monday. The annual celebration’s origins date back to 1956 when …
The Alabama Department of Public Health confirmed that a child under the age of five in North Alabama has the measles. It’s the first case of measles confirmed in the state since 2002. Officials say the unvaccinated child contracted measles while traveling outside the United States. According to ADPH, the child wasn’t attending daycare or …
An undercover joint operation by special agents with TBI’s Human Trafficking Unit, the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Collegedale Police Department, the Cleveland Police Department, The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the 10th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, and the 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has …
Here’s a recording of the Marion County Commission’s monthly meeting for August 2025. You can view this meeting and others from our area by following us and subscribing to our SValleyNow YouTube Channel.
In Tennessee, a three-judge panel struck down two gun laws on Monday. This will make it legal to carry a firearm in a public park, and it does away with the “Intent to go Armed” law. The judges at the Gibson County Chancery Court ruled these two laws unconstitutional, saying they violated the 2nd Amendment. …
CROSSVILLE, Tenn. — An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, detectives with the Crossville Police Department, and the 13th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office into a shooting Friday has resulted in an arrest. On Friday, August 22nd, at the request of 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway, authorities began investigating the shooting …
New data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development show that the school break and other seasonal changes in employment increased unemployment rates in most Tennessee counties in July. While the statewide rate is adjusted to account for seasonal impacts on employment, county rates are not. Unemployment rates increased from June to …
Labor Day weekend is Aug. 30-Sept. 1 (this week), the final major weekend of the 2025 summer boating season. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reminds all Tennesseans and visitors to wear life jackets and boat safely and responsibly. The TWRA wants all visitors to the waterways to have an enjoyable time. However, TWRA officers …
