Whitwell News covers breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in Whitwell, Tennessee and surrounding Marion County.
A Jasper woman has been indicted and arrested following a joint investigation by special agents with the TBI Medicaid Fraud Control Division and detectives with the South Pittsburg Police Department. In July 2024, following a referral from Adult Protect Services, agents and detectives began investigating reports of irregularities in the financial records of some of …
With new telephone numbers in high demand, the Tennessee Public Utility Commission approved adding the new 729 area code to the existing 423 area code region, which covers our area. Starting February 5, 2025, all local calls made within the 423-area code must be dialed using 10 digits (area code and the 7-digit telephone number). On and …
Monday, Feb. 3, was National Missing Persons Day, and the Marion Co. Sheriff’s Office posted information about several individuals who have been missing for long periods of time in the area on its Facebook page. We have also shared all the information on our Facebook page at Sequatchie Valley Now.
A Whitwell High School teacher in Tennessee is no longer with the school after sending inappropriate photos to an 18-year-old male student, school officials announced. Marion County Director of Schools Dr. Mark Griffith reported that the incident came to light late Thursday morning, prompting an investigation. The teacher resigned before termination proceedings could be completed. …
BLEDSOE COUNTY SR-30 and SR-443, the grading, drainage, stream relocation, widening, and resurfacing on Summer City Road:Â The contractor will be performing grade work and widening on Summer City Road in Bledsoe County. This work will narrow the lanes at LM 2.0 and LM 4.3 and will leave both lanes open to traffic. Please slow down …
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency biologists have proposed a dramatic change in the regulations for smallmouth bass on Chickamauga, Nickajack and Guntersville (downstream from Nickajack Dam to the Alabama state line). Currently, in an effort to protect and encourage the number of trophy smallmouth bass, bass fishermen on those lakes are only allowed to keep one …
TVA has an Emergency Load Curtailment Program for when demand on the electric grid is at its highest. The ELCP ensures the stable operation of TVA’s generation and transmission. Most of the time, temperatures do not reach a level that impacts the public, but during the next 24-48 hours, there will be extremely low temperatures …
A settlement was reached Tuesday after an investigation revealed that Family Dollar Stores in Tennessee were selling customers goods stored in a rodent-infested distribution center. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti says. “No matter the family budget, whether at a discount shop or not, every Tennessean deserves confidence in the food they buy. This settlement holds Family Dollar accountable and …
Due to the extreme cold, Marion County, Sequatchie County, Bledsoe County, Grundy County, and Richard Hardy schools are closed through Wednesday. Jackson County, AL, Schools will have a two-hour delay on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2025. This will allow buses and schools to check for issues and to warm up before students arrive in these cold …
Citizen’s Tri-County Bank is warning its customers to be aware of fake text messages (See picture below). THIS IS NOT COMING FROM CITIZENS TRI-COUNTY BANK. Please do not click on links, and DO NOT give out or type in personal information. Citizen’s Tri-County Bank will never send texts like this or ask you for personal …
