Family Dollar plans to close about 1,000 stores nationwide as inflation takes a bite out of consumers’ wallets and low-cost-retailers’ profits. Family Dollar will close 600 locations in the first half of this year and 370 stores over the next several years as store leases expire. Also, Dollar Tree, which owns Family Dollar, reports it …
Last week, Sequachee Valley Electric’s President/CEO Mike Partin was elected Vice President of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Board of Directors. NRECA is a leader in the national energy discussion. As an officer on the NRECA board, he will be able to help influence the policymaking and decisions that affect day-to-day work and …
Many of us are beginning our spring cleaning; please remember the Kimball Church of Christ toy drive. Good, clean toys and kids’ clothes are always appreciated; drop them off on the porch of the little house beside the church. Donna Nelson works hard all year to give parents a dignified and private “shopping” experience for …
Former Marion County High School football star Eric Westmoreland was inducted into the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame on Monday night. He played at Marion County High School, leading the Warriors to three state championships as a running back/safety. As a senior, he rushed for 2,359 yards and 40 TDs and finished with more …
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (“TDCI”) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (“SFMO”) have announced that 104 Tennessee rescue squads will receive grants totaling $3 million in 2024 through the Rescue Squad Grant Program. Beersheba Springs Rescue Squad in Grundy County, Bledsoe County Rescue Squad, Sequatchie County Rescue Squad, Jasper Fire Department, …
An effort to alleviate financial burdens on Tennessee families is moving forward as the state House advanced a bill to eliminate the state’s grocery tax. Tennessee’s sales tax rate on food currently stands at 4%, with local jurisdictions able to add up to an additional 2.75% in local sales taxes. The proposed legislation prohibits state …
Grundy County released a statement via Facebook on Monday stating that law enforcement around schools would increase. The school system says the Tennessee Highway Patrol Department alerted them on Friday. State troopers will drive through school properties several times a day. No reason was given for the increased law enforcement presence.
Victory Baptist Church in Jasper will host a TWRA in-person boating education class on May 4, 2024, at 8:00 AM. Anyone born after 1/01/1989 is required to pass the test to operate a boat or jet ski. To be able to take the test, a person MUST have a type 600 permit before taking the …
An execution scheduled for next week would be the first in Georgia in more than four years. The state is trying to move past an agreement made amid the coronavirus pandemic that effectively halted lethal injections. Willie James Pye, 59, is set to be put to death on March 20. He was convicted of murder …
Mark Deakins, 64, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was sentenced to life imprisonment on March 7 by the Honorable Charles E. Atchley, Jr., United States District Court Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga, after many years of engaging in the sexual abuse of minors. On May 11, 2023, Deakins was found guilty of criminal …
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