BLEDSOE COUNTY SR-285 resurfacing from the Van Buren County Line (0.0) to SR-101 (3.2):Â The contractor will be working on SR-285 from the Van Buren County Line (LM 0.00) to SR-101 (LM 3.15) to resurface and install safety devices. This work will require single-lane closures controlled by flaggers. Please use caution when driving through the work …
Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working alongside the 12th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, the Soddy Daisy Police Department, and the Dayton Police Department, have arrested and charged a man in connection with a 2020 homicide. On August 10, 2020, at the …
According to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, the 911 center received a call about a possibly injured person at the Miso Hungry Restaurant in Palmer, TN, around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 19. However, due to a “significant language barrier,” dispatch only thought a medic was needed. When Grundy EMS got to the scene, they …
Distinguished Young Women, formerly America’s Junior Miss, was founded in 1958 as a way to reward the accomplishments of high school senior girls seeking to pursue higher education. While modest in its beginnings, Distinguished Young Women grew and remains today the largest and oldest scholarship program for high school girls. With scholarship, leadership, and talent …
Public access to Franklin State Forest is currently restricted as the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) investigates vandalism and theft of Division of Forestry (TDF) equipment in the forest in Franklin County. TDA’s Agricultural Crime Unit (ACU) is working with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security, and local law …
At 2:42 Saturday afternoon, Piney Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire with Spencer Fire-Rescue, Fall Creek Falls Fire Dept, and Cedar Grove Fire Department. The structure was a large shed with many golf carts inside at the Dead Zero Shooting Park. Due to the reported size of the fire and the location, the …
Marion County Schools have announced that they have several positions open for the upcoming school year, The Board of Education says if you have a Bachelor’s Degree or higher and are interested in becoming a teacher, there are options that allow you to teach while attending an accredited university to obtain your teaching license. According …
Travelers on I-24 Westbound may have found themselves in a bit of a slow-down on Thursday near lunchtime after a vehicle caught on fire, igniting the grass along the interstate in the same area. Haletown Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the scene around 11:21 AM on I-24 westbound at mile marker 160. Engine 3 …
Officials with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department wish to remind everyone to be careful on social media–especially when you see a deal too good to be true on sites and forums such as the Facebook Marketplace and even on some individual’s (friends) profiles that have been already been hacked. The department alleges that people are …
Members of the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department were dispatched Monday evening to a reported brush fire at the intersection of TN-156 and Macedonia Road. Haletown Engine 1 responded with nine firefighters. Upon arrival, firefighters discovered the fire had started due to a spark from a passing train on the adjacent railroad right-of-way and the …
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