The River Rescue was founded over thirty years ago by a group of environmentalists who decided enough was enough. Motivated by the trash lining the Tennessee River, they started a grassroots effort to make a difference in the Scenic City. Hundreds of volunteers a year across five counties help by donning gloves and litter-grabbers to …
There was a major incident on Tuesday afternoon involving a Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative sub-transmission line and fiber lines in front of Whitwell High School. Approximately 5,000 consumers were without power before crews began restoring. No one is sure at this time what caused the lines to fall onto the roadway. According to the Marion …
The City of South Pittsburg will be hosting a trunk or treat on Halloween night from 6 until 8:00 PM. The event will take place on Cedar Ave, between 4th and 5th streets. Please call City Hall to reserve a spot at 423-837-5012. There will be candy, games, and inflatables. There will be cash prizes …
Champion Recovery Community began in 2010 in the Marion County Jail, filling a desperate need to reach women in crisis. They have expanded their reach far and wide in 12 years. This nonprofit organization has expanded its outreach to include women currently incarcerated and those not with the free recovery program. Champion Recovery Community provides …
The Marion County Highway Department will be paving the Albert Pilgrim Rd. in Jasper, TN on Tuesday, September 26, weather permitting. Work is scheduled to begin at approximately 7:00 AM and, barring any problems the paving work will be concluded at 4:00 PM. Please take this into consideration as you plan your activities for the …
Stacy Annette Crawford of Whitwell, TN went missing on July 21, 2022, and Sequatchie Valley Now has chosen to rerelease the information to the public. Stacy is a white female, age 44, 5’4″, 130 pounds, with blue eyes and blonde hair. Based on an analysis of all evidence, Stacy apparently went missing around 9:00 p.m. …
Around 7 PM Sunday, Haletown Volunteer Fire Department responded to Interstate 24 near mile-marker at the I-59 split for a car fire. Haletown Engines 1 and 2 responded alongside the North Dade Fire Department and extinguished the fire. There were no injuries to occupants or firefighters.
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) of the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Monday that it has invested more than $1.4 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law into 70 rail improvement projects in 35 states and Washington, D.C. In Tennessee, the Tennessee Short Line Railroads Bridge Bundle Project will put more than $23.7 million to …
More than 645,000 people have died from opioid-related overdoses between 1999 and 2021, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provisional data shows just under 80,000 people died in 2022 alone. Opioid prescriptions have decreased dramatically over the past decade as physicians and public health officials learned about the dangers of OxyContin and other opioids prescribed for …
Ninety-three of Tennessee’s 95 counties recorded lower unemployment rates in August 2023, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). Moore County had Tennessee’s lowest unemployment rate in August. At 2.4%, its statistic dropped 0.3 of a percentage point from July’s rate of 2.7%. Marion County fell from 4.7% to …
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