Tennessee officials are continuing their legal battle against prediction market platform Kalshi, arguing the company’s sports-event contracts amount to illegal sports betting under state law. According to court filings and multiple published reports, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has appealed a federal court ruling that temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its sports wagering regulations …
A Scottsboro man has been found guilty of murder in connection with a 2024 fatal shooting case following a week-long trial in Jackson County Circuit Court. According to a press release from the Scottsboro Police Department, officers responded to a shooting incident on March 31, 2024, within the Scottsboro city limits that resulted in the …
Here’s a recording of the Marion County Commission’s monthly meeting for May 2026. You can view this meeting and others from our area by following us and subscribing to our SValleyNow YouTube Channel.
Families and young anglers will have the chance to fish for free next month during a special event planned at Fall Creek Falls State Park. The park will host its annual Bobby Wilson Free Fishing Day on Saturday, June 6, beginning at 7 a.m. at the park’s softball fields. Organizers say the event is designed …
I wrote a similar lifestyle article about the history of schools in Marion County some years ago for another local publication. That publication has since changed hands, changed names, changed directions, and astonishingly failed to preserve much of its digital archive. The article is likely lost to time and the internet altogether. Not even a …
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A major Tennessee Department of Transportation project aimed at widening Interstate 24 between Dade County, Georgia and Chattanooga is now expected to cost hundreds of millions more than originally projected. The proposed project would widen roughly 10 miles of I-24 from Interstate 59 near the Georgia state line to the downtown Chattanooga area, expanding the …
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and Tennessee State University Extension Office in Marion County is partnering with Appalachian Carbon Exchange to host a special informational lunch for local forest landowners next month in Jasper. The free “Landowner Lunch” event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 2026, from noon until 1 p.m. at the UT-TSU Extension …
A vehicle fire at a gas pump in BP caused damage and drew a large emergency response Sunday afternoon in South Pittsburg. The fire happened at the BP station located in the 1200 block of South Cedar Avenue near the intersection with 12th Street and Elm Avenue. Several eyewitnesses captured video of the incident and …
The South Pittsburg Rotary Foundation has been selected as a recipient of a Civic Experiment Grant through Thrive Regional Partnership, helping bring a series of free, family-friendly events to Marion County later this year. According to an announcement shared by SPARQ South Pittsburg, the grant will support a partnership between the South Pittsburg Rotary Club …
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