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National Cornbread Pageant Winners

The National Cornbread Pageant was held on Saturday. Various age competitions were held for Girls ages 2 to 18 years old. Young ladies were welcomed to compete live in Marion, Grundy, Sequatchie, Hamilton, Franklin, Dade Co., GA, and Jackson County, AL. Winners: Baby Miss-Clarabelle Bailey Tiny Miss-Shelby Lowe Little Miss-Madelyn Dotson Junior Miss-Mackenzie Brooks Teen …

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We are Happy to be Corrected; Ketner’s Mill Country Fair will take place

We stand corrected. Despite various reports, including ours, the Ketner’s Mill Country Fair will occur in October. Frank McDonald Jr. is retiring and has decided to sell Ketner’s Mill in Whitwell. The asking price is $2.5 million. McDonald confirmed with Sequatchie Valley Now that he is putting together a team so that the Ketner’s Mill …

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Ketner’s Mill for Sale; No Country Fair for 2024

Frank McDonald Jr. is retiring and has decided to sell Ketner’s Mill in Whitwell. This will end Ketner’s Mill Country Fair this October. The asking price is $2.5 million. The historic mill is the central feature of the property, which includes 1.19 miles of river frontage and .44 miles of road frontage. There are two …

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State Lottery and Electronic Wagering Machines in Alabama? Maybe

The Alabama Senate on Thursday advanced a scaled-back gambling proposal — allowing a state lottery and electronic wagering machines at several locations in the state — as lawmakers try to strike a compromise that can win the needed votes in both chambers. The 22-11 vote on the proposal came after a more sweeping House-passed plan …

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National Cornbread Festival Issues No Pet Policy

The National Cornbread Festival has announced that no pets are allowed at the festival, except for service dogs. The festival wishes your four-legged friends could join you at the event, but they must follow insurance company and health department rules. The National Cornbread Festival cannot kennel pets that are brought to the festival. Please search …

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Time to Spring Forward

It’s daylight-saving time again. Daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday in March at 2 a.m. and ends on the first Sunday in November. This year, that’s March 10, when we set our clocks ahead one hour, through November 3, when we set them back one hour. In 2022, the Sunshine Protection Act was …

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Chattanooga Airport Expands

The Chattanooga Airport celebrated its grand opening of the most significant expansion in decades over the weekend. The airport’s terminal expansion adds two boarding gates, an additional passenger loading bridge, a larger security checkpoint, and more restrooms, including one for service animals, a new restaurant, a gift shop, and a business center with 10 gig …

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Stevenson, AL woman charged in COVID scheme gets 14 months and must repay $120,025

A Stevenson, Alabama woman was sentenced to 14-months in prison on Wednesday after conviction from her involvement in a scheme to defraud COVID-19 unemployment programs in multiple states. 29-year-old Randa Faye Allison appeared before Judge Curtis L. Collier in Chattanooga on Wednesday for sentencing. As part of the filed plea agreement with the court, the …

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Family Dollar Stores to Pay Big for Criminal Penalty in Food Safety Case

Family Dollar Stores, a subsidiary of Dollar Tree Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to holding food, drugs, cosmetics, and other items under “insanitary” conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas, federal prosecutors said. U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release that the company’s plea deal includes a fine and forfeiture …

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AT&T Apologizes and is giving $5 Credit

AT&T has apologized for last Thursday’s network outage. They say they recognize the frustration this outage has caused and know they let many customers down. AT&T said it will provide a $5 credit to customers who were “potentially impacted” by Thursday’s widespread network outage. Individuals and some small businesses impacted by the outage qualify for the …

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