A proposal to lower the minimum age requirement from 25 to 21 for school bus drivers in Tennessee has been rejected by the state’s General Assembly. Tennessee maintains some of the strictest age requirements for bus drivers in the country, with neighboring states like North Carolina and Georgia allowing individuals as young as 18 to …
Dollar General has announced plans to close several locations in 2025 due to decreasing consumer confidence. According to the company’s fourth-quarter and fiscal year 2024 report, 96 Dollar General store locations will be closed “in the first quarter” of the current fiscal year. The report also indicated that Dollar General’s fourth-quarter operating profit decreased by …
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested Billy Dewayne Massengale on Saturday evening after a previous request for the public’s help. They had open warrants for Massengale, who is also wanted for questioning in connection with a homicide that occurred on Sunday, March 9, 2025. The sheriff’s office said investigators wanted to speak to Massengale after …
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department Detective Division is sounding the alarm on a rising threat: a new “SMISHING” scam targeting iPhone and Android users. These scams, which have surged in our area over the past few months, involve fraudulent text messages designed to steal your personal and sensitive information, including passcodes and credit card details. …
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is searching for Billy Dewayne Massengale from Mullins Cove Road in Whitwell, who is wanted for questioning in connection with a homicide that occurred on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Massengale is also wanted for aggravated assault and false imprisonment. He was last seen at Prentice Cooper State Forest, the same …
Just before 3 Monday afternoon, Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a brush fire on Shellmound Rd. While en route, they were informed that a camper and an outbuilding were in the path of the fire. Sequatchie and the Jasper Fire Department responded to the fire as mutual aid. Upon arrival, a parcel of the …
Marion County Sheriff Bo Burnett has announced that his department was called about a body being found at around 3:00 pm on Sunday in the area of Big Rock Road at Prentice Cooper State Forest. The location was temporarily closed to the public on Monday. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified the body as 66-year-old …
As we reported, 41-year-old Jonathan Belk has been charged with criminal homicide after allegedly stabbing 18-year-old Billy J. Floyd of Jasper, TN, to death. Authorities report that Belk discovered Floyd with his wife, 31-year-old Jada Gholston, leading to a violent confrontation on Saturday morning in Sequatchie County. According to the sheriff’s office, the incident unfolded …
There have been reports of recent phone and internet scams involving Bitcoin machines. Scammers pose as law enforcement officers and tell victims that they have a warrant for their arrest. They then instruct the victims to go to a Bitcoin machine at a location of their choosing and deposit a predetermined amount of money or …
On Friday night around 6:45, Haletown Fire and Rescue responded to a structure fire on Gouger Lane in Whiteside. Jasper Highlands Fire Department also responded for mutual aid. The house was engulfed upon the firemen’s arrival, and the surrounding woods were also on fire. The hard-working firemen quickly controlled the blaze. The unoccupied home had …
