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 …
Local crews responded to a hazmat situation involving a semi truck on I-24Â late Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews from the Haletown Volunteer Fire Department and other emergency agencies responded to the incident which involved a hazardous waste spill on I-24 Westbound near mile marker 159 (approaching exit 158 / TVA Road). The interstate was down …
JASPER, Tenn. (July 16, 2024) – Remote Area Medical – RAM – a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need – is seeking volunteer medical, dental and vision professionals and general support staff for its Oct. 12-13 clinic. The two-day clinic is to be …
Volunteer firefighters with the Jasper, Kimball, and Whitwell Volunteer Fire Departments took part in a join training effort on Saturday in Jasper. The 16-hour training covered pump operations and a draft class, necessary for the department members to have a better operational understanding of equipment and how to properly “draft” water from a temporary tank …
MARION COUNTY SR-156 (STATE HWY. 156) TDOT Maintenance eastbound from LM 14.2 to LM 14.4: All lanes are shut down due to a sinkhole. Traffic is using a local detour, and traffic controls are in place. RESTRICTIONS: SR-156 (STATE HWY. 156) roadway is closed from 14.2 to 14.4 MARION COUNTY SR-28 (STATE HWY. 28) TDOT Maintenance southbound …
Starting July 14, a First-Class Forever stamp is set to go from 68 cents to 73 cents. Because Forever stamps hold their value forever (as their name suggests), you can buy as many as you want at the current price before the increased cost is implemented. The U.S. Postal Service announced in 2021 that price …
During South Pittsburg’s Board of Mayor and Commissioners meeting on Tuesday night, Commissioner Cameron Moss vacated his seat on the board. Moss stated that he recently married and moved out of the district. The City of South Pittsburg will take applications to fill the opening until July 25. You must live in the district and …
UT Extension, Coordinated School Health, and TDOH will present the Marion County Health Expo this fall. It will be on September 28, 2024, from 9am-1pm CST around courthouse square in Jasper. They are looking for anyone involved in the healthcare industry, anyone who sells healthcare products or self-care products, food trucks, and entertainment such as …
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office has qualified for $172,000 in a federal grant to help prevent roadside deaths and help emergency crews do their jobs in the safest way possible. The grant will allow the THSO to crack down on the issue by increasing enforcement of the Move Over Law. So far this year there …
Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge Boys has died at age 76. He had been battling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The Nashville resident was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and had been inducted into the Philadelphia Music Hall of Fame, the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and …
