The Marion County Highway Department cleared the rocks out of the roadway on Mullins Cove Road after a rockslide on Sunday morning. The slide was reported on Mullins Cove Road in Marion County approximately 3 miles in. The roadway reopened by the Marion County Highway Department at 2::35 PM on Sunday afternoon.
Prentice Cooper State Forest will be closed on Friday, March 14, due to the ongoing wildfires. Tennessee Forestry has suspended all burn permits through Monday. Mullins Cove Volunteer Fire Department first responded to the fire in the Grandview Church of God area at 7:18 a.m. on Wednesday. According to the state’s fire map website, the fire has …
Mullins Cove Fire Department has received a grant for equipment from the Tennessee Division of Forestry. The grant includes wildland firefighting gear and 2 backpack blowers. Mullins Cove Volunteer Firefighters recently completed S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior and the online portion of S-130 firefighter training and earned an NWCG Certificate of Completion. The new …
Monday night, firefighters in Marion County continued battling the blaze on Whitwell Mountain when another fire occurred. Crews responded to a fire on Suck Creek Mountain in Marion County on Monday night close to Coppinger Road. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office reminded everyone that there is a burn ban, which means a permit is required …
