Visitors are invited to have a ball this summer with a full roster of exciting baseball events happening across the state. Tennessee is home to four Minor League teams embracing the All-American pastime on a grand slam scale. Whether hot dogs, popcorn, and ice cream dreams draw you to the diamond or the crack of …
The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in June was the same as its April and May rates. In June 2024, the rate was 3.3%. The U.S. unemployment rate was 4.1% in June, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. A year ago, the U.S. rate also was 4.1%. Over the past year, …
The school year is ready to begin, and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office is asking parents to sit with their children for 5 minutes and explain that there’s never a reason to make fun of someone for their height, weight, skin tone, home life, or the things they enjoy. Explain there’s nothing wrong with wearing …
BLEDSOE COUNTY SR-30 and SR-443, the grading, drainage, stream relocation, widening, and resurfacing on Summer City Road:Â The contractor will perform grade work and widening on Summer City Road in Bledsoe County. This work will narrow the lanes at LM 2.0 and LM 4.3 and will leave both lanes open to traffic. Please slow down and …
Despite the extreme heat over the past three days, Marion County Sheriff’s Department School Resource Deputies have worked hard on the department’s gun range in preparation for the upcoming school term. They’ve been honing their skills with their new School Resource Deputy backpacks, equipped with a 300 blackout rifle and a medical kit. The Marion …
A community Blood Drive will take place this Friday, July 11, at SVEC! This event is open to the public. Each donor will receive a $20 eGift card as a thank you. You can schedule your donation appointment online at bloodassurance.org/sve11. Friday, July 11, 2025 7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. SVEC – 512 S Cedar Ave, …
Some changes are coming to the way you call local numbers. Beginning August 5, 2025, you must dial 10 digits (area code + 7-digit telephone number) on all local calls, including calls within your same area code. On and after this date, if you dial just 7 digits, your call will not be completed, and …
The Judge David Campbell Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Chapter Regent, Samantha Green, was proud to present the chapter’s donation of a framed, signed, and numbered reproduction of “Patriot’s Farewell” to Marion County Mayor David Jackson for display in the Marion County Courthouse. The framed artwork is captioned “Presented to the people …
As summer temperatures soar to the 90s and 100s, Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett wants to remind Tennesseans of the free “Baby in the Back” car hangtag program. On days with extreme heat, temperatures inside a parked car can quickly reach 140 degrees. “The Baby in the Back program can make all the difference …
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department requests the public’s assistance identifying the man pictured inside this story at svalleynow.com. This person of interest is the subject of an ongoing fraud investigation and possible mailbox thefts in the area. If you know who this subject is, call Marion County Dispatch at 423-942-2525.
