COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – A $200,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense is helping Tennessee Tech University’s Department of Manufacturing and Engineering Technology build the future of American manufacturing one metal pour at a time. The university recently completed its first week-long metal casting bootcamp as part of a broader workforce development initiative funded by …
It has now been 10 years since five men in Chattanooga lost their lives in a terrorist attack here at home in the Tennessee Valley. No one who was in Chattanooga on July 16, 2015 will ever forget the events of that day. Muhammad Abdulazeez opened fire at the Lee Highway recruiting center before driving …
Recent changes to the Department of Education could affect some schools in our area after the Supreme Court lifted a pause earlier this week on the Trump administration’s efforts to lay off hundreds of employees within the department. Affected workers have reportedly been on administrative leave for several months while the court worked to make …
The City of Pikeville’s sewage treatment plant recently received a Notice of Violation following an inspection and subsequent report from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). The notice was sent last Tuesday, July 8th, to Pikeville Mayor Phillip Cagle, addressing concerns stemming from multiple violations found during an earlier routine inspection in June. …
It’s BACK for 2025! The Best in the Sequatchie Valley — the original reader’s choice awards for Marion County and the Sequatchie Valley are back for 2025 and voting starts soon! SValleyNow.com (Sequatchie Valley Now), along with parent company Tennessee Valley Broadcasting and The River 104.9/WEPG and Country Roads 93.3/WSDQ radio is proud to announce …
The Caverns has been named Theater of the Year by the Academy of Country Music as part of the 60th ACM Industry Awards. This marks the first time the iconic underground venue has been nominated for an ACM Award — and its first win. The ACM Industry Awards recognize venues and talent buyers/promoters who have …
For the 9th year in a row the speed enforcement campaign called ‘Operation Southern Slow Down’ is on, aimed at targeting speeding across the south. Announced today by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), the initiative is a multi-state enforcement mobilization cracking down on speeding from July 14–20. During this time, law enforcement agencies will …
The average price of gasoline has risen in the Chattanooga area over the past week. Prices have seen an increase of 16.6 cents per gallon, averaging $2.71 per gallon as of Monday, July 14th, 2025, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 170 stations across the Chattanooga area. Prices in the area are 17.3 cents per gallon …
A now former athletic trainer for Sequatchie County Schools was arrested last Friday after officers found images of child pornography and sexual acts with animals on his cell phone. District Attorney Courtney Lynch requested an investigator look in to reports that Donald Brent Oliver committed sex crimes against children. According to the arrest report, Oliver …
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 …
