Last week’s winter storm has created an abundance of potholes along interstates and state routes. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is launching a statewide effort to repair the damaged areas as quickly as possible. Cold mix asphalt is currently being used for repairs. More permanent repairs will be made in spring and early summer when …
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office proudly announce that 196 Tennessee volunteer fire departments will receive grants as part of the $10 million Volunteer Firefighter Equipment and Training Grant Program. Area departments receiving grants: South Pittsburg Mountain, Mt. Crest in Bledsoe County, Crossroads in Powell Crossroads, Mullins …
A video of an arrest by the Jasper Police Department began circulating on social media in August 2023. A Marion County Grand Jury has now indicted the person arrested. Sequatchie Valley Now obtained the actual body cam video of the entire traffic stop. The indictment charges 52-year-old Samuel Isaac Hrynecwicz of Dunlap with two counts …
Press Release from Attorney Meredith Mochel: Robert Doherty, who was arrested on December 13, 2023, for charges of sexual battery and sexual contact by an authority figure, has now been cleared of these charges. These charges appear to have been filed based solely upon the accounts of the former employees that Mr. Doherty touched them …
School Closings Bledsoe Co. Schools: Closed Mon. Dade Co. GA Schools: Open regular schedule Grundy Co. Schools: Closed Monday Jackson County, Ala. Schools: Closed Monday Hamilton Co. Schools: Delayed 2 hours Kimball Christian School: Closed Monday Marion Co. Schools: Closed Monday Richard Hardy School: Closed Monday Sequatchie Co. Schools: Closed Monday
Unemployment in Tennessee held steady during the final month of 2023. Newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed the rate did not change between November and December at 3.5%. The seasonally adjusted rate of 3.5% for December 2023 also mirrored the rate from December one year ago.
MARION COUNTY I-24 (US-64) rockfall mitigation westbound between MM 136.2 and MM 140.3: The contractor will be working on I-24 WB at MM 141 – 140, MM 139.0 – 137.0, and MM 136.0 – 135.0 on 1/22/24 & 1/23/24 from 9 am to 4 pm. The right lane will be closed, and the left two lanes …
Due to a significant decrease in blood donations related to the weather, and an increase in emergency use from several massive blood transfusions over the last 24 hours, Blood Assurance is recommending to more than 70 hospitals around the region to hold off on elective surgeries until at least Wednesday, January 24. This will allow …
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department released information concerning their social media accounts on Thursday. They want to inform the public that their social media accounts are meant to educate citizens about the department. Their social media is not a form of reporting calls. If you need an officer or deputy, you will need to call …
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST /6 PM CST/ THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST /6 AM CST/ FRIDAY… * WHAT…Freezing rain is expected. Total ice accumulations of a light glaze to a few hundredths of an inch. * WHERE…Sequatchie, Bledsoe, Marion, and the higher elevations of Rhea and Hamilton Counties. Grundy County …
