Following months of restoration of damaged roads and trails in Franklin State Forest, the Forest will re-open three roads to motorized vehicles on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. In March of 2023, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry instituted temporary restrictions to assess the damage caused by off-road vehicles driven in restricted areas. This …
Due to illnesses throughout the Marion County school system, Dr. Mark Griffith, Director of Schools, has made the decision to close schools on Friday. Students will return from their holiday break on Monday, January 8, 2024. For workers who are twelve-month employees, you will return to work on Friday, January 5, 2024.
A construction project near Coops Creek on Hwy 127/ Rankin Ave in Dunlap includes improvements for stormwater drainage. Part of these improvements require a large storm drainage inlet basin to be placed alongside the roadway. This construction will require the southbound lane of Hwy 127 / Rankin Ave to be closed at the worksite. Construction …
On Tuesday, a subject used the name Roy Miller to test drive a Silver 2005 Dodge Stratus from a resident of Palmer, TN. The subject did not return the vehicle after the test drive. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department took a report, sending information to the surrounding counties. After receiving the BOLO, Franklin County authorities …
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department is requesting help from the public regarding the theft of two Polaris ATVs. One was stolen from a location on Hwy 27 (Suck Creek Mtn). It is a 2021 blue Polaris XP4. The second stolen ATV was taken from a location on Ellis Road. It is a 2019 white & …
The Great Smoky Mountains allows educators to bring their students on a virtual field trip to the national park. The park offers free distance learning programs for K-12 classrooms and home-schooled students nationwide through February. Several different seminar-style virtual Smokies-themed programs are available this winter. A complete list of virtual programs is available on the …
A new law in Tennessee aims to keep drunk drivers off Tennessee roads. The law now gives police more information for those who use an ignition interlock device. Many convicted DUI offenders have them. They must blow into the device if they want their car to start. Under the new law, any such device will need GPS …
The Mullins Cove Volunteer Fire Department is preparing to retire its front-line fire truck, a 1984 Maxim S Model, and reunite her with her original fire department, the Canterbury Volunteer Fire Department, Canterbury Ct. For the last 15 years, the 1984 Maxim, affectionately named “The Beast”, faithfully served the Mullins Cove and River Canyon Rd …
According to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, county unemployment rates dropped in most of Tennessee’s counties in November. Eighty-nine of the state’s 95 counties recorded lower rates for the month. Unemployment remained the same in three counties in November and increased in three counties. Area Counties: Marion County was 4.5 …
In a new Tennessee law that began Monday, drivers in Tennessee could face a greater penalty risk for driving while distracted. The law will increase the number of points charged for distracted driving citations. The so-called Eddie Conrad Act was named after a middle Tennessee businessman who was killed after being hit by a distracted driver in …
