Marion County, TN

Local news from Jasper, South Pittsburg, Kimball, Guild, Powells Crossroads, Whitwell and Monteagle, Tennessee

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A $2.5 million liquid natural gas storage and regasification system will be built in South Pittsburg to help fuel the economic growth of Marion County, officials said Monday. https://t.co/hU0shyafTY

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Upcoming events in Nashville, Niota and South Pittsburg, Tennessee, will help tell the story of the state's key role in the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting women in the United States the right to vote.

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The principal at Whitwell Elementary School is under investigation by the Marion County Board of Education after officials learned of an offensive image that he allegedly posted on his social media account.

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A complaint by a unit of the Tennessee Attorney General's office says the companies linked with the Jasper Highlands project violated state law concerning the water system near Kimball.

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It's been seven years since South Pittsburg's last appearance in a state title game and this may be their best chance to return, based on the amount of skill-position talent available. https://t.co/xiki5BZu0T

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The Marion County school board, with the state's approval, voted to delay classes because of the coronavirus, a move that affects the school calendar for the entire year.

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State and local leaders are noting the continued rise of COVID-19 in rural areas in the Chattanooga region. Here is what the coronavirus data is showing in the past week. https://t.co/RkBJxTwH7c

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While all counties have state and federal races on the ballot, Sequatchie County is the only county in the Chattanooga region with no contested local races on the ballot. https://t.co/bpjv7ZiHHc

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While all counties have state and federal races on the ballot, Sequatchie County is the only county in the Chattanooga region with no contested local races on the ballot.

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Authorities are seeking Josh Day, a 31-year-old man who went missing Friday night on a tan Honda Recon 250 in a remote area south of Tracy City near the Grundy-Marion county line.

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PLEASE SHARE: Authorities in Marion County, Tennessee, are seeking information on the whereabouts of a 24-year-old Ohio woman who vanished from Parkridge West Hospital in Jasper, Tennessee, leaving her personal belongings behind. https://t.co/6bdeog79sL

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A towboat carrying the old Coca-Cola Stage has hit a bridge in Marion County.

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Rains in recent months have damaged mountain roads all across the Chattanooga region, and one bending around the base of Signal Mountain to Suck Creek Mountain is backing up commuter traffic between Hamilton and Marion counties.

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The now nearly $19.2 million Tennessee Department of Transportation slide repair project begun just over a year ago on U.S. Highway 41 in Marion County has been delayed again, thanks to another wintertime swamping by Mother Nature.

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The races are set for Tuesday in Georgia's delayed statewide and presidential primary elections.

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A Marion County, Tennessee, man was arrested Tuesday in Alabama for allegedly being in possession of more than five pounds of synthetic marijuana.

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From 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at least 300 people visited the COVID-19 testing site at Chattanooga State Community College in Kimball.

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America's oldest maker of cast iron skillets is shutting down its foundries in South Pittsburg, Tennessee until April 5 as a protective measure for employees during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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WATCH: South Pittsburg has become one of more than 3,200 communities from across the country to submit an entry to participate in the newest initiative by the television network HGTV to take over — and make over — an entire town.

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The identity of the deceased person has not been confirmed, but investigators determined that two people had been involved in the incident.

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