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Lifestyles
Sales tax weekend is this weekend
Staff report Tennesseans will enjoy sales tax weekend again July 31 through Aug. 2, marking decades of savings for families just in time for back-to-school.…
History
This Week in History: The Birth of the First “Test Tube Baby” Opens New Possibilities in Animal and Human Reproduction Science
NOVA MCGILL Contributor On July 28, 1978, a major scientific breakthrough occurred when Louise Brown, the world’s first baby, conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF),…
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Burns Island and Tennessee River 1911
This postcard is postmarked July 18, 1911 and it shows the Tennessee River as you look North toward the Cumberland Mountain Range. Taken from Lodge Point, one can see Burns Island off in the distance. For centuries the island was home to Native Americans and it is believed that Spanish explorers visited the area in…
Entertainment
Whitwell Labor Day celebrations returning Sept. 7
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer In celebration of its 70th anniversary as a Tennessee community, the city of Whitwell is to celebrate Labor Day in a big way with various public events scheduled across Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 7. Recently announced on Facebook through the Whitwell City Park page, Whitwell is set to once more…
Sports
Marion County school board tables proposed ticket price increase after parent backlash
SHANE SHOEMAKER Writer Football season is about to kick off across the Sequatchie Valley, but before a single snap has been played, Marion County school…
Education
Give a Child a Chance Helps Marion County Students Start the School Year Strong
NOVA MCGILL Contributor Families from across Marion County came together on July 31 for the annual Give a Child a Chance event at Chattanooga State’s…