July 9, 2026
Lifestyles
Mother’s Day Market opens to all on Courthouse Square
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer In time for Mother’s Day, Jasper’s Courthouse Square was bursting with vendors and visitors alike during this year’s annual Mother’s Day…
History
Backroad Relic Hunters: New Hope’s hidden gem
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Located just off TN-156 by Long Island Road in New Hope is Backroad Relic Hunters, a facility filled with a vast…
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Lee Highway 1920s
This real picture postcard from the early 1920s shows Lee Highway, now Highway 72, coming from Kimball to South Pittsburg. The bridge in the center is now the Pat Layne Memorial Bridge, named so for the man who owned a service station on the left side of the road just before you reached Battle Creek. -Submitted…
Entertainment
Beene Pearson Library hosts cavern presentation
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer As part of this year’s greater Summer Reading Program, Beene Pearson Public Library was recently the site of an educational presentation dedicated to the world of caves. As part of this year’s reading program’s “Unearth a Story” theme, the presentation allowed children and their families the opportunity to learn about caverns…
Sports
County Commission recognize state champ Jaylee Johnson
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Jaylee Johnson of South Pittsburg High School’s track team has officially been recognized by the Marion County Commission for winning the…
Education
Beene Pearson Library hosts cavern presentation
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer As part of this year’s greater Summer Reading Program, Beene Pearson Public Library was recently the site of an educational presentation…