October 22, 2026
History
This week in history: Remembering our local community
LACIE SILVA – Editor The night of Christmas gunshots rang through the town, six officers perished as tensions came to a head that December of 1927.… Login to continue reading Login…
I Remember Jasper When… Do You Remember?
BARBARA HOLLOWAY Contributor Do you remember when the train ran through Jasper and you could ride to Whitwell for 10 cents? Do you remember when… Login to continue reading Login…
This week in history: Attack on Pearl Harbor
The blow of Pearl Harbor launched the United States in WWII, after the devastating attack on December 7, 1941. As with all massive casualties, the… Login to continue reading Login…
This Week in History: Sutter’s Mill and the gold rush
LACIE SILVA – Editor A sawmill under construction in January 1848 led to the California Gold Rush of ’49. James Marshall partnered with John Sutter to… Login to continue reading Login…
This week in History: Missionary Ridge
After months of being under siege and supply lines having been cut off by General Braxton Bragg’s confederate army, Major General George Thomas established a… Login to continue reading Login…
Sports Legend of Jasper, Tennessee
Barbara Holloway – Contributor As you can see the photo below is of Thomas “Tommy” Runyon. He was the 1957 all-time Golden Gloves Winner known… Login to continue reading Login…
A cicadas rumble
LACIE SILVA – Editor A thirteen-year slumber is almost over for Brood XIX, a species of cicadas, which will be making their presence known come mid-May… Login to continue reading Login…
Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian Church: “A MEMORIAL OF DIVINE AID”
BETH WOMACK JORDAN – contributor The Ebenezer Cumberland Presbyterian (CP) Church at the intersection of Highway 27 and East Valley Road was designated as a… Login to continue reading Login…
Marion County pays tribute to its veterans
A visit to the Marion County Veterans Memorial Park in Whitwell is one way to salute local veterans this Saturday. Another is to attend the… Login to continue reading Login…
‘The Suck’ obliterated 110 years ago this week
BILL CAREY – Contributor One hundred and ten years ago this week, the most treacherous stretch of the Tennessee River was obliterated. Before man-made dams… Login to continue reading Login…