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New Hope city council aiming to revitalize community park
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer The New Hope Board of Mayor & Aldermen (BoMA) gathered to discuss and weigh in on plans to revitalize the town’s city park through grant funds…

County Commission vote down resolution for subdivision regulations
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer During its first meeting of the year, Marion County’s Board of Mayor & Commissioners (BoMC) voted down a proposed resolution which sought to allow the governing…

Tax freeze committee introduced during commission meeting
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Commissioner Ruric Brandt of Marion County recently presented a new resolution pertaining to the creation of a committee dedicated to the oversight and implementation of a…

TVA hosts presentation at Raccoon Mountain Pump Station
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Members of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) recently hosted a presentation dedicated to energy production and the company’s future goals as part of its ongoing American Energy…

MCHS hosts mobile blood drive
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Marion County High School (MCHS) recently welcomed one of Blood Assurance’s mobile blood drive units to its campus in Jasper for students to participate in a…

Marion County Commission approves Health Department change order
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer The Marion County Commission recently approved a change order request regarding ongoing renovations to the county’s health department facility. County Mayor David Jackson explained the change…

History-themed festivities proposed during South Pittsburg meeting
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Commissioner Beth Duggar of South Pittsburg recently presented the idea of potentially bringing new, history-themed activities to the community as part of the 250th birthday of…

BoMC approve grant application for new EMA facility
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer The county Board of Mayor & Commissioners (BoMC) recently gave the go ahead in the application of a CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) regarding the local…

Haletown Volunteer Fire puts out semi-truck fire on I-24
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Haletown Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD) took to the scene to respond to a semi-truck left ablaze on I-24 West within the 145 Mile Marker this past…

Troop 5 scouting candidate spearheads McMillan Park project
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Ethan Devore, a member of Marion County’s Troop 5 Scouts for Scouting America, has recently helmed a major project dedicated to the rehabilitation of Jasper’s McMillan…
