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Jasper Regional Museum establishes Christmas card fundraiser
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Jasper Regional History Museum, located across from Jasper City Park on Philips Avenue, has recently established a fundraiser via selling Christmas cards to the community. In…

School board welcomes Jagger Gilliam to student advisory board
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer During its November meeting, the Board of Education (BoE) has introduced and welcomed Whitwell High School student Jagger Gilliam as the student advisory board’s newest member.…

South Pittsburg receives $500,000 DIG grant
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer During South Pittsburg’s November city meeting, Commissioner Beth Duggar announced that the Board of Mayor & Commissioners has been awarded $500,000 in DIG (Downtown Improvement Grant)…

TBI officials investigate death of Marion County resident
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) are currently investigating the death of a Marion County resident in New Hope. The death was reported…

Food and gift card drives held in South Pittsburg
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Tony Mangiameli and Scott Burnette of Marion County’s Jasper Highlands subdivision, alongside their wives, have banded together into giving away food to families in need in…

Coats for Kids program held at Jasper Elementary
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Members of Marion County’s Knights of Columbus Council 11542 have recently gathered to host a jacket drive for children in need at Jasper Elementary School. As…

TDEC award LPR grant to Whitwell Board of Mayor & Commissioners
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer During this month’s city meeting in Whitwell, Mayor Sandra Crabtree presented a $125,000 check awarded to the Board of Mayor & Commissioners by the Tennessee Department…

Updates to upcoming Christmas event shared during Jasper meeting
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Vicki Messer of the Marion County Chamber of Commerce recently provided several major updates regarding the organization’s upcoming Christmas in a Small Town event. Scheduled for…

Sequatchie Valley Honor Guard dedicates monument to local veterans on Courthouse Square
Members of the Sequatchie Valley Veterans Honor Guard have recently gathered on Jasper’s Courthouse Square to officially designate an honorary monument for military veterans under the program. The Honor Guard,…

Government shutdown now officially over
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer In what is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, Congress has passed a bill to have the entire federal government reopen, after being closed…
