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National wildlife refuge proposed for Franklin Co.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to create a new national wildlife refuge in Middle Tennessee. The refuge would cover approximately 25,000 acres in Franklin County…
Unemployment in Tennessee at lowest since 2008
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The number of unemployed Tennesseans is at its lowest point since the economic meltdown of 2008. The state Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday that…
Former South Pittsburg mayor’s store raided by FBI over suspected gambling machines
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. – A South Pittsburg convenience and lottery store owned by the town’s former mayor was raided by the FBI on Tuesday after an anonymous tip was made…
Meteorologist Robert Frye: Snow Potential for Marion County
JASPER, Tenn. — We have a very challenging forecast ahead for the Sequatchie Valley. Looking at the latest forecast guidance, not much has really changed in the overall thinking concerning…
Continued Rain Causes Flooding and Closes Local Schools
Weather conditions across the United States have definitely been interesting over the past few weeks, with no exception to that rule for residents here in the Sequatchie Valley. After near-record…
TEMA declares “State of Emergency” for Tennessee
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency in Nashville (TEMA) has declared a State of Emergency for the state on Tuesday, January 15th. This is a Level 3 Declaration by…
South Pittsburg Mayor Jane Dawkins busts illegal peddlers
SOUTH PITTSBURG, Tenn. — Peddlers picked the wrong house to pitch their services in South Pittsburg. It was that of Mayor Jane Dawkins, who said the people in the unmarked…
Manhunt continues in Sequatchie Co. for man who wrecked vehicle with toddler and fled
DUNLAP, Tenn. – A Sequatchie County manhunt continues and a plea for a suspect who allegedly wrecked a car, with a child in his lap and took off, to turn himself in…
Congressman DesJarlais reveals Health Department probe into alleged scandal
NASHVILLE, TN – Embattled U.S. Rep. Scott DesJarlais, R-Tenn., told a Nashville television station on Friday that State of Tennessee Health Department investigators have already spoken to him about complaints that…
TennCare Doctors Will See Reimbursement Boost
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Doctors who treat TennCare patients are getting a New Year’s pay raise. Practitioners in family medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics or a related subspecialty will start to…
