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Meteorologist Robert Frye: Latest Forecast and Severe Weather Synopsis
A cold front is currently stretched from the Great Lakes region down to Arkansas. Along and ahead of the cold front, a squall line has developed in MO and AR…
Meteorologist Robert Frye: Why Marion County has severe weather in winter months
With the threat for Severe Weather coming in around midweek, most are probably wondering why we are getting bad weather during the winter months. A common misconception many have here…
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…
Whitwell child dies in Jeep in river; circumstances suspicious
A suspicious death investigation is underway after a child was found dead inside a car that was in the Sequatchie River. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the TBI and Tennessee…
Thousands turn out to show their support for Kennedy
Marion County is a close-knit community with a heart as big as the valley is wide and as gold as it they come. And if you need proof of that…
UPDATE: Whitwell man charged with statutory rape
Following up on a report we brought you earlier this week… Officials with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department say 33 year old Christopher Ryan Conner of Whitwell was arrested last…
Whitwell man charged with statutory rape
Officials with the Marion County Sheriff’s Department say 33-year-old Christopher Conner is now behind bars for having sex with a teenage girl that he knew from church. The victim told Whitwell…
Voters select Graham for County Mayor in Democratic Primary
With 90% of precincts reporting across the county, Marion voters have picked incumbent John Graham in the County Mayor Democratic Primary election. Graham wins with 60% of the votes. His…
Marion voters say “NO” to Wheel Tax
With less than half of Marion County’s precincts reporting, it was clear that voters in the county oppose a wheel tax. The tax, proposed by the County Commission, would impose…
