Marion County, TN

South Pittsburg, Tenn. – A quiet, residential street came to be the setting of a wide police effort to execute a search warrant in South Pittsburg late last week. Officers with the South Pittsburg Police Department, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the 12th & 31st Judicial Districts Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, and troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol descended on the home on Holly Avenue.

A 1985 cold case murder mystery was solved by an unlikely pair: a. stay-at-home mom and a civilian employee monitoring the Facebook page for a suburban Georgia police department. Donald Boardman was reported missing in November 1985 to the Chamblee Police Department, which serves the city in northern DeKalb County,...

Jasper, Tenn. – Late last week, a power outage extended throughout Marion County following an apparent vehicle collision with a cable and caused significant damage to the line as a whole. Several utility entities suffered a loss of service during the repairs. As an added twist, there seemed to be no information on the vehicle responsible for the debacle. Most locations that were powerless following the incident were restored power, but the rerouting of traffic far exceeded the outage.

A 1985 cold case murder mystery was solved by an unlikely pair: a. stay-at-home mom and a civilian employee monitoring the Facebook page for a suburban Georgia police department. Donald Boardman was reported missing in November 1985 to the Chamblee Police Department, which serves the city in northern DeKalb County,...

Jasper, Tenn. – The Lady Warriors have been delivering all season on the softball diamond and continue to deliver into regional play. The Lady Wildcats from Sweetwater were hoping to come and stifle Marion’s diamond dames but weren’t up to the task as Sweetwater endured the loss on the road 8-2. MCHS Ace Grace Slatton pitched a three-hit matchup while tallying six more strikeouts bringing her season total to 190. Jana Peacock would go 2-for-3 at the plate, while Caylan Baker would lead the team with two RBIs.

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

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On Thursday, Grace Slatton threw a shutout to lead Marion County Varsity Warriors past Polk County 5-0. Marion County Varsity Warriors fired up the offense in the second inning when Slatton’s sac fly scored one run for Marion County Varsity Warriors. One bright spot for Polk County was a...

After adding over 516,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In the past week, there were an average […]

Sewanee, Tenn. – On Jan 29, 2018, Campora Family Resource Center Life Skills Teacher, Barbara King Ladd, with the Franklin County School District, came across a newspaper article that was asking the public for help with identifying “The 1985 Marion County John Doe.” The article was written by Ben Benton of the Chattanooga Times. Ben had been contacted by Larry Davis, the investigator for the 12th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, who wanted to bring attention to the case, so the man could be identified. Larry Davis was the original investigator when the body was discovered dumped off of interstate 24 on Dec 16, 1985. Over the years, Larry worked hard to keep the case from going completely cold. It was one of two cases, Larry hoped to solve before he retired.

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Jasper, Tenn. – The upcoming 22-23 budget captivated a large percentage of the most recent regularly scheduled monthly meeting. With the dawn of the new budget year glimmering on the horizon on July 1, a focus on related items and contracts was prevalent on the board’s consent agenda. The curiosity about where the district stands on the multiple capital and building projects underway remains a priority in the minds of the board members as well.

Jasper, Tenn. – Senior Will Pryor proved not only does he have a strong arm, but has the composure to deliver down the stretch once again for the Warriors. Taking on the Wildcats of Polk County, Pryor would pitch a complete game and allow only two hits on the Warriors’ way to a 3-1 district title victory. With thirteen strikeouts, Pryor enjoyed some help from his teammates making good plays and preventing the base runners that Polk needed to compete.

There have been 80,854,800 confrimed cases of COVID-19 in the United States to date – and that number continues to grow. In the Chattanooga metropolitan area, which covers parts of Tennessee and Georgia, a total of 148,285 cases of COVID-19 have been reported. Adjusted for population, there have been 26,861 confirmed infections for every 100,000 […]