Friday Oct 30 | The Echo
Dorm of Doom delivers season excitement
Enter if you dare: Jacob Holley, a sophomore from Nashville, and Brandon Humphreys, a Cleveland, Tenn., freshman, scare students as they go through ROTC's Dorm of Doom.
Calvin Kilgore has had one heck of a cleanup this weekend at his home, just off Hancock Road in Jasper.
Weather Service Confirms Tornado Touchdowns From Friday
Submitted by WDEF on October 12, 2009 - 7:31pm. News Marion County News McMinn County News Comments Below: 0 A A A A The National Weather Service confirms multiple tornadoes swept through the Tennessee Valley Friday night.
News, Weather and Sports for Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley
Submitted by Brian Smith on October 12, 2009 - 4:31am. Weather According to the NWS out of Morristown, TN, a survery has concluded that 3 tornadoes touched down in Marion, McMinn and Monroe counties Friday night.
Weak tornadoes confirmed in 3 Tennessee counties
The National Weather Service has confirmed tornado touchdowns during storms Friday in Marion, Monroe and McMinn counties.
Cyclists converge on Adoption Tour
A picnic in Chattanooga and a parade through Manchester are among the highlights of the fifth annual Adoption Tour.
Jasper shares lead at girls state tourney
Clarksville's Alex Jasper recorded a birdie on the 17th hole, placing her atop the leaderboard with Oak Ridge's Savanna Schubert after the opening round of the Tennessee Girls Junior Am Championship played on Monday at Link Hills Country Club in Greeneville.
3 in Marion County charged in TennCare fraud
Three Marion County residents are charged with TennCare fraud for reselling prescription medications obtained through TennCare, according to a release from the Office of Inspector General and the Marion County Sheriffa s Department in Jasper, Tenn.
Hike leaders and TDEC naturalists David Withers and Silas Mathes will take participants on an easy hike, starting at Sequatchie Cave / Owen Spring in Sequatchie and stopping for lunch at one of the many scenic spots in the area.
Man fatally injured in two-vehicle wreck in Bridgeport
A man was fatally injured in a two-vehicle wreck here this morning, authorities said.
TBI Asks For Your Help In Solving A Ten Year Old Cold Case From Jasper
Submitted by WDEF on May 7, 2009 - 10:57am. Crime Larry Clay Knight Jasper, TN- The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is urging the public to contact authorities with any information that could lead to solving a ten-year-old homicide case out of Marion County, TN.
Carrie Miller Celebrates 100th
It was a very special day for a very special lady as Carrie Miller celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends at Reelfoot Manor Nursing Home in Tiptonville on April 29.
'Cabbage Patch Kid' is what 'Tennessee Cooperator' magazine calls the state's selection by random drawing in Bonnie Plants Third-Grade Cabbage Program.
Country singer/songwriter Brad Paisley and actress Kimberly Williams-Paisley attend the 2008 CMT Music Awards at the Curb Events Center at Belmont University on April 14, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee.
Stimulus funds reduce proposed tuition hike
Breaking the bank: The hiring freeze, possibility of cut majors and looming tuition increase are forcing the administration to make difficult choices to balance the books after state-mandated budget cuts.
Dozens nabbed in roundup of Marion drug suspects
A year-long investigation by Marion County detectives Chad Johnson and Gene Hargis with assistance from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms led to the suspects being indicted.
Former Tennol plant draws ethanol company's eyes
JASPER, Tenn. - A Memphis-based biofuel company is seeking $20 million toward the construction of an alternative fuel refinery dubbed "Project Tennessee." Plans call for the proposed $62.3 million plant to be in operation next year, potentially creating 80 "green" jobs at the site of the former Tennol plant in Jasper, said Biofuels America CEO Pete ...