April 30, 2026
Lifestyles
History of the Scottsboro Boys on display
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Located in the heart of downtown Scottsboro, Ala., on 428 W. Willow St. is a museum that showcases the history behind…
History
This Week in History: The Soviet Union’s Historic First Human Spaceflight
NOVA MCGILL Contributor On April 12, 1961, the Soviet Union achieved one of the most dramatic milestones in human history: launching the first human into…
Obituaries
News
Tree removal for South Pittsburg Elementary approved by BoE
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer The removal of several trees located directly beside South Pittsburg Elementary School has received the go ahead from the county’s Board of Education (BoE) during its most recent meeting. According to county Director of Schools Mark Griffith, the trees in question have significantly grown in size over the years, causing tree…
Entertainment
Countywide chess tournament takes home reigning champions
CHARLIE VETTER Contributor Will Fowler, a Marion County High School sophomore won all six of his games to take the Marion County scholastic chess championship upper school title. The tournament brought together 45 of Marion County’s best and brightest students from seven different schools competing in upper school, middle school and lower school categories. Ryan…
Sports
South Pittsburg Baseball Gets Road Win
HUNTER COOKSTONWriter The South Pittsburg Pirates baseball team went on the road to Polk County for one of their final regular season games of the…
Education
Chattanooga State Kimball campus hosts open house
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer The Chattanooga State Community College Kimball campus recently became the site of its very own open house event, to which students…