May 4, 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
County commission increases retirement fund
JARRETT GOODMANStaff Writer Marion County’s Board of Mayor & Commissioners (BoMC) has agreed to approve the state’s TCRS (Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System) employer rate of 8.50% for the county. During the meeting, County Mayor David Jackson presented to the commissioners in attendance the rate to overall increase the county’s retirement fund to the given percentage.…
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
Richard Hardy Memorial School celebrates centennial anniversary
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Students, staff, and residents of the Richard City area of South Pittsburg have gathered in celebration of Richard Hardy Memorial School’s…