April 29, 2026
Lifestyles
Kimball’s Easter Egg Hunt
MIYAH MARTIN Contributor To celebrate the Easter holiday, the town of Kimball hosted its annual Easter Egg Hunt. It was held on Thursday, April 2…
History
This Week in History: The Passing of Kurt Cobain
NOVA MCGILL Contributor The death of Kurt Cobain, lead singer of Nirvana, marked a tragic moment in music history and the end of an era…
Obituaries
News
Whitwell council approves replacement costs for city insurance
JARRETT GOODMAN Staff Writer Whitwell’s Board of Mayor & Commissioners (BoMC) unanimously agreed to begin covering and utilizing insurance replacement costs for city-owned facilities under Franklin-based insurance partner Public Entity Partners. During the board’s most recent meeting on April 9, members of the council were presented with the opportunity to either begin paying and using…
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…