Category Archives: Local News
Marion County Board calls special meeting to set tentative budget
The Marion County Board has called a special meeting for five Friday night to review and approve the overdue fiscal year 2025 budget. The board at its meeting Tuesday night voted to do an across-the-b...
Dec 12, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Salem Firemen battle brush and woods fire
The Salem Fire Protection District reports about two acres of brush and woods burned in a fire late Wednesday afternoon. The fire was on the John Richardson property in the 3100 block of Levy Road nea...
Dec 12, 2024
Marion County ESDA Coordinator honors long time members
Marion County ESDA Coordinator Sheri Barter honored three of her long-time members at Tuesday's county board meeting. Barter presented plaques to 47-year member Greg Masters, 40-year member Denny Wilk...
Dec 11, 2024 ESDA members honored at Tuesday night's board meeting. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Construction beginning on 500 acre solar farm northwest of Salem
Staging has started for the construction of a 500 acre solar farm on Hoots Chapel Road north of the West Boone Street Extension northwest of Salem. The farm will have 300,000 panels and will create 12...
Dec 11, 2024 Robert Thompson of Alberici Flintco Renewables speaks to the Marion County Board. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Board cuts general fund balance 10-percent across board
The Marion County Board has cut the county's proposed $12.6-million general fund budget for the current fiscal year 10 percent across the board. The vote came after an amended motion to do only a five...
Dec 11, 2024 Marion County Board meets on December 10. Photo by Bruce Kropp.
Marion County Board to look at forensic audit
The Marion County Board will be asked at its next meeting to hire a forensic auditor to figure out the county's fiscal problems. Board Chair Steve Whritenour feels there is something wrong that there ...
Dec 11, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
Police Beat for Wednesday, December 11th, 2024
A 38-year-old Clinton, Tennessee man has been arrested by State Police for possession of under five grams of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jason Wall w...
Dec 11, 2024
Centralia City Schools will request South Pine Street be made a one-way for student safety
At the end of Tuesday night's Centralia grade school board meeting, superintendent Craig Clark received permission from the board to submit a letter to the city of Centralia requesting that the portio...
Dec 11, 2024
Centralia City School Board approves audit and tax levy
The Centralia City School Board received a clean audit report from Glass and Shuffett at its regular meeting on Tuesday. The district maintained Recognition status with a financial profile score of 3....
Dec 11, 2024 The school board receives the annual audit report. Photo by Austin Williams.
Marion County Board Committee discusses dog situation following end of Centralia contract
By Cole Wimberly With the non-renewal of the contract with Centralia, Marion County's new County and Community Committee sat down for the first time Monday night to discuss long and short-term solutio...
Dec 10, 2024 File photo: Marion County Courthouse.
