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2A —The Marion Tribune, Thursday, August 29, 2024 Election candidates welcome to submit for publication The Marion Tribune will allow one free announcement of 500 words or less to local political candidates running for the November election. Announcements may be edited for content and must not include anything considered libelous or mean spirited. Subsequent submissions will be treated as paid advertisements. This initiative aims to provide candidates a platform to share their messages while maintaining fair and accessible coverage for all participants. Please submit picture and write up for our weekly paper before 9 a.m. each Monday through October to local@mariontribune.com. I, Brandon Gilliam, would like to announce my candidacy for Mayor of South Pittsburg. I am 32 years old. I have lived in South Pittsburg my whole life. I am married and have three children. I am a fi re fi ghter with South Pittsburg Moun- tain Fire Department and Haletown Fire Depart- ment. I have been a fi re- fi ghter for seven years. I would like to make our town more family orient- ed. I want to be able to bring in more businesses that are kid friendly to bring families together more. I would like to also have the roads fi xed and buildings taken care of to make our town more ap- proachable and appeal- ing. The community will have a voice with me as Mayor. I will try my best to always put the time in for any questions or con- cerns. Thank you. Your candidate, Bran- don Gilliam. LACIE SILVA Editor T he South Pittsburg High School football team will celebrate their game, win or lose, with food provided by Burger Republic, leading to the clo- sure of a section of Third Street. Jimmy Layne spoke to the South Pittsburg Mayor and Commissioner board to request the closure of a sec- tion of Third Street in South Pittsburg on Friday, September 6, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. The closure would a ff ect the area from the west side of the alley to the stop sign on Elm Street, while leaving the alley itself accessible. Layne explained that Burger Re- public, a Chattanooga-based compa- ny, plans to come and provide food for the South Pittsburg High School foot- ball team following their game that evening. The event is scheduled to take place in front of PLayne S.A.S.S., a soup and sandwich shop owned by Layne, which is set to open just before the event. The board unanimously approved Layne’s request for the road closure. In 1908 this photo was taken of the Nashville, Chattanooga, & Saint Louis Railroad Depot at Copenhagen. The following year the town changed its name to Richard City, Tennessee. Memories of Marion Brandon Gilliam announces run for Mayor of South Pittsburg Layne requests road closure after upcoming SP football game The Sam H. Werner Military Museum in Monteagle invites the public to view a 1943 MT-Tug, S/N 010. The musazeum is located at 1148 W. Main Street and is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For visits on other days or to arrange a tour, you can call (931) 308-7854. A t a recent meeting, the Town of Jasper Board of Mayor and Al- dermen announced plans to hold a workshop on Friday, September 6. Additionally, the board decided to move the following month’s board meeting to Thursday, September 12. This decision was unanimously ap- proved. Both the workshop and the rescheduled meeting will take place at 6 p.m. on their respective dates at the Carolyn Stewart Library. Town of Jasper board meeting announcement