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Cities unite to solve wastewater problems

By Ryan Lewis

Correspondent

KIMBALL, Tenn. — Sometimes cooperation can be brought on by a shared crisis.

That’s the case in Marion County, where officials from Kimball, Jasper and South Pittsburg have become an unlikely team in tackling the wastewater problems plaguing the region.

“This has been a great move forward,” Jasper Mayor Billy Simpson said. “It’s one of the finest things that ever happened to this area. This has been one of the few times that everybody has been in complete agreement on something.”