Dunlap News covers breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in Dunlap and Sequatchie County, Tennessee and surrounding communities.
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office is distributing $25 million in federal grants across the state for highway safety education and enforcement. The grants were awarded to law enforcement agencies and highway safety partners across the Volunteer State. Here’s what each agency was granted across the Tennessee Valley and how those funds will be used: Bledsoe …
On Saturday, the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office received information pertaining to videos that had been produced by a 14-year-old, eighth grade student of Sequatchie County Middle School, making threats of violence toward fellow students and a staff member. Deputies, along with an Agent with the TN Dept. of Homeland Security immediately began a very thorough …
South Pittsburg 71, Copper Basin 8: Brandon Goldsmith returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and caught another TD pass for the Pirates. Tennessee commit Dayon Cooper also had three touchdowns. Whitwell 35, Jo Byrns 28:Â A goal-line stand on the final play helped the Tigers lock up the non-region home win. Whitwell ran 40 times for 379 …
MARION COUNTY: Popular Springs Road will be closed in Marion County from Monday, October 19 through Thursday, October 22, from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. CST, for paving work, weather permitting. MARION COUNTY I‑24 [17.61‑21.76] resurfacing from near SR‑27 (US‑72) to east of SR‑28: Resurfacing on I‑24 in both directions from MM 152.2 to MM …
South Pittsburg 54, Sale Creek 0:Â South Pittsburg (7-1, 2-0) outgained the Panthers 401-12 in total yards, led by senior quarterback Knox Israel’s 262 yards and four touchdowns. The Pirates have a long road trip to Copper Basin on Friday with kickoff time set for 6 p.m. Bledsoe County 24, Grundy County 14: Marcos Ramirez finished …
Area high school football October 16: Marion County: Off Sale Creek at South Pittsburg: Hear the game on The River 104.9 and our stream. Whitwell: Off Grundy County at Bledsoe County Community at Sequatchie County: Hear the game on Country Roads 93.3 and our stream. Asbury, Al at North Jackson, Al North Sand Mountain, Al …
The Dunlap Police Department has learned of a potential scam involving text messages being sent out by individuals posing as local church leadership. These messages include urgent requests for green dot cards to be purchased. These texts may appear convincing, but they are NOT legitimate requests. If you or a loved one has fallen victim …
On Saturday night, Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on Hwy 127 south of town. A tree had fallen blocking almost the entire road about one mile south of the Sequatchie River. A car traveling north ran into the tree and went off the road, down an embankment and came to …
On Friday afternoon, the Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to the report of a Jeep Cherokee on fire in the parking lot just west of the library. Dunlap Police and Fire Chief Hatfield were first to arrive and found the vehicle with fire in the dash coming through the windshield. Firefighters arrived and extinguished of …
Marion County 32, Grundy County 12:Â The Warriors, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, pulled away with 22 unanswered points in the second half to post their 15th straight Region 3-2A win. Marion County 8-0/3-0 reclaimed the lead after trailing the Yellow Jackets 12-10 at halftime. Â South Pittsburg 84, Lookout Valley 0:Â Class 1A’s top-ranked South …
