At approximately 6 PM on Sunday, Cagle Fire Department was dispatched to Route 399 near the Savage Gulf area, west of Fredonia Road, for a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident with possible injuries, including a possible rollover. When Cagle Engine 1 arrived on scene firemen found a two-vehicle accident with no entrapment. One patient was transported …
On Friday March 13 at Sequatchie County Middle School, Coach Grady Wilson will be stepping into a professional wrestling ring against one of Tennessee’s most prominent wrestling families – and it’s to raise money for the school. Grady Wilson has done a lot of things over the last 15 years as a teacher but next …
Following the recent ice and snow events in the southeast, several electric companies are seeking assistance to restore power for their customers. Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative is providing support to Middle Tennessee Electric, deploying a team of SVEC line workers on Monday afternoon to Nashville and surrounding areas to assist with ongoing power outages. The …
At 4:09 PM on Saturday, Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire on Rankin Avenue across the street from Wendy’s. Dunlap Police was first to arrive and confirmed a working structure fire. The older house, built originally in 1941, was occupied by the current owner who was not home at the time. …
At 11:20 AM CST on Monday, (1-19-26) the Dunlap Fire Department responded with Dunlap Police to a two-vehicle crash on SR 28 near the MaxFit Gym. Firefighters assisted the victims out of the vehicles to be evaluated by Puckett EMS. No information was provided on injures. Pictures by Detective Cunningham and FF Snyder.
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Dunlap man in connection to an officer-involved shooting that occurred in December. On December 28th, at the request of 11th Judicial District Attorney General Coty Wamp, TBI special agents began investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved …
The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department has recently learned of a phone scam targeting some individuals in the area. The caller states that they have important legal information to discuss with you, and then falsely assured that a warrant has been issued and demands payment of bond money to avoid arrest. Please note that the Sequatchie …
Emergency crews responded early Friday morning to a crash involving a semi-truck and a passenger vehicle on Highway 8/111 in Sequatchie County. According to the Dunlap Fire Department, the call came in at 6:08 a.m. CST on January 9, 2026, reporting a tractor-trailer on its side about one mile north of the Cagle Mountain Trading …
A Dunlap man appeared in Sequatchie County General Sessions Court Monday facing an aggravated assault charge tied to a Christmas Eve shooting. Dunlap Police say James Alvin Stockwell shot a man in the leg following a brief confrontation outside a home and fled. The man that was shot was taken to Erlanger Sequatchie Valley for …
According to Tennessee health officials, flu activity is increasing significantly in the region, with certain areas reporting some of the highest rates statewide. Marion, Grundy, Sequatchie, Bradley, Meigs, Rhea, Bledsoe, McMinn, and Polk counties are currently classified as “very high” for influenza activity by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These counties have flu …
