As we reported, 41-year-old Jonathan Belk has been charged with criminal homicide after allegedly stabbing 18-year-old Billy J. Floyd of Jasper, TN, to death. Authorities report that Belk discovered Floyd with his wife, 31-year-old Jada Gholston, leading to a violent confrontation on Saturday morning in Sequatchie County. According to the sheriff’s office, the incident unfolded …
The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that is believed to have occurred early Saturday morning (March 8, 2025). Deputies were dispatched to the Emergency Room at Erlanger-Sequatchie on the report of a female with stab wounds that were determined to be non-life-threatening. Deputies determined the victim received the wounds at a residence …
The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that is believed to have occurred early on March 8, 2025. Deputies were dispatched to the Emergency Room at Erlanger-Sequatchie on the report of a female with stab wounds that were determined to be non-life-threatening. Deputies determined the victim received the wounds at a residence in …
Weather permitting, on Saturday, March 15th, from approximately 12:30 AM to 4:30 AM, TVA will perform maintenance on its transmission line to the SVEC Brush Creek substation. They anticipate this will cause an outage that will impact most of Sequatchie County and parts of South Bledsoe, North Marion, South Van Buren, South Warren, and Western …
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) plans to conduct “checkpoint enforcement ” throughout March to promote safe driving. Some will be driver’s license checkpoints, and others will be sobriety checkpoints. Marion County March 7, 2025 SR 156 at SR 134 (sobriety) Sequatchie County March 28, 2025 Stone Cave Road at Highway 28
After months of intense training, the newest team members have earned their Blue Angels crest. Before earning their crest, new team members must train and become experts in all facets of Blue Angels squadron history, procedures, teamwork, and tradition. They are now forever part of the Blue Angels family. Congratulations to AT1 Jerry Fain from …
SVEC has been made aware of scams directed at its members. SVEC does not call our members to demand money over the phone. They encourage members to never give personal information to anyone they cannot completely identify. They also encourage members to hang up and call SVEC’s local number to inquire about any account concerns. …
At 4:30 Tuesday morning, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on the Hwy 111 SB exit ramp to Lewis Chapel Road. Prior to their arrival, the pickup was totally involved. Firefighters extinguished the fire, but the pickup was a complete loss. No injuries were reported. Sequatchie County Sheriff’s deputies were the first …
A Grundy County man was arrested in connection with a theft of a four wheeler last week in Dunlap. Reports say a man stole a red Honda TRX four wheeler from under the carport of a residence in Dunlap last Thursday around 11:40 AM CST. Several nearby residences and businesses which had video cameras caught …
The Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at a residence on the side of Fredonia Mountain on Sunday morning. The call came around 10:13 AM CST, Dunlap Fire responded with Engine 5, Tanker 1, Rescue 2, and a total of seven volunteer firefighters. Mutual aid assistance was initially provided from Fredonia Mountain …
