The Sequatchie County Rescue Squad was dispatched at 2:01 p.m. on Sunday, June 8, for a missing person on Daus Mountain. Arriving on the scene at Daus Mountain Bunker Hill, they met with Sequatchie County Emergency Management Director Brian Ruehling, representatives from the Southend Volunteer Fire Department, and the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office. They were …
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Busy Saturday for Dunlap Fire Department
Just after the storm on Saturday, June 7, 2025, the Dunlap Volunteer Fire Department received 4 alarm assignments within an hour. The first call was at 3:49 PM for a fire alarm on Apache Lane. Three minutes later, there was the report of a single car accident on Hwy 111 just over the top of …
Truck Fire on Cagle Mountain Tuesday Morning
On Tuesday morning, June 3, 2025, at 8:19 AM, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a semi-truck fire on Hwy 111 northbound going up Cagle Mountain below the waterfalls. Piney Volunteer Fire Department also responded as mutual aid with their tanker.  Sequatchie County Sheriff’s deputies and Sequatchie County EMA also responded for assistance at the …
Five Grundy County School Board Members No-Show Emergency Meeting
Recently, the Grundy County School Board voted to turn down state-funded $2,000 bonuses for teachers. In a special emergency meeting held on Saturday afternoon, only four members of the Grundy County School Board were present. It takes five votes to approve agenda items. The hope of teachers and board members who attended was to reverse the …
Drivers Be Prepared for Road Work
MARION COUNTY SR-156 repair of bridge over Tennessee River, LM 15.2:Â The contractor will be performing painting operations and structural repairs on the SR-156 bridge over the Tennessee River in South Pittsburg. This work will require a traffic shift, leaving both lanes open to traffic. Please use caution when driving through the work zone. MARION COUNTY …
Multiple Injuries in Memorial Day Crash
On Memorial Day, at approximately 2:50 PM, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Rankin Ave and Old York Hwy North, near the offices of SVEC. The driver of one vehicle was trapped inside. Firefighters utilized the “Jaws of Life” to remove the driver’s door, and Puckett EMS assisted …
County Unemployment Rates Fall in April
According to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, all but one of Tennessee’s 95 counties reported a drop in their unemployment rates in April. Unemployment rates decreased from March to April in 94 counties, with only Unicoi County reporting an increase. Williamson County recorded the state’s lowest unemployment rate …
Teenagers Rescued at Fall Creek Falls
On Thursday afternoon, just after 12, Piney Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to Fall Creek Falls State Park for a report of females in a raft below the swinging bridge, and one was injured. Park rangers and fire personnel arrived to find everyone out of the water. The teenagers had ridden an inflatable raft down …
Tennessee Secretary of State Recognizes Public Library Management Institute Program Graduates
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett recently recognized 15 local library directors as 2025 graduates of the Public Library Management Institute. Participants who graduated earned their certification through the three-year program that is sponsored by the Tennessee State Library & Archives. “Congratulations to these dedicated Tennesseans on this fantastic achievement through the Public Library Management …
This Week begins area High School Graduations
High school graduation dates are set, and here is your list: Marion County May 13 South Pittsburg, Grundy County, and Richard Hardy Memorial May 15 Whitwell, Bledsoe County, and Sequatchie County May 16 North Jackson, AL May 22 St. Andrews/Sewanee May 25 Congratulations to graduates from everyone at Sequatchie Valley Now, The River 104.9, and …


