At Monday night’s February County Commission meeting, local resident Mack Reeves addressed the commission over concerns about decreased water levels and flow in two rivers that dissect the Sequatchie Valley in Marion County — the Sequatchie River and the Little Sequatchie River. Reeves, a former schoolteacher who now works as Attendance and Transportation Supervisor for …
In a project that started back in 2019 that was tabled for a period due to the COVID-19 pandemic that came about a short time later, last night the Marion County Commission voted at their February meeting to approve a bid that will finally begin the expansion of the Marion County Jail. Of the five …
Marion County Road Superintendent, Cory Pickett, announced at the Marion County Commission’s monthly meeting on Monday night that the Highway Department will be paving a portion of Sequatchie Mountain Road soon. Pickett says crews will be paving from from the road’s intersection with Valley View Highway (next to the Sequatchie Food Market store) to about …
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 …
Drivers traveling on I-75 in Hamilton County should know about upcoming road construction activities impacting traffic. As part of the project to improve the I-75 interchange at Hamilton Place Mall, Tennessee Department of Transportation contract crews will install concrete beams for a new bridge over I-75 at Hamilton Place Boulevard beginning Monday, February 24, 2025, …
Recent heavy rains and winter weather have created an abundance of potholes along interstates and state routes. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has already enacted its statewide effort to use all available resources, including contractors, to repair the damaged areas as quickly as possible. “Each year, we anticipate severe weather will impact our roads, …
500+ young wrestlers represented Class A, AA, and Girls at the TSSAA State Wrestling Championships on Friday and Saturday in Franklin. Congratulations to Whitwell High School Senior Wyatt Davis, your TSSAA Class A 144-lb State Champion. His Coaches are TD Argo and Kyle Antal. The senior Tiger won 21-3 over senior Vayden Moore from Cascade …
After a police pursuit in Dunlap on Wednesday, Stephen Henshaw was taken into custody near the Century 21 office and Walmart on Highway 127. Henshaw was booked into the Sequatchie County Jail under the following charges: – Felony evading arrest – Aggravated assault on 1st responder – Tampering with evidence – Felony reckless endangerment – …
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week led a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit and unsafe forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound (GLP-1 drugs). Sky-high demand for GLP-1 …
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