Area Tennessee county registered voters are reminded that the Presidential Preference Primary and County Primary Elections are March 5. Early voting begins February 14 and runs through February 27, 2024. The deadline to request Absentee Ballots has also been set for February 27, 2024. Contact your local election commission office for times and locations for …
On Tuesday, February 6, officers with the Dunlap Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Tyler A. Shell of Dunlap for driving on a revoked driver’s license. As officers were speaking to Shell, they observed in plain view drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. Dunlap officers placed Shell into custody. Upon search of the vehicle, officers …
To keep a long-standing tradition in the area alive that started with the former Jasper Journal and South Pittsburg Hustler newspapers and continued most recently with the Marion County News before it ceased publication earlier last year, SValleyNow.com (Sequatchie Valley Now), along with parent company Tennessee Valley Broadcasting and WEPG and WSDQ radio is proud to …
WRCB Channel 3 TV personality David Carroll will host a book signing for his two most recent books, “I Won’t Be Your Escape Goat” and “Hello Chattanooga,” on Saturday, February 10th, at Food City’s newest store at 570 Main Street, in Kimball from 12 to 1 p.m. central time. David Carroll is also a former …
Tennessee needs at least $68 billion worth of public infrastructure improvements during the five-year period of July 2022 to June 2027—a $5 billion (9%) increase from the year before—according to a new report by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Total estimated costs for current infrastructure needs fall into six general categories: Transportation and …
At 2:45 PM CST, Monday 2/5/2024, the Dunlap Fire Department was called to assist a hang glider who crash-landed in a tree off East Valley Road. An unexpected shift in the wind caused the glider to hit the trees instead of the pasture. The individual was not injured, and firefighters were able to rig a …
Turner Construction Company, along with partners Jesse Stutts, Inc. and Jake Marshall Service, Inc., are hosting an informational open house for local small and minority-owned trade businesses on Feb. 29. Turner and its partners are currently working on facility restoration and modernization projects supporting the Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) near Tullahoma, Tenn. The event …
On Sunday, February 4, 2024, at the Erlanger-Sequatchie medical facility, an inmate grabbed a correction officer’s firearm, and a struggle ensued, involving a discharge of the firearm. The inmate has now been charged. An off-duty deputy from a neighboring county assisted the correction officer in securing the inmate. There were minor injuries to those involved …
Severe winter weather can bring power outages. Many people rely on alternate power sources to keep their homes warm during these outages. Portable backup generators produce odorless, colorless, poison gas carbon monoxide (CO). CO claims the lives of hundreds of people every year and makes thousands more ill. For more information about CO poisoning prevention, …
The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office is providing general information concerning an incident at the Erlanger – Sequatchie medical facility after an inmate grabbed a correction officer’s firearm and a struggle ensued, involving a discharge of the firearm. An off-duty deputy from a neighboring county assisted the correction officer in securing the inmate. There were minor …
