Last week Dana Adkins, 45, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment after being convicted of mail fraud involving a scheme to defraud COVID-19 unemployment programs in several states.  Adkins was sentenced by the Honorable Charles E. Atchley, Jr., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Chattanooga. …
The National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburg has announced its entertainment schedule.
Through its new Safe Store Tennessee program, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, TDOSHS, is offering free cable gun locks to any Tennessean available on request at Driver Services Centers and Tennessee Highway Patrol district headquarters. “Safe firearm storage saves lives, and as a gun owner, the safe storage of your firearm is …
Everyone is invited to the Heritage Foundation meeting at Whitwell Middle School on January 30 at 6:00 PM. The building project for the Heritage Complex, which includes Orena Humphreys Public Library, Holocaust Museum, Coal Miners Museum, Veterans Museum, and Senior Citizens Center, will be discussed.
Evaluation Dates: February 10 (Saturday afternoon) and February 15 (Thursday evening) Baseball and softball play days March 22 & 23 Easter Egg Hunt March 29. No games. Picture Days: April 2 & 4 Opening Day: Saturday, April 6 Jasper Softball Tournament: Friday and Saturday, April 12 & 13 Jasper Baseball Tournament: Friday and Saturday, April …
Last week’s winter storm has created an abundance of potholes along interstates and state routes. The Tennessee Department of Transportation is launching a statewide effort to repair the damaged areas as quickly as possible. Cold mix asphalt is currently being used for repairs. More permanent repairs will be made in spring and early summer when …
A video of an arrest by the Jasper Police Department began circulating on social media in August 2023. A Marion County Grand Jury has now indicted the person arrested. Sequatchie Valley Now obtained the actual body cam video of the entire traffic stop. The indictment charges 52-year-old Samuel Isaac Hrynecwicz of Dunlap with two counts …
The Sequatchie County Fair won the “Most Improved Fair” in the 2023 Tennessee Association of Fairs Merit Awards at the Tennessee Association of Fairs annual meeting in Murfreesboro. The Sequatchie County Fair thanks their volunteers, Sheldon Barker, UT Extension; Dusty Ragland, UT Ext: 4H agent; and all county officials.
School Closings Bledsoe Co. Schools: Closed Mon. Dade Co. GA Schools: Open regular schedule Grundy Co. Schools:Â Closed Monday Jackson County, Ala. Schools: Closed Monday Hamilton Co. Schools:Â Delayed 2 hours Kimball Christian School: Closed Monday Marion Co. Schools:Â Closed Monday Richard Hardy School:Â Closed Monday Sequatchie Co. Schools:Â Closed Monday
At 10:47 Saturday night, January 20, 2024, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the corner of Cherry Street and 2nd Avenue. The fire started on an outside wall in the living room and traveled up to the attic. The occupants were able to get out of the home, and firefighters retrieved …
