Puckett EMS recommended to continue as ambulance provider
Puckett EMS, providing ambulance service in Dunlap and throughout Sequatchie County for over a decade, has been recommended to continue serving locally. Sequatchie County commissioners approved moving forward in the process during its regular meeting March 16. Jeff Mackey, commissioner and emergency services committee chairman, said two contract proposals had been received and reviewed. One…
Read MoreFormer teacher bound over for assaulting student
Holly Condra, a former Sequatchie County School System employee accused of striking a student in a Griffith Elementary School classroom, was bound over to the Sequatchie County Grand Jury during March 20 court proceedings. Condra and other defendants appeared before Sessions Court Judge L. Thomas Austin. Condra was fired following the incident which took place…
Read MoreThree earn high honors at SkillsUSA
Students planning careers and showing interest in a range of fields competed at the Tennessee SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Chattanooga March 15-18. Sequatchie County High School had two championship winners who will compete in the national event in Atlanta in June. The school also had a runner-up in an important event, firefighting.…
Read MoreDrug offenders sentenced in Sessions
Several defendants facing drug related charges were sentenced during Sequatchie County General Sessions Court March 9, before Judge L. Thomas Austin. Pleading guilty to simple possession, amended from sale, delivery, or manufacture of fentanyl, was Jeremy Webster. The defendant was ordered to serve 11 months and 29 days of probation and pay a $750 fine…
Read MoreEscaping wins film, actor awards
The short film Escaping, filmed locally and premiering last summer, earned a pair of awards at the Broad Street Film Festival in Sugar Land, Georgia. The festival was held March 6-8, said filmmaker Blaine Layne. “There is a submission process, then each festival has its own judges and accolades,” Layne explained. “In October, we won…
Read MoreBrush fire fought
Southend Volunteer Fire Department responded to Nunley Road, off Daus Mountain Road, for a large brush fire on March 14 at approximately 2:30 p.m. The Tennessee Forestry Department was called in as well. Crews were on the scene for several hours, Southend’s Chief Ken Herron reported. Photo courtesy of SOUTHEND VOL FIRE DEPT
Read MoreSeals must pay $3.059 million in restitution
Gary Seals, 62, appeared before Circuit Court Judge John H. Cameron on March 5 and was ordered to pay $3.059 million restitution to Citizens Tri-County Bank. He was sentenced for theft from $60,000 to $250,000. His charge reportedly stemmed from check fraud. Judge Cameron ordered Seals to serve 260 in jail, serving at least 10…
Read MoreDetails released in parking lot arrests
Further details are available on the arrest of two individuals Friday morning, March 6, at the Griffith Elementary School parking lot. No children were at risk, law enforcement and educators stated, following the arrest of James Dixon, 57, and Amanda Yax, 44. According to an affidavit from the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office, police arrived at…
Read MoreSmith leads Sequatchie High’s Class of 2026
Members of the Sequatchie County High School Class of 2026 Top 10 have a wide range of career goals, and have participated in many different activities over the past four years. Earning Valedictorian of the Class of 2026 is Harrison Smith, son of Nathan and Stephanie Smith. Harrison plans to attend Virginia Military Institute (VMI)…
Read MoreRoy Thomas Johnson
Roy Thomas Johnson, 86, of Dunlap, Tennessee passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026 at NHC Sequatchie. Mr. Johnson was born on June 4, 1939. He was one of 14 children born to Gaither Henson and Ester Amelia Lewis Johnson. He was a great help on the family farm growing up. After his graduation from Sequatchie…
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