Site development grant received
A large property off West Valley Road in Sequatchie County, once a coal yard and now used for brush disposal and police training, could have new usage thanks to a state grant. The site-development grant funds will help county leaders in decision making on the 50-acre site. Sequatchie County received a $60,075 site development grant…
Read MoreCounty fair book and quilt earn awards
The Sequatchie County Fair Association attended the Tennessee Association of Fairs Convention from January 15-18, winning first place for their premium book and third place in the quilt competition, along with the state merit award. “A delegation of 12 members participated in breakout sessions focused on learning and skill development to improve future fairs,” said…
Read MoreGod’s Word and their love keep Cokers together
Nearly 60 years of love between Frank and Judith Coker are credited to the Bible and their trust in God to keep their marriage strong. “The scripture I live by for my marriage is in Ephesians, where the Apostle Paul instructs wives to reverence their husbands,” Judith said. “God showed me that I need to…
Read MoreTraveling Museum brings history to students
Sequatchie County students, from second through eighth grades, visited the Ohio Historical Archaeological Society’s Traveling Museum February 3-4, covering life hundred of years ago through modern events and culture. The special event included triumphs such as space travel and inventions, along with tragedies from wars to 9/11. Explorers Columbus, and later, Lewis and Clark were…
Read MoreWreck leaves one injured
A two-vehicle wreck along Highway 399, west of Fredonia Road, resulted in possible injury. Emergency personnel responded to the scene at approximately 6:00 p.m. Cagle Volunteer Fire Department (CVFD) staff explained volunteers arrived at the scene to find no individuals in either vehicle were trapped. One person was reportedly transported for evaluation by Puckett EMS.…
Read MoreRichard Wayne Higdon
Richard Wayne Higdon, 77, of Dunlap, passed away Wednesday morning, February 4, 2026 at NHC Sequatchie. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Higdon; and four brothers, Grady, Bob, Tom, and Chester Higdon. He is survived by his sister, Betty Layne; two brothers, Hershel (Brenda) Higdon and Larry Higdon; along with…
Read MoreThree Indian football players on Best of Preps
Recording outstanding individual seasons while helping their team to a region runner-up and second round playoff appearance, three Sequatchie County High School football players were named to the Chattanooga Times-Free Press Best of Preps football squad. Selected were Kason Hicks, Hunter Minton, and Harrison Smith. This year’s format was different than past years, which had…
Read MoreHazardous road conditions, freezing temps experienced
After some days of mild weather early in the winter season, freezing rain and bitter cold temperatures arrived in Sequatchie County January 24, though not at the levels in other areas of Tennessee where hundreds of thousands lost power. Additional snowfall, some icy road conditions, and cold temperatures returned to begin February. During the January…
Read MoreFiremen quick to respond to school fire alarm
Half-a-dozen volunteers from the Dunlap Fire Department arrived at Griffith Elementary School on Friday morning, January 30, due to a fire alarm. No fire was found by department members who throughly inspected the scene, Chief Norman Hatfield said. Chief Hatfield explained a call was received at 11:25 a.m. with firefighters and officers from the Dunlap…
Read MoreHackworth Farm was stagecoach stop
The Hackworth Farm, off West Valley Road at the foot of Daus Mountain in Sequatchie County, has a long history that may go back at least 200 years, family members explain. The farm is the latest recognized as a Heritage Farm, owned and operated by a family in Sequatchie County for at least 100 years.…
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