Area News

A young Dunlap man accused of making a threat to Sequatchie County High was charged with filing a false report. During an interview with police, he reportedly admitted to having unlawful physical contact with a teen. Zachary Damian Key, 19, now faces an additional charge of statutory rape. For more, see the March 15 issue…

Local officers and volunteers were ready for the worst after several inches of rain fell last week, but there were no reported evacuations or flood-related injuries in Sequatchie County. For more, see the March 8 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Information on a suspicious vehicle parked on Sequatchie County Schools property led to the arrest of two individuals, one on gun charges. Taken into custody on were Danny E. Parker Jr., 30; and Kristy Dawn Routte, 29. For more, see the March 8 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Two juveniles and one adult were injured in a single vehicle wreck on Cagle Mountain February 25, reports Sequatchie County Detective Jason Harvey. The roll-over accident took place at about 4:30 p.m., he said. Two juvenile passengers were airlifted from the scene to Erlanger in Chattanooga. For more, see the March 1 issue of The…

Sisters Addy and Ella Edgmon have not started their high school softball careers yet, but already have in mind their college destination after receiving early offers from UT-Chattanooga. Addy, an eighth grader at Sequatchie County  Middle School, committed on February 20, and Ella, a freshman at Sequatchie County High School, committed earlier in the month.…

   Awards for All-District 7-AA and All-Tournament were announced after finals in the district basketball games were played February 16-17. For more, see the February 22 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Starting as a Cub Scout in the fifth grade, local student Seth Widick has risen to the rank of Eagle Scout, and says his efforts in earning the rank have helped him prepare for adulthood. For more, see the February 22 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

A rain-slick roadway and driver inexperience were contributing factors in a single-vehicle wreck on Friday, February 9, the Dunlap Police Department reports. A 16-year-old driver was injured and transported to Erlanger Sequatchie Valley for treatment, said Dunlap Police Chief Clint Huth, while two 16-year-old passengers were uninjured. All three had to be extricated from the…

With returnees and wrestlers competing at the state level for the first time, Sequatchie County High School will take a determined group of athletes to the Class A/AA state tournament outside Nashville February 15-17. For more, see the February 15 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Two people were injured during a shooting incident at a home in the Valley View subdivision in Dunlap. Authorities are determining what led to gunshot wounds. Arrested and charged with aggravated assault was Clark S. Morris, one of those injured. For more, see the February 8 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.