Area News

Christopher Thacker is recovering from a gunshot wound ocurring after Stewart Luttrell allegedly pulled the trigger, reports Sequatchie County Sheriff Ronnie Hitchcock. An argument between the men at a Signal Mountain home last week led to the shooting, the Sheriff said. For more, see the August 24 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Authorities are searching for James Richard Kilgore, 44, who is s suspect in a two-year investigation in which approximately 867 grams of meth were found, reported Sheriff Ronnie Hitchcock. The drugs, with a street value of $104,000, were seized August 21 at Kilgore’s residence on Ski View Drive in Sequatchie County. He was not home…

Three senior members of the Sequatchie County High School football team (left to right) Garrett Castle, Caleb Reed, and Ethan Barker, have been recognized as Academic All-State by Murphy Fair Football. The three seniors for SCHS have maintained a minimum grade point average through their junior years while standing out on the playing field.

Plans for a 25-bed hospital in Sequatchie County are moving forward. The announcement was made during a presentation made by officials at Erlange Health System on August 10 and at the Sequatchie County Commission meeting later that evening. For more, see the August 17 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

A house fire in the Valley View Subdivision broke out Thursday morning, August 10 around 8:30 a.m. Members of the Dunlap Volunteer Fire Department and Dunlap Police Department are battling the fire. For more on this story, see next week’s edition of the Dunlap Tribune.

Governor Bill Haslam joined local and state leaders on the City of Dunlap Stage in Harris Park Friday, announcing two new grant awards and new job creations. The Governor announced a $500,000 grant for additions at the park including a new splash pad, plus an Appalachian Regional Commission grant of $200,350 for a new access…