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  Charles Grayson, Jr., 49, was arrested without incident at a local apartment complex on August 19, Dunlap Police Chief Randy Phillips reported. Grayson, a fugitive from justice, was wanted in Covington County, Alabama for failure to appear in court on a manslaughter charge. He remained confined to the Sequatchie County Justice Center on August…

As students learn in a hybrid format in Sequatchie County, BTC Fiber has set up WiFi hotspots around the county and in neighboring Bledsoe, Van Buren, and Rhea Counties to assist students who lack internet access at home. BTC Fiber General Manager Charlie Boring said he has been working with Bledsoe County and Sequatchie County…

In March 2019, executives with Hubner Manufacturing Corporation joined with local and state leaders to announce a multi-million dollar investment in Dunlap. Eighteen months later, company officials are pleased with the results so far and look forward to further expansion in the large facility, formerly the home of Precision Aerodynamics. “We looked at 13 different…

The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department is asking for aid in locating Austin Cooley, 16, of Dunlap who was reported missing by the Department of Children Services (DCS) on August 7. Sheriff Coy Swanger said DCS filed a missing juvenile report after the juvenile ran away from home, before he was to be picked up by…

Human remains found in Sequatchie County, near C.C. Road at the three-county border of Sequatchie, Grundy, and Marion off Highway 108, have been sent to the state medical lab in Nashville. Sequatchie County Sheriff Coy Swanger said the remains were discovered Monday, August 10. Authorities collected evidence and worked at the scene until late Tuesday…

A motion to return to a standard, five-day school week with a remaining all-virtual option failed during the Sequatchie County Board of Education meeting August 3. For the time being, the A/B virtual option will remain in place. School board member Sam Hudson made the motion, which would have put the standard schedules back in…

Jessica Austin, the first write-in candidate in decades to win a Sequatchie County General Election, will be the newest member of the Sequatchie County Board of Education. Austin replaces Linda Tate, who did not seek re-election for the District 7 post. The new board member was a qualified write-in, election staff explained. She came into…

Two weeks after two people were fatally injured in a wreck on Cagle Mountain, three were injured in another wreck on August 9 on Highway 111 near White Oak Swamp. All three involved are from outside of Sequatchie County, reported Tennessee Highway Patrol Sergeant Alan Bailey. Sgt. Bailey explained the crash report is still being…