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All Thursday, February 20 District 7AA basketball games will be postponed until tomorrow night due to weather conditions. The new schedule will be as follows: Friday, February 21 – Boys Semifinals 6:00 p.m. Grundy County vs Bledsoe County 7:30 p.m. Sequatchie County vs Cumberland County Saturday, February 22 – Girls Consolation and Finals 6:00 p.m.…

Students from Tennessee Technological University (TTU), including SCHS graduate Shelby Kilgore, used their knowledge and skills to help a child coping with cerebral palsy. The project was part of the Early Intervention and Mechanical Engineering (EIME) program at TTU, which pairs engineering students with families of children with special needs. “It was just truly an…

Traveling across the country competing in a thrilling motor sport, Sequatchie County High School senior Stephen Rogers had one his best finishes yet earlier this month. A professional rock bouncer, Rogers placed first in the EFI Holley Shootout at the King of Hammers in California and at age 17, is the youngest winner of the…

Growing up and later working in a dental office across the street, Becky Hatfield-Card was always impressed by the Dunlap Mercantile building. “I just thought it was such a cool-looking place, even after it was closed,” Becky said. “I knew it had so much potential.” For more see the February 13 issue of The Dunlap…

Settling in after moving to Dunlap 52 years ago, Howard and Dot Hatcher credit sharing responsibilities as a key to their marriage. The couple, both originally from the Nashville area, have had “61 good years together,” they said. “We’re both natives of Williamson County,” Dot explained. “Back then, it was a farming community.” For more…

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced the discovery last weekend of a human skull in a wooded area near Pleasant Hills Cemetery. Authorities including the TBI, Dunlap Police Department, Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department, Van Buren officers, and others were searching in the woods near the Van Buren-Sequatchie county line when the discovery was made. Anyone…

Concern over flooded roads and high water near homes led Sequatchie County school officials to cancel classes for a second consecutive day, Friday, February 7. Roads were closed Thursday morning including at Old York Highway, near the Sequatchie River, and other locations. Drivers are urged to remain cautious and be aware of any high water…

A Chattanooga man who reportedly put a gun to the head of two individuals was among defendants indicted by the Sequatchie County Grand Jury last week. Ricky L. Grant was arrested in November for allegedly putting a gun to his ex-girlfriend’s head and another person, then forcing his ex-girlfriend into a vehicle. For more see…

The former Liberty School in Cartwright has undergone major renovation into upscale apartments, thanks to Michael Hudson, a resident of the community in the south area of Sequatchie County. “I just wanted to give back to our community here, and make the building a place everyone could be proud of,” Hudson said. For more see…

A juvenile driver was freed from his vehicle by volunteers from the Dunlap Fire Department after a wreck on Monday afternoon, February 3. The driver had to be extricated before being transported from the scene by Puckett EMS. For more, see the February 6 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.