Area News

A two-day search for Matthew Henry, missing from Dunlap, and Wesley Ridge, missing from Marion County, was conducted by a multi-agency task force at Nickajack Lake last week. Assistant District Attorney Steve Strain said information received from authorities indicated remains or evidence could be found in Marion County at the lake. The search continued November…

Balancing soccer, cheering, cross country and academics this fall, Sequatchie County High School senior Channing Barker excelled in each. The daughter of John and Chrisi Barker decided to continue her education at Catawba College in North Carolina while playing soccer and is the first SCHS player to sign for the sport. “I was first made…

Scoring 30 or above places students taking the American College Testing (ACT) test among the top seven percent in the nation. Sequatchie County High School annually has several students achieving the mark, with all placed on the school’s “academic wall of fame.” For more see the November 21 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

During the 2019 high school baseball season, Sequatchie County High School junior Austin Mitchell and senior Colin Hudson made life difficult for most opposing batters. Mitchell and Hudson were part of a strong pitching staff, helping the Indians to the Class AA state baseball tournament and next year will be teammates again at Roane State…

Failing to stop at a stop sign led to the arrest of a man on marijuana charges, reports Dunlap Police Chief Clint Huth. Taken into custody was Omar Veracruz, 19. For more see the November 14 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Redgie Camp, a veteran of Sequatchie County who served in the United States Air Force (USAF), said the way he was raised helped prepare him for a career in the military plus his work since. “I was born on January 5, 1942 in my grandfather’s log home on Fredonia Mountain,” he said. “I attended school…

Based on customer surveys, order accuracy, and all-around high ratings, Dunlap’s Hardee’s Restaurant scored as the highest in the country, employees recently learned. For more see the November 7 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Sequatchie County High School senior Emma Bradford made her last prep cross country race one to remember, bringing home a silver medal for a state runner-up finish. Bradford and her classmates on the SCHS girls and boys teams all competed in the TSSAA state meet at Percy Warner Park November 2.  For more see the…

Daylight Saving Time will end this weekend so don’t forget to move the hour hand of your clock back one hour Saturday night.