Area News

     The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development announced 27 communities will receive more than $1.3 million in Tourism Enhancement Grants to assist with tourism infrastructure assets. Sequatchie County is one of the grant recipients, with $75,000 to be awarded.      The two agencies partnered to…

With little discussion, the 2019-2020 Sequatchie County budget was approved by Commission vote on July 29. The budget requires no property increase, with the rate remaining at $2.4422 per $100 of assessed property value. Monday’s vote was part of a special called meeting of the Sequatchie County Commission. The budget had been presented earlier this…

Much anticipated by some and dreaded by others, the World’s Longest Yard Sale is back. The six-state, 690-mile sale along U.S. Highway 127 brings hundreds of thousands of visitors to sites along mostly rural routes, allowing them to shop for unique items while generating money for the local economy. The sale officially runs Thursday, August…

Hubner Manufacturing Corporation, a German-based subsidiary of Hubner Group, has entered into an agreement for a lease-option of the former Tecumseh Manufacturing building on Industrial Drive in Dunlap. The deal allows Hubner to double job projections for 135, as 66 jobs were announced during the company’s community meeting in Dunlap March 6. “Hubner plans to…

Amelia Greer, a 2019 graduate of Sequatchie County High School, was crowned Fairest of the Fair on Saturday, July 20. Greer was awarded a $500 scholarship. For more see the July 25 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

     The pilot of a Stoddard-Hamilton Glasair II FT aircraft that crashed Wednesday on Cagle Mountain is in surgery at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Sequatchie County Sheriff Coy Swanger reported. The Sheriff was informed of the pilot’s status by a relative. Sheriff Swanger said the pilot, from Canada, left Gainesville, Georgia, refilled in Cleveland, and was…

Kooper Richard and his grandmother, Patsy Richard, were at a Dunlap business recently when City of Dunlap Police Officer Mark Fyfe drove up. “Kooper has always been afraid of policemen and did not see them in a good light,” said his grandmother. “When Officer Mark arrived, he noticed Kooper watching him, so he invited him…

For 30 years, talented volunteers have been helping those recovering from or battling cancer with the annual Hee-Haw benefit shows. This year’s set of performances were just as successful as past events, with a preliminary total of $31,000 raised. For more see the July 18 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Vincent Garner, 53, was captured by agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and United States Marshals at a home in Sequatchie County Tuesday evening, July 16. He was taken into custody without incident. Garner was indicted by a federal grand jury in Chattanooga on drug and weapon charges in 2016. He has an initial…

Arrests of a father and son on heroin-related charges, along with the involvement of juveniles, are alarming to local law enforcement. Charged on July 1 with possession of heroin for resale were Bradley Keith Smith, 21, and Jason Lee Smith, 45, both of Dunlap. For more see the July 11 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.