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Where Whitwell's records are kept. Whitwell has its own police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Whitwell's own offices, along with State of Tennessee offices; the Marion County offices are on our Marion County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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The Tennessee Department of Correction publishes its own list of offenders now under a sentence of death in Tennessee, with related facts on the state's death penalty.
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The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee hears federal cases in Knoxville, Chattanooga, Greeneville and Winchester, with dockets on PACER. Middle and West Tennessee have their own district courts.
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Whitwell Police Department, serving the Sequatchie Valley town since 1956, is led by Chief Ric Engle; it offers an extra patrol request form and nonemergency lines (423) 658-5151 and (423) 942-2525.
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Whitwell, a place of 1,652 people, is in Marion County, whose county seat is Jasper. Court and property records sit with Marion County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Tennessee. Whitwell's own offices are in the cards above, and our Marion County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Whitwell address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $4,440 in back wages agreed for 13 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitwell Senior Living LLC | 1 | $4,440 | 13 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Whitwell, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Tennessee wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Deeds for property in Whitwell are recorded by the Marion County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Marion County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Tennessee come from the state vital records office, Tennessee Office of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Whitwell register with the Tennessee Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Whitwell requires one, comes from the town or Marion County.
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