Due to COVID-19 health concerns, Halloween will be much different this year with fewer ghosts, goblins, and film characters going home-to-home collecting candy. Volunteers are planning events on October 31 to help the community enjoy the day. New this year is the Spook Stroll on October 31, organized by Ashley Hall and set for 2:00…

Early voting on day one for the November 3 State and Federal Election increased 126.6 percent in Sequatchie County, from 2016 to 2020. A total of 639 individuals made their choices on day one compared to 282 in 2016, the 13th highest increase out of Tennessee’s 95 counties. Early voting continues at the Election Commission…

A week after putting out a fire at a home in the Cartwright community, volunteer firefighters were called to the same location on Thursday, October 15.  The home was completely engulfed, so the Dunlap Fire Department kept the blaze from spreading to nearby chicken coops and kept chickens and a chained dog safe while allowing the…

Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative’s Dunlap office reopened its drive-thru on Thursday, October 15. The office had been closed to the public for precautionary cleaning and sanitizing.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports a wreck with two fatalities occurred Wednesday morning, October 14, with a call received at 5:20 a.m. The wreck took place on Highway 111, closing the road between Tram Trail and Harmon Road. For more, see the October 22 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.