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Eddie Dishman

Eddie Dishman, age 78, of Dunlap, passed away Sunday, May 29, 2022 at his home. He was of the Church of God faith.  He was preceded in death by his daughter, Deborah Lynn Dishman; and son, William Doyle Dishman. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Carlotta Dishman; son, Charles Dishman; daughter, Stella…

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Sue Arms Brown

Sue Arms Brown, 79, of Dunlap, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Trenton, Georgia. She was born October 2, 1942 to the late Ed and Mildred Arms in Chattanooga. Ms. Brown was of the Baptist faith and lived on Cagle Mountain in Dunlap, worked in retail sales, and loved working…

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Higdon, TTU students find rare species

Emmalee Higdon, a Sequatchie County High School graduate, was part of a team of Tennessee Tech University students discovering a rare plant species in-state, TTU announced.  The discovery took place in a wooded area surrounding the Appalachian Center for Craft, Tech’s satellite campus in Smithville, west of Sparta.  Higdon collected the plant to deposit in…

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Two Cane Creek Falls rescues in four days

On May 30 and June 2, Piney and Dunlap volunteer fire departments assisted with rescues at Cane Creek Falls inside Fall Creek Falls State Park. Both incidents involved someone jumping off of Cane Creek Falls. The most recent happened when a 17-year-old male dove off of Cane Creek Falls approximately 85 feet into the swimming…

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Endangered, missing teen sought

Missing teen sought: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department are searching for Allie Marie Dunn, described as endangered due to medical issues. Sequatchie County Detective Jody Lockhart said Dunn, 15, left a note for family but it did not state where she was going. Dunn was last seen in Graysville on…

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Randall (Randy) “Hammer” Sims

Randall (Randy) “Hammer” Sims, 74, of Dunlap, Tennessee died peacefully with his wife by his side on Thursday, May 26, 2022. He was born June 21, 1947 in Dunlap, the youngest son of Ralph Smith Sims and Louise Land Sims. He was a 1966 graduate of Sequatchie County High School. Randy served in the US…

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Arrietta Elois Layman

Mrs. Arrietta Elois Layman, 83, of Dunlap, passed away Thursday May 26, 2022, at her home.   She was born in Palmer, Tennessee on November 5, 1938, to Fred James and Rosa Schoenmann James, who preceded her in death, along with her husband, Ralph Layman; brother, Carl James; and sisters, Shelvy Jean James, Marion Marie Schlageter…

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Gina Marie Ranallo Bodnar

Gina Marie Ranallo Bodnar, age 59, of Dunlap, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. She was of the Catholic faith.  Gina was employed for the last seven years at Mann-Hummel. She was a 22-year resident of Dunlap where she was loved by everyone who knew her and was often affectionately referred to as…

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Beavers receives $10K scholarship from Terrapin

Emily Beavers, a rising junior in the MTSU Fermentation Science program, is the second recipient of the Brewing Education Scholarship awarded by Athens, Georgia-based Terrapin Brewing Co. Beavers, 20, who is from Dunlap, recently learned she would be the 2022 beneficiary of a $10,000 award during a Zoom session with Terrapin and MTSU representatives. For…

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Track team brings home gold, seven medals

Five members of the Sequatchie County High School track team competed at the Spring Fling, the TSSAA’s spring sports festival in Murfreesboro on May 23. The group shined brightly, taking seven top five finishes including another gold medal for senior Carter Bradford.  For more see the June 2 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

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