Second confirmed case of COVID-19 in county
Second confirmed COVID-19 case in county: Dunlap Mayor Dwain Land and Sequatchie County Executive Keith Cartwright announced a second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed. Executive Cartwright said a patient from NHC Sequatchie was transported to Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga by Puckett EMS, tested, and was found to have contracted the virus. Executive Cartwright added…
Read MoreFirst confirmed COVID-19 case in Sequatchie County
A Sequatchie County resident has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Sequatchie County Executive Keith Cartwright and Dunlap Mayor Dwain Land. The case, the first known in the county, was confirmed on Tuesday morning, March 31. For more local COVID-19 updates, visit TheDunlap-Tribune.com or the Dunlap Tribune Facebook page. More information on the announcement is included in the April 2…
Read MoreFugitive arrested at Dunlap home
Robert Lee Neal, 29, was arrested in a multi-unit operation Monday afternoon, March 30, Sheriff Coy Swanger reports. Neal had been sought since fleeing from police after being served a warrant on March 3. Neal’s charges include violation of probation for aggravated criminal trespassing in Sequatchie County General Sessions Court; theft under $1,000 and shoplifting…
Read MoreChildren receive five days of breakfast, lunch meals
Sequatchie County Schools’ staff packed and handed out 5,150 meals for children in hundreds of bags, during service to students and parents Thursday morning. Each bag has breakfast and lunch for five days apiece, with items such as milk, juice, sandwich meat and cheese, and cereal. The next serving day is planned for Thursday,…
Read MoreSandra Lee Layne Del Valle
Sandra Lee Layne Del Valle, 7, of Smithville, Tennessee passed away Thursday, March 19, 2020 at her residence after a courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church. She loved to crochet, quilt and watch the Game Show Network. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rev. Daniel…
Read MoreVictoria Lynn Frazey Plank
Victoria Lynn Frazey Plank, 63, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee passed away Friday, March 20, 2020 at Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Buford Grove Baptist Church in Hillard Florida. She was preceded in death by her parents, Donald W. and Joyce Mahan Frazey; husband, Clarence “Bubba” Plank She is survived by her brothers, Jim…
Read MoreMildred Land
Mildred Minton Land, 96, died March 23, 2020. She was born November 19, 1923 in Mt. Airy, TN to the late Homer D. and Almeda Moffitt Minton. She was a graduate of Sequatchie County High School, and for 32 years she was employed with the Sequatchie County School System, retiring as business manager. For over…
Read MoreHallie Belle Cheatham
Hallie Belle Vandergriff Cheatham entered into rest on Monday, March 23, 2020 at the age of 92. She was born in Daus, Tennessee. Hallie Belle had lived in the Chattanooga area before moving back to Daus to make her home for 53 years. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She and her husband,…
Read MoreCOVID-19 impacting community: Health-Business-Schools-Life
Physicians and dentists in Dunlap are working to continue services, while stressing safety for both visitors to their offices and staff. Individuals referred by a primary care physician or state health department can have a drive-thru appointment. Swabbing will take place while individuals remain in their vehicles, at the Industrial Park behind Mann+Hummel in Dunlap.…
Read MoreBlaze consumes structure
Members of the Cagle Volunteer Fire Department responded to Harmon Road for a structure fire on March 13. For more see the March 19 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.
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