Young love starts a lot of times by friends playing matchmaker. This was the case for Norman Podney Jones and Betty Sue Gross. They met on a double date planned by Betty’s brother, Bob, and Podney’s cousin, Lora Mae, in December 1952. A few months later, Bob and Lora Mae were talking about getting married…

Though a route has not been selected yet, bus #18, powered by propane, will soon be transporting Sequatchie County students to and from school. The bus, approved for purchase last year by the Sequatchie County Board of Education at a cost of $165,252, recently arrived at the bus garage. For more see the February 6…

Descendants of Jesse Pickett, who acquired land and founded the currently known Ray Pickett Farm around 1867, and their spouses, still are actively involved in its daily operation. The farm in the East Valley Road area, approximately seven miles southeast of Dunlap, has been designated as a Sequatchie County Heritage Farm and family members recently…

Family-owned farms operating for at least 100 years are being designated as Sequatchie County Heritage Farms, with information shared by the families for articles in the The Dunlap Tribune. Now known as Meadowbrook Farm, the former Wiley Farm dates back to the end of the 19th Century. Kellee McAnally owns a portion of the original…

After holding successful fundraising events last year, the Sequatchie Valley Alzheimer’s Committee presented a $35,166 check to the Pat Summitt Foundation during the Lady Vols’ January 16 “We Back Pat” game. Committee members Diane Harmon, Jennifer Worley, Allison Pollock, Angela Bledsoe, Vicki Carr, June Smith, and Rolanda Green presented the check during halftime of the…