Area News

Nearly 10 years ago, Erlanger’s Sequatchie Valley Emergency Department (SVED) opened in Dunlap, providing emergency healthcare and other services. The local facility provides the opportunity for emergency service as soon as possible, without traveling across the mountain to Chattanooga unless necessary or until a later time. “With so many small and local hospitals closing their…

Several inmates have been working hard to improve their lives in preparation for life after release from the Sequatchie County Justice Center. Four of those inmates were recently recognized for obtaining their General Equivalency Diplomas (GEDs), announced Sequatchie County Sheriff Bill Phillips. For more see the August 1 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

In 1907 W.E. Hamilton, Ben Condra’s great-grandfather, purchased property in Sequatchie County known as the Condra Family Farm. Condra added, W.E. Hamilton and his family moved in from Marion County shortly after the farm was bought and lived in a nearby house which is still standing. “Our grandchildren are the sixth generation involved here,” Ben…

During the Sequatchie County Health Council meeting July 18, a number of health professionals and other interested parties learned more about a rapidly growing problem in Tennessee, human trafficking. A pouring of non-toxic red sand on sidewalks at Harris Park was held to bring awareness of those who “fall through the cracks.” The primary speaker…

Officially running August 1-4, the World’s Longest Yard  Sale has already started bringing visitors through Sequatchie County. The 690-mile yard sale offers local residents and traveling vendors the opportunity to make some extra money, while shoppers can browse through countless items while trying to find that special purchase. For more see the July 25 issue…

Nearly four years after human remains were found on C.C. Road, near the three-county border of Sequatchie, Grundy, and Marion counties, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) reports an arrest has been made. Taken into custody and charged with homicide was Jimmy Higgins, 62. For more see the July 25 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

All 13 members of the Dunlap Police Department are now wearing body cameras, activated when there is official contact with the public, DPD Chief Randy Phillips reported. “This is something I’ve wanted for our department since I became Chief four years ago,” he said. For more see the July 18 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

An active athlete and a huge fan of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Bucs, Axton Robertson, 11, has been battling cancer with an official diagnosis received in January. Special Spaces, a national non-profit organization, made the Sequatchie Valley resident’s battle brighter by redesigning his bedroom with a LEGO theme while incorporating his favorite NFL team. “Axton…

District Attorney Courtney Lynch has identified the two people killed in a shooting incident at NHC Healthcare Sequatchie on Monday morning, June 8. Marcie Bubul, 81, was reportedly shot by her husband, Kirk Bubul, also 81, after he entered the facility. Kirk Bubul then shot himself, said Dunlap Police Chief Randy Phillips. Marcie Bubul was…

The much-anticipated Hee-Haw fundraising benefit for the Sequatchie County Cancer Society returns this week after three sets of shows were canceled in recent years due to COVID or school renovations. Hee-Haw, raising money for the Sequatchie County Cancer Support Network that directly aids local residents, is being held July 11-13 at the Sequatchie County High…