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Countless volunteers took part in a two-day beautification effort, held March 19-20, in different areas of Dunlap. The project was put together by the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Sequatchie County-Dunlap Chamber of Commerce, with a number of businesses, industries, student groups, and other volunteers taking part. For more see the March 25 issue of The…

In a year’s time, over 2,800 surgeries to help control the local animal population have been performed at  Sequatchie Valley Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic. The clinic, on Highway 111 adjacent to Save-a-Lot, celebrated its one-year anniversary on March 16. For more see the March 18 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Five days of thrill rides, family rides, midway games, food and fun are set to kick off BTC Fiber Valley Fest’s 10th anniversary happening in May. Rides planned to be brought to Valley Fest can change, but Paul Marini owner of Family Funfest, Inc. said a wide variety of thrill and family rides are planned.…

Volunteers are sought for two days of clean-up at Coops Creek in Dunlap, March 19-20. For more see the March 11 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Dunlap native Heather (Way) Barnhill had an early interest in photography which has carried over into her photos being published. “I’ve really enjoyed it since I was a kid,” Barnhill said, a 1999 graduate of Sequatchie County High School. “My mom was always taking pictures and I loved to see them. She’s always enjoyed snapping…

Sequatchie County High School was one of 18 schools across the state selected to participate in the Teaching All Students (TAS) Initiative. The grant will serve students with significant cognitive disabilities. Sequatchie County Special Education Supervisor Christy Albright, who submitted the grant application locally, said the funding will include a large amount of training. For…

Pairs of siblings playing high school sports together is fairly common, including three different pairs of sisters on the Sequatchie County High School girls’ basketball team two years ago. Less frequent is three siblings playing together. This year, playing their first and last season together for the SCHS Indian basketball team are brothers Davion Cotton,…

More than 60 years ago, Anna Faye Heard walked blocks in Chattanooga before sunlight in order to attend beauty school. Decades later, her business, the Bouffant Beauty Salon, is celebrating 60 years of serving the residents of Sequatchie County. “I was out of high school and didn’t know what I wanted to do,” Heard said.…

Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway has been designated as a new National Scenic Byway. The new byway stretches from Marion County to Sequatchie County to Bledsoe County where the scenic byway begins. To learn more about the designation see The Dunlap Tribune’s February 25 edition. Photo by Carson Camp