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By Editor | February 16, 2021 | 0 Tennessee will begin registering Tennesseans aged 65 and older and those in Phase 1b of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan COVID-19 for vaccinations on February 22. Phase 1b includes staff members of kindergarten through 12thgrade schools and child care facilities. Online Scheduling for COVID-19 Vaccination TDH has…

A Dunlap man, with a long criminal history, is accused of stealing cemetery decorations, reported Dunlap Police Chief Randy Phillips. Arrested for theft under $1,000 was Robert James Davis, 60. Chief Phillips explained caregivers of a man buried at Sequatchie Memorial Gardens noticed decorations had been stolen, so they set up a camera. An individual…

Attending nearby high schools in Chattanooga, Dunlap’s Larry and Barbara Eddings first went out on a blind double date in 1971. A year later, the couple married, and say cooperation and faith have been keys to their long marriage. “I had been watching Barbara come in the grocery store, where I worked with her mom…

The Dunlap Fire Department responded to a residential fire on Branch Road on Tuesday morning, February 9. No injuries were reported as the home’s occupant was able to escape unharmed, but the home was destroyed. For more, see the February 18 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

COVID-19 caused a number of cancellations of events in Sequatchie County in 2020, but a long-time Dunlap tradition is being planned for a return in May. BTC Fiber Valley Fest is set for Saturday and Sunday, May 1-2, said Committee Chairman Marlene Basham. “We were disappointed last year, but we want to make this year’s…

Dunlap Police Corporal Mark Fyfe has retired from the department, Chief Randy Phillips announced, after serving the community for nearly 14 years. For more see the February 4 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

  “Retiring your wrestling shoes is a very sacred and personal thing,” explained Sequatchie County High School senior Sadie Jo Nave. She retired the shoes of her late brother, Gavin Gardner, during Senior Night at SCHS on January 14. Gavin was one of the pioneers of the SCHS program, advancing to the TSSAA Class A/AA…

Operating an office in Crossville for years, Dr. Zachary Boyd, a Dunlap native, has expanded to his hometown. Boyd Family Eyecare has opened an office at 1845 Old York Highway in the former Department of Human Services building. “I just felt it was time to come home,” said Dr. Boyd, who will continue to run…

June Dishman and Frank Silver were unanimously approved to fill vacancies on the Sequatchie County Commission during a regular quarterly meeting on January 25. Unanimously approved to fill a Sequatchie County constable position was Thomas Mahoney. For more on the new commissioners and constable, plus other Commission business, see the February 4 issue of The…

Starting on Monday, January 25, the Sequatchie County Health Department is changing COVID-19 testing hours at Ewtonville Baptist Church to 8:30-10:30 a.m. Amanda Goodhard, Assessment and Planning Coordinator for the Tennessee Department of Health’s Southeast Regional Office, said the change allows testing to continue Monday-Friday while giving staff more time to focus on vaccinations.