Area News
Suspicious fires being investigated
Three different fires over three days, two on the same day, in a small area of Dunlap are being investigated, Sequatchie County Chief Deputy Paul Howard confirmed. The Dunlap Fire Department was called out twice on November 7 to Branch Road, near Brush Creek, Chief Norman Hatfield reported. For more see the November 19 issue…
Read MoreEdgmon to play softball at Georgia Tech
Countless hours of practice and travel have paid off for Sequatchie County High School senior Ella Edgmon, as she signed to continue her education and play softball at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Edgmon will be the first player from SCHS to play in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). “Playing at Georgia Tech, I’ll be competing…
Read MorePlans to upgrade athletic facilities
Upgrades of facilities used by countless students are ready to enter the design phase, after approval by the Sequatchie County Board of Education on November 2. The Lewis Group, an architectural firm, for designing plans at several fields on the Sequatchie schools campus was approved. For more see the November 12 issue of The Dunlap…
Read MoreDunlap Mercantile is back in business
A year after work began to restore the Dunlap Mercantile building on Rankin Avenue in downtown Dunlap, three days of grand opening celebration and a ribbon cutting were held. For more see the November 12 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.
Read MoreSCHS Cross Country teams place fourth, ninth at TSSAA State
Running in the TSSAA Small School State Cross Country Meet outside Nashville on November 5, Sequatchie County High School had a fourth place finish in the girls’ race, among 20 teams. Lady Indian sophomore Jillyen Givens (712) placed ninth out of 165 runners and senior Anna Kate Tibbs was 13th. In the boys’ race, junior…
Read MoreCounty voters choose state, national candidates
As the country waits on state-by-state U.S. Presidential reports on Tuesday night, November 3, the Sequatchie County Election Commission has released its summary of county votes, both in early walk-in and absentee voting and on Election Day. Donald J. Trump [R] gained 5,846 votes, 80.7 percent to Democrat Joseph Biden’s [D] 1,295, 17.9 percent, in…
Read MoreIndians’ regular season final cancelled
Sequatchie County High School’s scheduled football game at Upperman, just west of Cookeville, has been cancelled. The school announced on social media the cancellation was due to health and safety concerns. Since the game is counted as a loss based on TSSAA guidelines, the Indians’ season finishes at 2-8. For more, see the November 5…
Read MoreNunley receives Howard Hatcher award
Ed Nunley, a longtime volunteer in Sequatchie County, was named winner of the Howard Hatcher Award during the Sequatchie County-Dunlap Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on October 22. The meeting was held at the Citizens Tri-County Bank Training Center. Nunley, a Dunlap Lions Club member and former Sequatchie County Commissioner, received a unanimous vote from…
Read MoreKeeping schools safe in pandemic
Since the majority of students in the Sequatchie County school system returned to a five-day-a-week, in-class schedule on September 22, school staff have remained cautious while continuing instruction as normally as possible. Due to COVID-19 concerns, students began the school year in a “hybrid” system mixing in-class and home learning before the Sequatchie County Board…
Read MoreCity of Dunlap adds police officers — One is department’s first woman officer
The Dunlap Police Department has welcomed its first known female officer plus two other officers to its police force, announced Chief Randy Phillips. Joining the department are Kaylee Smith, Darrell Johnston and Lee Spain. “We are pleased to have officers Johnston, Smith, and Spain,” Chief Phillips said. “It will be different having a female officer,…
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