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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (middle) visited the Sequatchie County Election Commission on Tuesday, October 27, part of a statewide tour leading up to the November 3 Election. Secretary Hargett complimented the health precautions in Register Jerrie Holland’s office and was pleased to hear the high early voting rate locally. Secretary Hargett added early…

  The Sequatchie County High School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams each advanced to the TSSAA small school State Championship Meet, scheduled for Thursday, November 5, at Sanders Ferry Park in Hendersonville. SCHS advanced to the state by finishing second in the regional event in Chattanooga on October 26. The girls’ race in Hendersonville,…

Due to COVID-19 health concerns, Halloween will be much different this year with fewer ghosts, goblins, and film characters going home-to-home collecting candy. Volunteers are planning events on October 31 to help the community enjoy the day. New this year is the Spook Stroll on October 31, organized by Ashley Hall and set for 2:00…

Early voting on day one for the November 3 State and Federal Election increased 126.6 percent in Sequatchie County, from 2016 to 2020. A total of 639 individuals made their choices on day one compared to 282 in 2016, the 13th highest increase out of Tennessee’s 95 counties. Early voting continues at the Election Commission…

A week after putting out a fire at a home in the Cartwright community, volunteer firefighters were called to the same location on Thursday, October 15.  The home was completely engulfed, so the Dunlap Fire Department kept the blaze from spreading to nearby chicken coops and kept chickens and a chained dog safe while allowing the…

Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative’s Dunlap office reopened its drive-thru on Thursday, October 15. The office had been closed to the public for precautionary cleaning and sanitizing.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports a wreck with two fatalities occurred Wednesday morning, October 14, with a call received at 5:20 a.m. The wreck took place on Highway 111, closing the road between Tram Trail and Harmon Road. For more, see the October 22 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.  

Ernie Brown, Jr., “The Turtleman,” joined The Dukes of Hazzard cast members Byron Cherry and Chris Hensel in Dunlap on October 5, with the group filming a scene for Brown’s new series. Brown hosted Call of the Wildman, a popular wildlife reality series airing on Animal Planet for several years. Brown said his latest adventure…

The Dunlap Fire Department was called out for a mutual aid, rope rescue assignment at Fall Creek Falls on October 9. A 55-year-old male fell over 200 feet off a bluff and did not survive, volunteers were informed. For more see the October 15 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Local youth, after attending the Resurrection event in the Smokies last winter, felt something similar would be a positive for others in Dunlap. After much planning and help from adult youth leaders, the Rally in the Valley was set for Saturday, October 17. “Our youth wanted something that could be shared in our community, like…