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Meeting via video teleconferencing, the Dunlap City Commission approved purchases and other actions during its meeting Monday, April 23. Commissioners Bryan Harmon, Jeff Harmon, Alan Jones and Judy Layne, voted on motions with the Dunlap police chief broadcasting the meeting with Mayor Dwain Land from inside the City Hall conference room. For more see the…

Over 100 local businesses applied for a small business grant Friday, April 24, Sequatchie County Executive Keith Cartwright reported. About a third of those will receive the grant, from $2,000 to $5,000, he said. For more see the April 30 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

A free COVID-19 “mega-testing” event is scheduled for Sunday, May 3, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Sequatchie County Executive Keith Cartwright announced. Drivers are asked to enter from Jones Drive and continue to Sequatchie County Middle School. The drive-up testing is to be conducted by the Sequatchie County Health Department. Testing continues each weekday…

Dunlap/Sequatchie County small businesses are encouraged to apply for grant funding, ranging from $2,000 to $5,000, announced Sequatchie County Executive Keith Cartwright and Dunlap Mayor Dwain Land. Applications are due by Friday, April 24, at 3:00 p.m. For more see the April 23 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

Connecting downtown Dunlap and the Sequatchie County Courthouse area to the southern portion of the City, the Coops Creek Greenway Trail is almost finished. The trail begins on Pine Street and runs along the creek, crosses Rankin Avenue, and continues south to Sequatchie County Schools. For more see the April 23 issue of The Dunlap…

Those arriving for COVID-19 testing at the Sequatchie County Health Department, behind Erlanger Sequatchie Valley off Rankin Avenue in Dunlap, may fear a long, drawn-out process. However, on Monday morning, April 20, drivers were quickly tested, encouraged to maintain proper health practices, and drove away without delay. For more see the April 23 issue of…

Sequatchie County Schools will follow Governor Bill Lee’s recommendation to close for the remainder of the current academic year, Director of Schools Pete Swafford stated. “Governor Lee just announced that all Tennessee schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year,” Director Swafford said on Wednesday, April 15. “We will certainly honor…

Three cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Sequatchie County through Monday afternoon, April 13, the Tennessee Department of Health reported in its daily update. No local case was listed as a recovery as of yet. For more see the April 16 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.

No games are being played at the moment, but lights at Sequatchie County High School and Sequatchie County Middle School’s athletic fields have been on lately. Twice a week, on Tuesday and Thursday at 8:20, lights are turned on to show support for the schools’ student athletes and their classmates. For more see the April…

Marion County resident, Dillon Jones, was charged with theft of a motorcycle reportedly stolen from Hamilton County, said Sequatchie County Sheriff Coy Swanger. For more see the April 9 issue of The Dunlap Tribune.