The Education Opportunity Center (EOC) provides free assistance to help residents reach their educational and career goals. Marla King, an education advisor with EOC, who formerly assisted students at the Chattanooga State Sequatchie/Bledsoe campus, will now be scheduling appointments at the Sequatchie County/Dunlap Chamber of Commerce on Thursdays, by appointment, from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. General education courses are offered at both Sequatchie and Bledsoe County High Schools. The center serves Bledsoe, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion and Sequatchie counties, and can assist with adult high school completion programs, choosing a college and a major, filing for FAFSA, searching for scholarships and grants, and overcoming federal student loan default. To schedule an appointment, call (423) 425-1702. BTS31
Bothered by someone’s drinking problem? Alanon may be able to help. Meetings are held on Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. at Dunlap United Methodist Church for those who need help in coping with a friend or family member’s drinking problem. The church is located at 1958 Main Street. BTS31
The Sequatchie County Quarterback Club is having a BBQ and scrimmage on Friday, August 3, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for the meal (BBQ pork sandwich, pickle, slaw, baked beans, chips, cookie and drink) are $10 and available from any Indians football player or Cates Street Pharmacy, or can be purchased at the door. The event is sponsored by Mountain Valley Bank and all proceeds support the Indians football team. Sequatchie County will be playing the Tyner Rams, 2017 2A state runner-up, for the scrimmage to kick off the 2018 season.TS31
Sequatchie Youth Soccer Association will hold registration for the fall recreational season on Saturday, August 4 and 11 between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in the Sequatchie County High School Commons area. SYSA is a recreational soccer league for ages 4-18. Fee is $60 for the first child, with $5 sibling discounts. For more information, call Joe at 949-2022 or check out the organization on facebook. T31
The annual Phillips-Henry reunion will be held Saturday, August 4 at the Daus Community Center. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish for lunch at noon. All family is invited to come and enjoy a good time together.TS31
The 48th homecoming service at Way of the Cross Baptist Church is planned for Sunday, August 5 with special speaker, Bro. Buddy Strickland, and singing by Heaven’s Mountain Band. Sunday school begins at 10:00 a.m., followed by the morning service at 10:45. Lunch will be served in the fellowship hall and the afternoon singing is at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Lanny Tate and the congregation invite everyone to attend. The church is located at 444 Fredonia Road in Dunlap. For more information, call 949-3699 or go to the church’s website, www.wotcbc.org.TS31
Homecoming at Cagle Community Church is scheduled for Sunday, August 5 at 10:00 a.m. Bro. Scotty Lawson from McMinnville will be the guest speaker and Broken Vessels from Fairview will be singing. Pastor Darrell Nance and the church invite everyone to attend. The church is located on Hwy. 8 and 111.TS31
Daus Baptist Church will be celebrating homecoming on Sunday, August 5. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., followed by worship at 11:00. There will be special preaching and singing. Lunch will be served after the worship service. Everyone is welcome. The church is located in the Daus community, just north of Southend Volunteer Fire Department, on West Valley Road.TS31
CRC (Cooperative Response Center) in Dunlap has spaces to rent for the Hwy. 127 yard sale, August 3-5. Cost is $50 for Friday evening through Sunday evening. All proceeds go toward CRC’s Adopt-A-Family program. If interested, contact Donna by text only at 423-240-6381. T24S25
The 48th homecoming service at Way of the Cross Baptist Church is planned for Sunday, August 5 with special speaker, Bro. Buddy Strickland, and singing by Heaven’s Mountain Band. Sunday school begins at 10:00 a.m., followed by the morning service at 10:45. Lunch will be served in the fellowship hall and the afternoon singing is at 1:30 p.m. Pastor Lanny Tate and the congregation invite everyone to attend. The church is located at 444 Fredonia Road in Dunlap. For more information, call 949-3699 or go to the church’s website, www.wotcbc.org.TS31
Homecoming at Cagle Community Church is scheduled for Sunday, August 5 at 10:00 a.m. Bro. Scotty Lawson from McMinnville will be the guest speaker and Broken Vessels from Fairview will be singing. Pastor Darrell Nance and the church invite everyone to attend. The church is located on Hwy. 8 and 111.TS31
Daus Baptist Church will be celebrating homecoming on Sunday, August 5. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m., followed by worship at 11:00. There will be special preaching and singing. Lunch will be served after the worship service. Everyone is welcome. The church is located in the Daus community, just north of Southend Volunteer Fire Department, on West Valley Road.TS31
CRC (Cooperative Response Center) in Dunlap has spaces to rent for the Hwy. 127 yard sale, August 3-5. Cost is $50 for Friday evening through Sunday evening. All proceeds go toward CRC’s Adopt-A-Family program. If interested, contact Donna by text only at 423-240-6381. T24S25
Music on the Mountain is held at the Cagle Community Center on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. A covered dish meal is served at 5:30 p.m., followed by a jam session in the library for beginning musicians and those who don’t have a group. This is a free concert. Anyone interested in playing and/or singing is welcome to join. For more information, call Sharon at 949-2843 or 304-1927. T32S33
Cowboy Church at the Tennessee Guest Ranch is held on the second Saturday of each month, through November, beginning at 5:00 p.m. with food, fellowship and fun. The next church service is planned for September 8 and includes free pony rides for children 12 and under, chuck wagon chow appetizers for the family and meet the horses in the stables. At 6:00 p.m., its Cowboy Church with a live horse presentation, music and a message (rain or shine, indoor facilities available). Music groups interested in performing can go to cowboychurchsv.com or call (423) 554-4677. The ranch is located on 1050 Ray Hixson Road in Dunlap.
Names are now being accepted for the Sequatchie County Veterans Memorial Park Wall. Honorably discharged veterans, who are past or present residents of Sequatchie County, will need their DD-214 and $100 cash or check. Partial payments can be arranged through the end of September. Signature bricks, T-shirts, sweatshirts and caps will be available for sale. The Veterans office is located at 171 Church Street in Dunlap. Hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. For more information, call 949-9000.
Folk Mountain Gospel, Don and Donna Mohl, will be performing at the Cagle Community Center’s Music on the Mountain, Thursday, August 16. A covered dish dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m., followed by music at 6:30. The Mohls blend biblical and traditional instruments with their voices to create a mountain and folk style gospel. Everyone is invited to attend.
The Southeast Tennessee RC&D and Sequatchie County Soil Conservation District will be conducting its second annual waterway cleanup on the Sequatchie River on Saturday, August 18 at 9:00 a.m. The parking and one of the launch sites will be at Canoe the Sequatchie, located at Hwy. 127 and John Burch Road. The second launch site is Humpback Bridge and those who are launching from there will be shuttled to that location from the Canoe the Sequatchie meet up. Breakfast will be provided before launch. For more information, contact Simone Madsen, Executive Director of the Southeast Tennessee RC&D, at 423-322-4405 or smads.setnrcd@gmail.com or Donna Knox, Soil Conservation District Administrator, at 949-2126.
Homecoming at Grace Bible Church will be held Sunday, August 19. Service begins at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Wayne Miller and congregation invite everyone to attend.
VFW Post 5772, Dunlap, holds its monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. The executive committee meets at 5:00 p.m. and the general business meeting starts at 6:00. Meetings are held in the Legion Hall on Fredonia Road. All members are encouraged to attend. Veterans interested in joining the VFW or learning more about the organization and the benefits of membership are encouraged to attend a general business meeting. Follow on Facebook at VFW Post 5772, Dunlap, TN.
Wheeler-Long Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans will meet Thursday, August 23 at 6:00 p.m. at Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative, north of Dunlap on Hwy. 127. Guest speaker Tom Meadows will be speaking on how West Virginia became a state. OCR, UDC and new member applicants are welcome.
Descendants of Mack and Minnie Harvey will hold their annual reunion on Saturday, August 25 at the home of Jerry and Betty Bookout (2627 Mowbray Road in Soddy Daisy). A covered dish lunch will be enjoyed around noon CST. All friends and relatives are invited.T34
The Summer Saturday Series of Food Preservation classes, offered by the UT Extension Service, will be held Saturdays, August 25 and September 15, at Sequachee Valley Electric from 9:00 a.m. until noon. Participants in the August class will learn about jams and pickling. Cost is $20. This is a hands-on class and participants will go home with a jar of strawberry-kiwi jam and a jar of sweet pickles. The September class is on gifting items (apple relish and infused vinegars). Registration deadline is August 22. Contact the UT Extension office at 949-2611 for further information. T32S33
Family and friends are welcome to join Word of Life Assembly of God in Dunlap at its 15th anniversary celebration on Sunday, August 26. The church will be honoring Pastor Ed and Christy Griffith and their family. Service begins at 10:30 a.m. with a fellowship dinner to follow.
Mt. Pleasant Congregational Methodist Church is having homecoming on Sunday, August 26. Sunday school begins at 10:00 a.m., worship is at 11:00 a.m., followed by lunch. Pastor Howell Whited and congregation invite everyone to attend.
Welch Chapel United Methodist Church will be celebrating 192 years at its homecoming services on Sunday, August 26 at 11:00 a.m. with a meal to follow. A special slideshow reflecting the church’s past will be presented. Pastor Doug Silvers and the congregation invite everyone to attend this special service.
Revival with Evangelist and Pastor James Langston is planned for August 27-31 at Way of the Cross Baptist Church at 6:30 each night. The church is located at 444 Fredonia Road in Dunlap. For more information, go to the church’s website at wotcbc.org or call 949-3699 or 423-243-7861.
American Legion Post 190, Dunlap, holds its monthly meetings on the last Tuesday of each month. The executive committee meets at 5:00 p.m. and the general business meeting starts at 6:00 p.m. Meetings are held in the Legion Hall on Fredonia Road. All members are encouraged to attend. Any veteran interested in joining the American Legion or learning more about the organization and the benefits of membership is encouraged to attend a general business meeting. Follow on Facebook at American Legion Post 190, Dunlap, TN.
The Cagle Community is planning a yard sale, August 31 through September 2, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the community center. Cagle residents are encouraged to bring their yard sale items to sell. Both indoor and outdoor spaces are available on a first come, first served basis. For more information, call Sharon at 949-2843.TS35
Covenant Fellowship Center, located at 275 Walnut Street in Dunlap, is having a sale on Friday, August 31 from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, September 1 from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Items to be sold include tables, chairs, appliances, nursery furniture, equipment, televisions, DVD players, shelving units, pantry items, etc.TS35