We have a fraud alert to report. Mountain Valley Bank customers have alerted the staff about receiving calls from the bank’s caller ID number. Please be aware that if Mountain Valley Bank contacts a customer, they will not ask for account information over the phone or by email. If you receive any calls, you are …
Valley Fest is a two-day Family Festival in the heart of Dunlap. This annual event features a Carnival, Food, Crafts and Artisans, and fantastic Music. This is the 12th year for Valley Fest, and this year’s event will be held on May 4 and 5. May 4 headliner is Kentucky Headhunters. May 5 is T.G. …
On Thursday, 3/14/2024, the Dunlap Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire on SR 111/8 just below the waterfall’s pull-off. A pickup, towing a trailer loaded with a truck, caught fire going up the mountain. The incident required closing the highway while firefighters extinguished the fire. Dunlap Fire and Sequatchie County EMA, Cagle VFD, Sequatchie …
Family Dollar plans to close about 1,000 stores nationwide as inflation takes a bite out of consumers’ wallets and low-cost-retailers’ profits. Family Dollar will close 600 locations in the first half of this year and 370 stores over the next several years as store leases expire. Also, Dollar Tree, which owns Family Dollar, reports it …
Last week, Sequachee Valley Electric’s President/CEO Mike Partin was elected Vice President of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Board of Directors. NRECA is a leader in the national energy discussion. As an officer on the NRECA board, he will be able to help influence the policymaking and decisions that affect day-to-day work and …
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (“TDCI”) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (“SFMO”) have announced that 104 Tennessee rescue squads will receive grants totaling $3 million in 2024 through the Rescue Squad Grant Program. Beersheba Springs Rescue Squad in Grundy County, Bledsoe County Rescue Squad, Sequatchie County Rescue Squad, Jasper Fire Department, …
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 12 & 13, 2024, Daus Mountain Road will be closed to thru traffic. Two tiles will be replaced beginning on Tuesday at 8:00 am. The road will reopen at 4:30 pm on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. The third tile will be replaced on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, beginning at 8:00 am. …
Holiday employment that ended at the start of the new year is one of the leading factors that caused an increase in county unemployment rates across Tennessee in January 2024. While statewide unemployment numbers are adjusted to consider the impacts of seasonal labor, county unemployment rates are not adjusted. Ninety-three of Tennessee’s 95 counties experienced …
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter have announced the 50 recipients receiving funding through the Infrastructure Planning Grant (IPG) program. The $10.7 million in funding is part of the Rural Economic Opportunity Act and will assist communities and utility districts across Tennessee with long-term planning for …
The roadway paving on Hwy 127 / Rankin Avenue in Dunlap that was scheduled for Thursday, March 7, has been postponed due to the availability of the specific asphalt mix required. Some paving will be done in the parking lot area on Thursday; however, no paving will be done in the traffic lanes. Both north …
