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Dunlap News covers breaking stories, schools, sports, traffic, government, and community updates in Dunlap and Sequatchie County, Tennessee and surrounding communities.

Simple Serenity Farm Participates in ABWA Annual Tour of Homes

Simple Serenity Farm is participating in the largest fundraiser for the America Business Women’s Association college scholarship, which is awarded yearly to women in financial need. The ABWA Annual Tour of Homes is a wonderful experience where individuals have decorated their homes and businesses from top to bottom and opened their doors for others to …

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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Closed because of High Winds

Officials with the National Park Service decided to close The Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Monday in advance of severe weather, dangerously high winds, and a red flag warning on Monday. Officials announced that Great Smoky Mountains National Park closed Elkmont and Cades Cove campgrounds and most park roads to protect visitors, employees, and …

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Burn Bans Remain in Place

Burn bans continue in our area, with state-issued bans in Grundy, Franklin, and Sequatchie Counties, Walker County, GA, and throughout Alabama. Currently, there is NO burning allowed in Marion County. This means NO burning of trash, leaves, or anything whatsoever. Burn permits are NOT available at this time. If you are caught burning in a banned …

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Tennessee Employment Rate Up Slightly, but Better than US Average

Tennessee’s statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October 2023 came in more than half a percentage point below the national average. The state rate was 3.3% in October, 0.6 of a percentage point lower than the seasonally adjusted national unemployment rate of 3.9%. The October rate is 0.1 of a percentage point higher than September. …

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Greyhound Moves from Chattanooga to Wildwood, GA

If you’re looking to board a bus for transportation over the Thanksgiving Holiday, Greyhound is no longer operating in Chattanooga. The new location is just outside Tennessee at Billy’s Truck Stop off I-24 in Wildwood, GA, in Dade County. The next closest Greyhound station is in Athens, TN.

Pirates One Win Away from Trip to State Championship Game

The South Pittsburg Pirates (13-0) dominated Gordonsville on Friday, cruising to a 48-7 win in the TSSAA state playoff quarterfinals. The Pirates averaged 10 yards per carry in rushing for 354 yards and outgained the Tigers 455-55 in total yards. Sophomore running back JaMychal Buckner led South Pittsburg with 150 yards on nine carries, including …

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Firemen Battle Blaze in Dunlap on Wednesday Night

Dunlap Fire Department was dispatched to assist Lewis Chapel VFD with a brush/woods fire on Wednesday night in the neighborhood of Pascoe Cemetery Road. No structures were damaged, and no injuries were reported. The Tennessee div of Forestry was needed to bulldoze fire breaks to contain the fire. The Commissioner of Agriculture Burn Ban has …

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Tennessee has Major Pothole Problem

The state of Tennessee has significant problems with interstate potholes. USA Today examined data from AAA, which showed that 44 million drivers paid for vehicle repairs from pothole damage last year. According to the report using Google Trends data from 2020-2023, Tennessee ranks 4th in the nation for pothole problems. Washington State ranked number one. …

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Update on Threat in Sequatchie County

This is a joint statement from Sequatchie County Director of Schools Sarai Pierce and Sheriff Bill Phillips. We wanted to update you about the report of a threat against our schools. After some investigation by the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office, it has been determined that a student made a threat to another student personally after …

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Extra Police Force at Sequatchie County Schools

Rumors began swirling on Facebook on Tuesday morning about a threat to Sequatchie County schools. The school system said they will not tolerate anyone posing harm to their students or staff. Out of an abundance of caution, school officials asked for and received extra police force. Sequatchie County schools will work with authorities to conduct …

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