☕ Six New Fall Coffees on Rankin, Young Makers at the Market and a $1 Clearance Table: Your Main Street Roundup

Or: Sun Valley Coffee Shop Rolls Out a Fall Menu, Zedd’s Yarn Tales Returns for Young Entrepreneurs Day and Volunteer Mama Co Clears the Shelves

By Thomas Seest, Dunlap.Today · Saturday, October 17, 2026

The first cold night of the season is a lot like the first day you pull the quilt out of the cedar chest: everybody gets a little cozier and starts thinking about the warm stuff. This week’s Main Street news fits right in. It’s warm cups, young hands and fireplace weather. There’s a fall coffee menu downtown, kids selling what they made at the market, a cheap clearance table, a shop that keeps side-by-sides running and two local outfits ready to help with fireplaces and chimneys.

Here’s what’s in it: Sun Valley Coffee Shop on Rankin Avenue has six new fall drinks and will be closed Oct. 20–21 and Oct. 27–28, today’s Dunlap Farmers Market is Young Entrepreneurs Day, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Zedd’s Yarn Tales is back, Volunteer Mama Co is holding a live clearance sale with $1 bookmarks and keychains, McNeese SXS & FAB repairs and builds side-by-sides in Dunlap and Stone Sales and Service and Pristine Chimney & Home Solutions can help get your fireplace ready. We also tip our hat to a Pikeville boutique and a new mobile diesel mechanic up on the mountain, and we put the week’s dates in one place so they don’t slip your mind.

⏱️ What this means for you in 30 seconds

• Today until 1 p.m.: Young Entrepreneurs Day at the Dunlap Farmers Market, Harris Park. Bring a few dollars for the kids’ tables.
• Coffee lovers, remember this: Sun Valley Coffee Shop, 15507 Rankin Ave., is closed Tue.–Wed., Oct. 20–21 and again Oct. 27–28.
• Bargain table: Volunteer Mama Co’s clearance has $1 bookmarks and keychains. Check their Facebook for the start time.
• Lighting the fireplace tonight? Get the chimney looked at first. Pristine Chimney & Home Solutions: (423) 902-8686.
• Also today at 2 p.m.: the Spook Stroll at Griffith Elementary, where CASA of the Sequatchie Valley will have a booth.

☕ Salted Maple and a Big Bad Wolf: Sun Valley Coffee Shop’s New Fall Menu

Sun Valley Coffee Shop, 15507 Rankin Avenue in Dunlap, has added six new fall drinks, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 17. The lineup: Salted Maple (espresso, milk, maple syrup, brown sugar and a little sea salt), Snickerdoodle (espresso, brown sugar, cinnamon and honey with cinnamon cold foam), Little Red (chai tea, milk, apple cider and brown sugar), Big Bad Wolf (espresso, dark chocolate, vanilla and Irish cream flavor with sea salt), Spooky Season (espresso, pumpkin spice, brown sugar cinnamon and white chocolate) and Witches Brew (Red Bull, green apple and caramel drizzle). The shop says there are “plenty of treats” to go with them. One thing to remember: the shop will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 20 and 21, and again Oct. 27 and 28. Call (423) 949-7197 to check hours. Its Dunlap.Directory listing notes it also goes by Sunny Valley Coffee Shop.

What it means for you: A new coffee menu is like a new hymnal at church. The words are fresh, but you’re still among friends. If Tuesday is your usual coffee day, write the closed dates on the calendar now so you don’t find a locked door with your keys in hand.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Sun Valley Coffee Shop fall drinks) · Dunlap.Directory listing

🧵 Kids Run the Tables Today: Young Entrepreneurs Day, and Zedd’s Yarn Tales Comes Home

An update: we told you about the call for young vendors on Oct. 7 and Oct. 11. Today is the day.

Young Entrepreneurs Day is today, Saturday, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dunlap Farmers Market in Harris Park, Dunlap.Today reported. Young vendors can sell only handmade or homegrown items, with no resold products. Joining them is Zedd’s Yarn Tales, also known as Lonely Mountain Threads & Treats, which is returning to the market after stepping back for a family emergency. The business sells handmade goods and granola, and the owner said they’re working back to “normal levels of granola.”

What it means for you: Buying a bracelet from a ten-year-old is like clapping at the school play. It costs you a little and means the world to them. Bring small bills, ask the kids how they made what they’re selling and pick up a bag of granola while you’re there.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Zedd’s Yarn Tales returns) · Dunlap.Today: Young Entrepreneurs Day · Dunlap.Directory: Zedd’s Yarn Tales · Dunlap.Directory: Dunlap Farmers Market

🧡 A Dollar Goes a Long Way: Volunteer Mama Co’s Clearance Sale

Volunteer Mama Co in Dunlap is holding a live clearance sale this Saturday to clear out fall and Halloween stock, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 17. Prices: bookmarks $1, keychains $1, pens $4, freshies $5 and paint kits $5. The owner said a start time would be posted later, so check the business’s social media before you plan around it. Its Dunlap.Directory listing says it sells through an online store and doesn’t list a storefront address or phone.

What it means for you: A clearance table is the yard sale of the gift world. You can tuck away a few stocking stuffers now for pocket change. A $1 bookmark with a church bulletin is about as easy a “thinking of you” as it gets.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Volunteer Mama Co clearance) · Dunlap.Directory listing

🏍️ Trail Fixes to Full Builds: McNeese SXS & FAB on Lower East Valley Road

McNeese SXS & FAB in Dunlap works on side-by-side off-road vehicles, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 17. Services include engine diagnostics and repair, transmission repair and rebuilds, differential service, suspension upgrades, custom fabrication and performance upgrades. The shop also sells and installs parts and is an authorized dealer and installer for SuperATV, ATU, AllThingzUTV.com and Rugged Radios. Call 423-208-4098. Its Dunlap.Directory listing puts the shop at 3584 Lower East Valley Road and says to call for current hours.

What it means for you: A side-by-side on a Valley farm is like a good pocketknife. You don’t notice how much you use it until it’s broken. With hunting season and fall fence work here, it’s a good week to have a local number on the fridge.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: McNeese SXS & FAB) · Dunlap.Directory listing

🔥 First Frost, First Fire: Fireplace Help From Stone Sales and Service and Pristine Chimney

Stone Sales and Service in Dunlap is featuring Tumbled Brown Stack Stone, a weathered natural stone used for fireplace surrounds, accent walls, outdoor columns and garden walls, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 17. Homeowners and contractors can call (423) 949-5021 to see samples. Its Dunlap.Directory listing gives the address as 579 Quarry Road, with hours of 8 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday.

For the chimney itself, Pristine Chimney & Home Solutions offers chimney sweeping and inspections, chimney leak repair and waterproofing, masonry repair and tuckpointing, dryer vent cleaning, pressure washing and general home repairs, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 17. Call or text (423) 902-8686 for an estimate. The article says the business serves Middle Tennessee but doesn’t name a town, so ask whether they come to your area.

What it means for you: A chimney is like a gutter. It’s easy to forget until something’s stuck in it. Before the first big fire of the year, it’s worth a look, and a dryer vent cleaning is a handy add-on while someone’s already out.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Stone Sales and Service) · Dunlap.Directory: Stone Sales and Service · Dunlap.Today: Pristine Chimney & Home Solutions

🗳️ Around the Neighbors: A Sweatshirt Vote in Pikeville and a Diesel Mechanic Who Comes to You

Red Bird Mercantile, the boutique at 3089 Main St. in Pikeville, is asking shoppers to pick the next color of its Pikeville sweatshirt: brown, army green or burgundy, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 17. Votes go in the comments on the shop’s social media post. Past colors were grey, pink and blue. Phone: (423) 447-2700, per its Dunlap.Directory listing.

Up in Van Buren County, Tristian Argo, a 2024 graduate of TCAT Crossville’s heavy-duty diesel program, has started On Call Diesel Repair LLC, a mobile repair service for semis, trailers, cars and trucks, Dunlap.Today reported Oct. 17. For now he’s available on weekends. Call 423-713-6490 or email oncalldieselrepairllc@gmail.com, and leave a message if he doesn’t pick up.

What it means for you: Picking a sweatshirt color is the friendly kind of election, with no yard signs needed. And a mechanic who drives to you is like a house call from the old country doctor. It’s worth saving the number in your phone before you need it on a back road.

👉 Read more (Dunlap.Today: Red Bird Mercantile vote) · Dunlap.Directory: Red Bird Mercantile · Dunlap.Today: On Call Diesel Repair

📅 Dates to Circle (Put These on the Fridge)

• Today, Sat., Oct. 17, 9 a.m.–1 p.m.: Young Entrepreneurs Day at the Dunlap Farmers Market, Harris Park.
• Today, Sat., Oct. 17, 2 p.m.: the 7th annual Spook Stroll at Griffith Elementary School. CASA of the Sequatchie Valley will have a booth with treats and information about volunteering for children in foster care.
• Sat.–Sun., Oct. 17–18: the free Days of Yesteryear antique tractor show at Coops Creek Commons, from earlier roundups.
• Tue., Oct. 20, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.: free flu shots at the Sequatchie County Health Department, 16939 Rankin Ave., for ages 6 months and up. No insurance or appointment needed.
• Tue.–Wed., Oct. 20–21 and Oct. 27–28: Sun Valley Coffee Shop is closed.
• Tue.–Fri., Oct. 21–24: the Friends of the Library book sale and silent auction. Fri., Oct. 24, 3–5 p.m.: the Great Pumpkin Festival at Dunlap UMC, from earlier roundups.
• Sat., Oct. 31, 4 p.m.: Trunk or Treat at Miners Memorial Park, 6395 Highway 108, Whitwell.

👉 CASA at the Spook Stroll (Dunlap.Today) · Free flu shots (Dunlap.Today) · Whitwell Trunk or Treat (Dunlap.Today)

✅ Your Main Street Checklist for This Week

• ✅ Get to Harris Park before 1 p.m. today and buy one thing from a young vendor.
• ✅ Try a fall drink at Sun Valley Coffee Shop, and remember it’s closed Oct. 20–21 and 27–28.
• ✅ Check Volunteer Mama Co’s social media for the clearance start time if you want $1 stocking stuffers.
• ✅ Save McNeese SXS & FAB, 423-208-4098, if a side-by-side does your farm or hunting work.
• ✅ Before the first big fire, call for a chimney check. Pristine Chimney: (423) 902-8686. For stone work, Stone Sales and Service: (423) 949-5021.
• ✅ Pikeville friends: cast your sweatshirt vote with Red Bird Mercantile.
• ✅ Look up local shops on Dunlap.Directory, and send openings or hiring news to Dunlap.Today.

Practical rule: Before you head out, check the hours. A quick call or a look at Facebook beats a drive to a locked door.

— Dunlap.Today

📚 Plain-English Main Street Glossary

• Cold foam: Milk whipped cold until it’s thick and fluffy, spooned on top of an iced or hot coffee drink.
• Chai: A spiced black tea, usually with cinnamon, ginger and cloves, often served with milk.
• Young Entrepreneurs Day: A market day when kids and teens sell things they made or grew themselves.
• Freshies: Small scented ornaments, often hung in a car, that work like an air freshener.
• Side-by-side (SXS or UTV): A small off-road vehicle with seats next to each other, used for farm work, hunting and trail riding.
• Fabrication: Building or modifying metal parts by cutting, bending and welding.
• Stack stone: Thin, flat pieces of natural stone laid in layers to cover a wall or fireplace.
• Tuckpointing: Scraping out worn mortar between bricks or stones and filling it with fresh mortar.
• Mobile mechanic: A repair tech who drives to your vehicle instead of you bringing it to a shop.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

When is Sun Valley Coffee Shop closed?

Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 20 and 21, and again Oct. 27 and 28, according to Dunlap.Today. The shop is at 15507 Rankin Avenue. Call (423) 949-7197 to check hours on other days.

What can kids sell at Young Entrepreneurs Day?

Only handmade or homegrown items. Resold products aren’t allowed. The event runs today, Oct. 17, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Dunlap Farmers Market in Harris Park. Applications go through dunlapfarmersmarket.com.

What time does the Volunteer Mama Co clearance sale start?

The owner hadn’t posted a time when Dunlap.Today reported the sale. Check the business’s social media for the start time. Prices are $1 for bookmarks and keychains, $4 for pens, and $5 for freshies and paint kits.

Where is McNeese SXS & FAB?

Its Dunlap.Directory listing gives 3584 Lower East Valley Road in Dunlap. Call 423-208-4098 for hours and scheduling.

Do I really need a chimney check before lighting a fire?

It’s a good habit at the start of each heating season so you know the chimney is clear and in good repair. Pristine Chimney & Home Solutions offers sweeping and inspections at (423) 902-8686. Ask whether they serve your area.

How do I vote on Red Bird Mercantile’s sweatshirt color?

Leave your pick, brown, army green or burgundy, in the comments on the shop’s social media post. The store is at 3089 Main St. in Pikeville.

🔗 Other Resources

• Dunlap.Directory: find local businesses
• Dunlap.Today: New businesses
• Dunlap.Directory: Sun Valley Coffee Shop
• Dunlap.Directory: Dunlap Farmers Market
• Dunlap.Directory: Zedd’s Yarn Tales
• Dunlap.Directory: Volunteer Mama Co
• Dunlap.Directory: McNeese SXS & FAB
• Dunlap.Directory: Stone Sales and Service
• Dunlap.Directory: Red Bird Mercantile
• Dunlap.Directory: CASA of the Sequatchie Valley
• Dunlap.Today

🏡 Warm Cups, Young Hands and Fireplace Weather

There’s nothing to worry over in this week’s Main Street news. It’s a fall coffee menu downtown, kids learning to run a market table, a dollar clearance, a shop that keeps farm machines going and neighbors ready to help you get warm safely on the first cold night. That’s a small town getting ready for the season together.

So pick one name from this list, stop in this week and tell a neighbor. Read Dunlap.Today for more of what’s new on Main Street, and send us a business we should know.