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The Bledsonian-Banner, serving Bledsoe County for 118 years
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The Bledsonian-Banner is excited to bring its readers their community news via the internet. At the present time, you will find all of the front-page headline stories, plus the Obituaries and the Community Calendar. In the near future, we are going to add Sports, Classifieds and Public Notices. The website will be updated on Fridays.

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Hall of Fame inducts Smith
9/3/2010

    Softball superstar Michele Smith was inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame on August 3. Smith is the daughter of Ernie and Barbara Smith of Pikeville.
BTC receives $5 million for broadband expansion
9/3/2010

    Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative was awarded a $5 million grant/loan combination to expand the broad-band projects in the Nine Mile and College Station Exchanges.
Missing funds are accounted for by Sheriff's Dept.
9/3/2010

    In an effort to hold county government officials more accountable, the Tennessee Comptroller's office posted a report online of all county offices reporting cash shortages and thefts.
Brockdell Fire Department is all about its community
9/3/2010

    Volunteer fire departments go hand-in-hand with community involvement; one cannot exist without the other. Volunteer fire departments are built to serve and protect the community, and the people of the community work to keep the department alive.
$1 million history grant is received
9/3/2010

 Bledsoe County Schools was awarded a CORE Teaching American History grant for $998,667 to be distributed among five districts.
First county fire department works hard for its neighbors
9/3/2010

    “Just because we have 13 volunteers, don’t mean 13 will be available,” said Captain of the Mt. Crest Volunteer Fire Department, Greg Frazier.


Vehicle flips over injuring the driver
9/3/2010

    Dorothy Swafford, 76, was involved in a one-vehicle accident on the Highway 127 bypass in Pikeville on Friday afternoon, August 20.
Parker to serve 17+ years
9/3/2010

    Preston L. Parker was sentenced to 17 years and six months in the Tennessee Department of Correction for the beating murder of Donnie L. Lawson, according to Youth Services Officer Rhonda Sills.
Residents win at county fair
9/3/2010

    Some exhibitors work year-round to complete their perfect project for the county fair, others just stumble upon their project. Either way, they are all competing for the same thing, the elusive purple ribbon that says “Grand Champion.”
Green way to fight fires
9/3/2010

    Running on a tight budget with even tighter funding has volunteer fire departments throughout Bledsoe County coming up with ingenious ways to serve their communities more efficiently.
   
 
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