BLEDSOE COUNTY CLERK CANDIDATES INTERVIEWS
GENESE ANGEL SAPP Q: What services are currently offered at the County Clerk’s office? A: Well, there’s a lot of services that are mandatory in the county clerk’s office. The biggest one is the motor vehicles. We issue title applicant. We do the title applications, we sell the plates, we do the renewals. Tennessee offers…
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LELAND BURKS Q: Bledsoe County remains in the top 10 distressed counties in the state. What do you think needs to be done to bring Bledsoe County out of that designation or do you think we need to stay distressed and why? A: We do not need to stay distressed. The infrastructure. Gas and water…
Read More28 Bledsoe County High School CTE welding students earn AWS Industry Certification
Bledsoe County High School welders earning certification and their instructors are (in no specific order) Jeradyn Anderson, Mejia Yandel, Warn Rains, Tyler Swafford, Trace Frady, Tilman Michaels, Elijah Vanwinkle, Ashton Peterson, Seth Daniel, Logan Holland, Aubrey Macon, Zachariah Reno, Nevaeh Worhtington, Alexis Gore, Austin Hankins, Jcyn Johnson, Charles McDonald, Kylisha Michaels, Eli Oakes, Hayden Sapp,…
Read MoreVan Buren County man sentenced for farm equipment theft
The Agricultural Crime Unit (ACU) has recovered $60,000 in stolen farm equipment in Madison County, and the defendant has been sentenced to eight years. ACU Special Agent Cheshier Crihfield charged Darrell L. Hillis of Van Buren County, leading to his arrest in August 2025. Hillis pleaded guilty to theft of property valued between $60,000 –…
Read MoreOral rabies baits to be dropped
The USDA will be dropping hundreds of thousands of oral rabies vaccine baits across East Tennessee and North Georgia for the next couple of weeks. These are intended to slow the spread of rabies amongst wildlife, such as raccoons, coyotes, skunks, foxes, etc and are safe to be consumed by wildlife animals. Approximately 1.7 million…
Read MorePrimary to decide two major offices
Early voting has started, and with this May primary election two major offices will be determined in the primary. There are three Republicans seeking the offices of mayor and of county clerk, with no Democrats or Independent candidates seeking either office. Republicans Leland Burks, Kris Frady and Amanda Holland Pack are vying to become Bledsoe…
Read MoreKenneth Robert “Robbie” Fugate
Kenneth Robert “Robbie” Fugate, 57, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Sunday, March 29, 2026, at his home. He was an outdoorsman and liked to hunt and fish. He enjoyed NASCAR and especially liked to go to Talladega with his brothers. He was a big TN Vols fan. He enjoyed a good game of poker and just…
Read MoreLayne Cordell Knowles
Layne Cordell Knowles Layne Cordell Knowles, age 74 of Pikeville, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2026 with her loving family by her side. She was born in Pikeville, Tennessee on March 8, 1952. She married Earl Lee Knowles on June 20, 1969, who was her devoted husband of 54 years. They were blessed with…
Read MoreGovernor appropriates funding for BluewaysTN
Governor Bill Lee has appropriated over $2 million for the BluewaysTN project that involves 15 rivers including the Sequatchie River, making it more accessible for kayaking, canoing, fishing and enjoying the waterways. “Tennessee’s outdoor heritage extends to our rivers, lakes, and streams. We are creating a blueway trail network to improve access to state waterways,…
Read MoreCustomers asked to complete Pikeville Natural Gas survey
Pikeville Natural Gas (PNG) is encouraging all customers to complete the Natural Gas Survey being sent out in an automated all-call beginning on April 20. Please be aware the survey may continue to be sent out after that date. The survey concerns natural gas safety and it will consist of roughly four to five questions,…
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