Nipper flew on final Honor Air Knoxville Flight #38
Tommy Nipper, of Pikeville, joined 12 veterans from Cumberland County who had the privilege to be part of the final Honor Air Knoxville Flight #38 that left the Knoxville airport on April 8 for Washington D.C. They flew American Airlines wit 130 veterans who had an all expense paid trip to visit the National World…
Read MoreRandy Hudson
Randy Hudson Randy Hudson, born July 28, 1961, passed away on April 18, 2026, at the age of 64, doing what he truly enjoyed—”yard saling,” a pastime that brought him happiness and countless stories to tell. A lifelong resident of Bledsoe County, Randy built a life centered around family, neighbors, and friends, along with the…
Read MorePaul Earl Pruitt
Paul Earl Pruitt Paul Earl Pruitt, 54 of Crossville, Tennessee passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026. Paul was of the Baptist Faith and worked in the past as an installer for Dish Network. He loved his family and enjoyed fishing. Preceding Paul in death was his father, Henry Paul Pruitt. Paul will be dearly…
Read MoreJohn Lewis Fields
John Lewis Fields John Lewis Fields, 82, of Pikeville, Tennessee passed away on Friday, April 17, 2026. John L. loved his family, children, and grandchildren. He worked as a truck driver for several years, and enjoyed being outdoors farming, trading, fishing, and hunting. John L. always liked playing a good prank and making others laugh.…
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John Henry Witt John Henry Witt, 50, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee passed away Friday, April 10, 2026 at his residence. Henry enjoyed riding dirt bikes, fishing and tinkering with small engines. He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Lebron and Lois Green Witt; grandparents, Charles and Dorothy Witt, Johnny and Dot Green, Jean…
Read MoreBLEDSOE 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…
Read MoreBLEDSOE COUNTY MAYORAL CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS
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…
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