Mary Katherine Lewis Gratz
Mary Katherine Lewis Gratz died June 6, 2022. She was born September 2, 1938 in Pikeville and was a 1957 graduate of Bledsoe County High School. Mary was the oldest daughter of Roy Lewis and Juanita Bayless Williamson and the granddaughter of Dick and Mary Lewis and Richard and Mary Bayless. She was preceded in…
Read MoreNina Sue Simmons Crowell
Nina Sue Simmons Crowell, 85 of Pikeville, Tennessee died June 4, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. She was born October 7, 1936 in Kissimmee, Florida. A resident of Dayton Mountain since 1993, Nina Sue lived most of her life in Kissimmee, Florida. She was a graduate of Florida State University and the University of Central Florida.…
Read MoreCharles “Sonny” Clayton
Charles “Sonny” Clayton, 90, of Dayton, Tennessee, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on May 24, 2022. He was a resident of the New Harmony community atop Dayton Mountain for over 30 years. He enjoyed playing alongside other band members for fundraising benefits in several counties. Sonny was a kind man. He was…
Read MoreTagging investigation continues
Authorities are investigating recent tagging incidents throughout Pikeville, reports Pikeville Police Chief Ronald Byrd. Numerous buildings, businesses, playground equipment, vehicles and more were spray painted by vandals over the past couple of weeks. Chief Byrd said he does have three suspects but would not release the names because two are juveniles and the third is…
Read MoreWoman hoisted up bluff after wreck
In the early morning hours Friday, June 10, emergency personnel responded to the scene of an accident on Lowes Gap Road in Bledsoe County. A vehicle had plummeted off a 100-foot bluff and the woman inside had to be rescued, according to a report by Piney Volunteer Fire Department. For more see the June 16…
Read MorePeggy Jewell Wyatt
Peggy Jewell Wyatt, 50, of Alabama and formerly of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Monday, May 30, 2022. Peggy loved and enjoyed her grandbabies, liked dogs, Mickey Mouse, watching murder mysteries, and her favorite color was purple. She was preceded in death by her father, Gayness Wyatt; mother, Jewell Hankins Wyatt; grandparents, Bradley and Beatrice Wyatt, Johnny…
Read MoreWanda Jewell Wyatt Holland
Wanda Jewell Wyatt Holland, 72, of Pikeville, Tennessee passed away Monday, May 30, 2022. She was of the Baptist faith, enjoyed playing cards, games “especially Parcheesi,” watching games shows, and loved being with her family and all people. Preceding Wanda in death were her parents, Emmitt Bradley and Mae Beatrice Cordell Wyatt; brothers, Charles “Pig”…
Read MoreCharles Thomas Evans
Charles Thomas Evans, age 75, of Sparta, TN, died Friday, June 3, 2022. He was preceded in death by his mother, Lexy Marsella “Marvel” Baker; father, Charlie Evans; step-father, Augustus Baker; sister, Hazel Louise Reese; brother, James Porter Evans; son, Tony Evans; step-sister, Carrie Sapp; and step-brothers, Ted and Ferman Evans.…
Read MoreRibbon cutting at Aviagen’s feed mill
On the morning of May 27, global poultry breeding company Aviagen® hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its brand new feed processing facility (feed mill) in Pikeville. Joining in this momentous event were members of the Pikeville-Bledsoe County Chamber of Commerce, City Mayor Philip Cagle, County Mayor Gregg Ridley and Deputy Commissioner Jeff Aiken with the…
Read MoreTwo Cane Creek Falls rescues in four days
On May 30 and June 2, Piney and Dunlap volunteer fire departments assisted with rescues at Cane Creek Falls inside Fall Creek Falls State Park. Both incidents involved someone jumping off of Cane Creek Falls. The most recent happened when a 17-year-old male dove off of Cane Creek Falls approximately 85 feet into the swimming…
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