Farmers Market is back in business
The Pikeville Farmers Market opened for the season on Saturday, April 3, with a large crowd and a full pavilion of vendors. The turnout was so great that a few vendors even sold out of their products, according to Market Manager Kaitlyn Case-Bruning. For more see the April 8 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.
Read MoreRobert Samuel Taylor
Robert Samuel Taylor, age 89 of Dayton, TN passed away March, 30, 2021 at Memorial Hospital. He was a lifelong resident of Rhea County and served in the Army from June 1949 to November 1952. He loved gun trading, spending time with family, working outdoors, specifically working heavy construction and farming. He is preceded in…
Read MoreKelci Morgan Statum
Kelci Morgan Statum, 23, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee (formerly of Pikeville), died Saturday, March 27, 2021. She attended Bledsoe County High School and graduated in 2015 from Warren County Independent School. She attended Paul Mitchell School of Beauty and graduated as a medical aesthetician from GCI. She worked as a medical aesthetician at Venus Luxury Spa…
Read MoreSteven Ferry
Steven Ferry, 35, of Pikeville, Tennessee died unexpectedly, Friday, March 26, 2021, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was preceded in death by his mother, Tammy Davis Ferry; and paternal grandfather, Dave Ferry. He is survived by his children, Caleb and Wylder; step-daughter, Paisly; father, Doug Ferry; mom, Carolyn Layman; grandparents, Charlie and…
Read MoreOla Mae Brock
Ola Mae Brock, 94, of Pikeville, Tennessee went to be with the Lord Saturday, April 3, 2021. She attended Webb’s Chapel Church of God for 43 years. Growing up Ola Mae worked in the cotton fields of Alabama and farming fields most of her adult life. She always loved working in her garden and flower…
Read MoreVaccination hours expanded, no appointment necessary at fairgrounds
Those 18 and older seeking to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in Bledsoe County can now get their first dose without making an appointment, according to Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) Southeast Regional Director Glenn Czarnecki. Czarnecki said anyone 18 and older can show up at the Bledsoe County Fairgrounds on Allen P. Deakins Road beginning…
Read MorePart of SR30 East caving in
On Tuesday afternoon, March 30, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) reduced a section of SR-30 East of Pikeville to one lane that will be controlled by a temporary traffic signal system, according to TDOT Region 2 Spokeswoman Jennifer Flynn. She said the road has shown signs of settlement past Wesley Chapel Road after recent…
Read MoreFirst number one hit as a songwriter
Anna Moon, a Nashville-based singer and songwriter with a slew of connections to Pikeville, had her first number one song on the Billboard County Charts this month as a songwriter for a song called “Good Time” she co-wrote with her husband, Niko Moon. His performance of the song has gone Platinum, a first for him…
Read MoreTesticle Festival cut short
Pikeville Mayor Philip Cagle is concerned over a festival being advertised throughout the region that he claims hasn’t been approved to be held in the first place. The Testicle Festival, which is being advertised by Scenic City Veterinary Service, is tentatively planned for April 24 at the Bledsoe County Fairgrounds. The website for the event…
Read MoreCharles Junior Heard
Charles Junior Heard, infant of Pikeville, Tennessee died Tuesday, March 23, 2021. Preceding Charles in death were his great-grandfather, George W. Heard, Jr. and Waymon Cox, Sr., Clark and Berty Brock. Left behind to cherish his memory are his parents, Billy Junior Heard and Chasity Denette Brock; brother, Arlis Heard; sister, Jalynn Yother;…
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