Tracey Cagle appointed to serve as Bledsoe County Trustee
The Bledsoe County Commission re-appointed Tracey Cagle to serve as Bledsoe County Trustee until the 2022 election—after the winner of the November election declined to take the office late last year due to health concerns. She was first appointed to the office by the commission last fall to serve as interim Trustee until the November…
Read MoreHouse fire shuts down Cleveland Avenue, road reopened
A home fire on Friday morning, January 15, shut down Cleveland Avenue for several hours on the West side of the U.S. 127 bypass as emergency crews and the Pikeville Volunteer Fire Department worked to put out the flames. Early reports indicate the fire was started by a heater. For more, see thebledsonian-banner.com and the…
Read MoreBledsoe County Schools on hybrid schedule January 19-22
Bledsoe County Schools are on a hybrid schedule for the week of January 19-22, Director of Schools James Ellis announced on Wednesday, January 13. This comes after two weeks of virtual classes to begin the Spring Semester because of high numbers of active COVID-19 cases in the county. Monday, January 18 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day…
Read MoreNew Fall Creek Falls Inn to be completed later this year
The rebuild of the Inn at Fall Creek Falls State Park is on schedule, according to Communications Director David Roberson with the Tennessee Department of General Services. Construction of the new inn, that was demolished the later part of 2018, is expected to be completed this fall after years-long work on the site and construction…
Read MoreNursing home has first positive COVID-19 cases
Bledsoe County Nursing Home (BCNH) announced they had their first positive COVID-19 result among its residents reported on Thursday, December 31. Since then, an additional three positive cases have been reported among patients, according to Infection Preventionist Vicki Sweatt Boynton with BCNH. “The CDC guidelines for positive residents were immediately enacted,” Sweatt said in a…
Read MoreAlice “Marie” Dunn
Alice “Marie” Dunn, 84, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Sunday, January 10, 2021 at Bledsoe County Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.C. Dunn; brother, Tommy Lee Thurman; parents, John Carl and Elva Thurman; and son-in-law, Steve Cox. She is survived by her daughters, Tanya Dunn Watson of Pikeville and Linda Dunn…
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccinations slowly administered
Several Bledsoe County residents received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at an event held on Saturday, January 2, at the Bledsoe County Health Department. The total number of individuals in Bledsoe County to receive the vaccine as of January 4 was 158, according to the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH). For more see…
Read MoreTourism committee pushing Bledsoe County
You may have heard a tourism ad for Bledsoe County lately on the radio or on television, which is all part of a recent advertising push promoting the county by Bledsoe County’s Tourism Committee. The ads, running on Sinclair Broadcasting’s media outlets throughout the region, paint a picture of downtown Pikeville, the beauty of nearby…
Read MorePastor Brian Williamson
Phil 4:13 All things are possible through Him who strengthens me. Pastor Brian Williamson was born in San Diego, California. Brian grew up around San Diego, traveling the U.S. and Canada extensively each summer with his family. Every summer his family visited relatives, stayed at National Parks and camped with his parents, sister and…
Read MoreCleo Martell Morgan
Cleo Martell Morgan, 73, of Evensville, Tennessee died Friday, January 1, 2021. He was a member of Frostbite House of Prayer. Cleo farmed all his life as well as owning his own timber/logging business for 45 years, enjoyed horse-back riding, fishing, any type of hunting, loved to eat and spend time with his family and…
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