Political signs being stolen, damaged
It’s an election year, and things are already beginning to heat up before the primary. Reports of campaign signs being removed from roadways, vandalized, or stolen are coming in, according to the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department. Property owners are reminded county and state right-of-ways are 15 to 33 feet from the road’s centerline, and campaign…
Read MoreTwo Republican candidates restored for May Primary
Two Republican candidates for the Bledsoe County Primary had been reinstated after being removed by the Tennessee Republican Party, reports Bledsoe County Election Administrator Lisa Wheeler. They were two of 84 candidates who had been removed as candidates by the Party. The Tennessee Republican Party had informed her office Bledsoe County Commission candidate, Tyler Swafford,…
Read MoreNo criminal charges to be brought against STARS, Inc. officials
The statute of limitations had run out on any possible criminal charges that could have been brought against the executive director of STARS, Inc., according to Assistant District Attorney Steve Strain with the 12th Judicial District Attorney’s office. The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office released a report last week indicating at least $359,931 in questionable expenditures and…
Read MoreWoman escapes serious injury from wreck
Emergency personnel had to help a woman out of her vehicle that had left East Valley Road, went down an embankment and nose-dived, coming to a rest on its end, described Bledsoe County Sheriff Jimmy Morris. The vehicle was being held upright by a small tree, he said. Sheriff Morris said the Tennessee Highway Patrol…
Read MoreRebecca Parthena Brock
Rebecca Parthena Brock Rebecca Parthena Brock, 57, of Pikeville, Tennessee, passed away Monday, March 2, 2026. She was a member of Bellview Church. She worked as a CNA for many years and at Mann Hummel in Dunlap for nine years. Rebecca loved going fishing and taking trips to the beach. Most of all, she loved…
Read MoreArvil “Al” Pursley
Arvil “Al” Pursley Arvil “Al” Pursley, 77, of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, died Tuesday, March 3, 2026. He was a United States Army veteran, serving in Vietnam from 1968-1969. He worked 36 years as a railroad engineer for Norfolk Southern. He was a state legislative representative for the BLE. He loved the outdoors, horses, and spending…
Read MoreTeresa Swaffod
Teresa Swafford Teresa Swafford, 76, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Friday, March 6, 2026. She enjoyed making candy, cooking, gardening, and canning throughout her early life. She always had a knack and interest for working on “The World’s Most Difficult Puzzles” and collected books. Family and local history were always of her interest, but she seldom…
Read MoreSchool System responds to incident at Pikeville Elementary
The Bledsoe County School System has released an official statement concerning an incident at Pikeville Elementary School were a man was arrested for making threats to the school. The following is the official statement: “On March 2nd at Pikeville Elementary School, an adult asked for confidential information regarding two preschool students with whom he has…
Read MoreBryant charged with Threats of Mass Violence
Roberson Cole Bryant has been charged with Threats of Mass Violence on School Property, according to Bledsoe County Sheriff Jimmy Morris. He was arrested for threatening to burn down Pikeville Elementary because he was not allowed to obtain information about his girlfriend’s 4-year-old daughter being touched inappropriately by a 4-year-old boy at the school, said…
Read MoreCourthouse ordered to close all entrances but front door
All entrances except the front entrance into the Bledsoe County Courthouse are to be closed whenever General Sessions, Circuit Court, and Chancery Court are in session as ordered by the Judges of the 12th Judicial District. Of the 12th Judicial District six counties, two hold court proceedings in the county courthouse – Bledsoe and Grundy…
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