Jim Housley
Jim Housley, 81, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Monday, November 23, 2020. He was a member of Pikeville United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving in Vietnam. He was also a member and past Commander of VFW Post 5033, American Legion Post 66 and a member of Vietnam Veterans of America. He was…
Read MoreJerry Alden Holland
Jerry Alden Holland, 74, of Pikeville, Tennessee died November 24, 2020. Jerry was a 1964 graduate of Bledsoe County High School and served in the United States Army National Guard. He worked as a certified mechanic at Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative for over 20 years and at Vaughn Chevrolet for 17 years. Jerry was an active…
Read MoreBTC Fiber’s float depicts winning theme, Frostbite House of Prayer wins McBay prize
The Magic of Christmas rolled through downtown Pikeville in the 24th annual Christmas Parade. This was one of the smallest parade’s in its history, but it was memorable all the same. For more see the December 3 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.
Read MorePandemic can’t stop true love
Nothing can stand in the way of true love…not even a pandemic. A few weeks before the coronavirus caused the closing of nursing home facilities across the nation, Alice Hale became a resident of Bledsoe County Nursing Home. She and her husband, Herbert “Herb” had never been apart during their 75 years of marriage. For…
Read MoreStudents explore Sequatchie River, test water quality
by Chloe McHone, Jasmine Reed and Payton Warren BCHS environmental science class Students in Environmental Science at Bledsoe County High School, taught by Mrs. Bridgett Loyd, went on a trip to the Sequatchie River and tested water quality at different points. In light of the recent pandemic, precautions were taken such as hand sanitizer, masks…
Read MoreBledsoe County Schools on virtual schedule November 30-December 4
Bledsoe County Schools will be operating on a virtual setting for the week of November 30 through December 4, due to a shortage of staff amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Director of Schools James Ellis. All students will be virtual during the week. “We understand not all students have the ability to connect virtually to…
Read MoreYoung Chamber Ambassadors’ first project is helping erect Christmas tree at courthouse
A new partnership between Communities in Schools (CIS), local students, and the Pikeville-Bledsoe County Chamber of Commerce seeks to engage young people with the local community and get them involved. The new Young Chamber Ambassadors program seeks to give Pikeville and Bledsoe County an allure to young people and make them more invested, and has…
Read MoreHawks Bluff owners fined by IRS
The company behind the mostly undeveloped Hawks Bluff community venture on the Cumberland Plateau in Bledsoe County is being held accountable for a “misstatement penalty” by the Internal Revenue Service and a Federal Tax Court judge. Glade Creek Partners, LLC, the owners of Hawks Bluff, claimed a $17.5 million charitable contribution deduction for its 2012…
Read MoreFields declines newly elected Trustee post
Republican candidate for Bledsoe County Trustee, the winner of the November 3 election, did not take office last Wednesday as expected when the election was certified. Fields, who received 1,665 more votes than his next closest competitor in a five-person race, said in a letter after much prayer and deliberation he decided not to take…
Read MoreKarl Warren Turner
Karl Warren Turner, 85, of Brockdell Mountain in Pikeville, Tennessee died November 23, 2020 with family by his side. Karl served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War for eight years and then worked for twenty years as crew chief of C1-24 Globe master as field engineer of air quality. He loved…
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