Erlanger Bledsoe receives COVID-19 relief grant
Erlanger Bledsoe will receive a $500,000 small and rural hospital readiness grant, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced last week. A total of $10 million in grants went to hospitals around the state, with $500,000 being the maximum each individual hospital received. The grant program was created to support smaller hospitals facing financial strains due to…
Read MoreLiving a simple, humble life for 100 years
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow…that’s not only the words to her favorite hymn, but those are the words she has lived by for 100 years. On Sunday, May 31, friends and family will help Martha Sue Brown celebrate 100 years of living, serving the Lord, and loving her community with a drive-thru birthday…
Read MoreMildred J. (Blaylock) Gilbert
Mildred J. (Blaylock) Gilbert, 80, born May 6, 1940 in Pikeville, Tennessee, wife of Loyd Gilbert, passed away May 21, 2020, at her daughter’s residence. She was of the Church of God faith. She was preceded in death by her son, Bedford R. “Junior” Conley; grandson, William Keith Smith; brothers, Denton “Bud” Blaylock, Fred Monroe…
Read MoreBoard narrows Director search to three
The Bledsoe County Board of Education approved moving forward with interviewing three finalists as recommended by the Tennessee School Board Association at a meeting on Tuesday, May 26. The three candidates to be interviewed in no particular order are: James Ellis, Principal, Pikeville Elementary School; Thomas “Preston” Caldwell, Principal, Lake County High School, Tiptonville; and Selina…
Read MoreBledsoe County Nursing Home has confirmed COVID-19 case
Bledsoe County Nursing Home now has one confirmed case of COVID-19, according to Sue Trujillo, Director of Nursing at the facility. She said the resident is asymptomatic and will be quarantined for 14 days. Other residents and staff have been tested and were negative, she added. The Bledsoe County Nursing Home will continue to follow all Centers…
Read MoreFerrill Eldridge White
Ferrill Eldridge White, 91 of Pikeville, Tennessee, died May 12, 2020 at his home. He was a member of Winesap Freewill Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon for many years. He was in the United States Army and served in the Korean War. Ferrill loved spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.…
Read More12 apply for Director of Schools
Recommendations from the Tennessee School Board Association (TSBA) regarding the search for a new Bledsoe County Director of Schools will be heard by the Bledsoe County Board of Education on May 26. The Board will hear TSBA’s top three candidates, but will be able to select from beyond those three if necessary. A total of…
Read MoreFall Creek Falls Inn rebuild on schedule
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. Roberson said the estimated completion date is the fall of 2021 and all major milestones have been met by the contractor thus far. For more, see the May…
Read MoreWhite works hard, graduates from UT, is now Harvard bound
Four years ago, Bledsoe County High School’s Valedictorian Peyton White closed out his graduation ceremony by taking a selfie with his class behind him and giving a few remarks. “Our future is what we make of it,” he said to his classmates at the time. “The Class of 2016 is a force to be reckoned…
Read MoreCommission takes no action on Old C.C. Road
Although a proposal to make the Old C.C. Road a Bledsoe County Natural Trail Park piqued the most interest from those in attendance at a special called meeting of the County Commission on Tuesday, May 5, the proposal didn’t even make it to a vote. Around 25 people were in the audience, meeting spread out…
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