A 12-year-old Crossville boy passed away in a tragic ATV rollover accident in Bledsoe County on Saturday, March 7, according to a report by Bledsoe County Deputy Matt Brock. Joseph Vaughn Warlick died at the scene of the accident on Upper East Valley Road near Farley Gap Loop, Brock reported, after a Kawasaki side-by-side turned…

An 18-year-old male is charged with aggravated assault and attempted criminal homicide following a domestic incident on Monday, March 2, according to Detective George Hodge with the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department. For more see the March 5 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Mrs. Thelma Boynton educated generations of Bledsoe County students and lived a life of learning herself. Boynton recently celebrated her 100th birthday with celebrations with her family and friends. As an educator in Bledsoe County, Boynton was a trailblazer for sciences. Education runs deep in her family. All of her sisters and three of her…

A call late last month for a possible stolen ‘98 Dodge Durango at 909 Brayton Road resulted in the discovery of two stolen vehicles, 26 loaded firearms, 1.77 pounds of Schedule VI (marijuana) narcotics, 0.12 grams of meth, one stolen boat, a stolen firearm, and an ATV with an altered VIN number, according to an…

Results of the March 3 Super Tuesday Presidential Preference Primary and Local Primaries are below. Note, these are BLEDSOE COUNTY RESULTS ONLY, and do not represent the state winner. These results have not yet been certified. Results will be broken down by precinct in the March 12 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner. Presidential Preference Primary and…

Destiny Bolin, a soccer standout at Bledsoe County High School, will continue her soccer career at Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) in West Tennessee. She signed with the college on Friday, February 21. “Destiny is an exceptional kid that has not been handed anything, it seems,” DSCC Coach Robert Luttrell. “She does everything with a…

Bledsoe County High School senior football player Colby Rogers signed to continue his gridiron career at Cumberland University in Lebanon on Wednesday, February 19. Colby said he chose Cumberland because they were close to home and it felt like home too. Colby said he was grateful for his faith, family, coaches, and the Bledsoe community…

Bledsoe County has requested $50,000 in Volkswagen/Conservation Fund grant monies to remove downed trees, refuse, and related debris in the Sequatchie River in hopes of restoring it to allow public access for outdoor recreation and the proposed Sequatchie River Blueway. Letters of support from 23 people were included with the application, submitted on February 14,…

A house fire on Tuesday, February 25, around 4:15 p.m. resulted in crews responding to a home billowing thick smoke on South Grove Street. The home was unoccupied, according to Pikeville Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Dylan Hankins. Hankins added the home was a total loss. For more, see the February 27 issue of The…