Jeanelle DeBord
Jeanelle DeBord, 87, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died on December 19, 2018. She was a member of Griffith Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles G. DeBord, Sr.; son, Charles G. DeBord, Jr.; parents, Roy and Ova Reece; great-grandchild, Lucas DeBord; sisters, Geneva Anderson, Margaret Anderson and Burma Brewer; and brother,…
Read MoreLt. Col. (Ret.) Samuel H. Brown
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Samuel H. Brown, Jr., 72, of Maryville, Tennessee, passed away December 24, 2018. He was preceded in death by his father, Samuel H. Brown, Sr. of Pikeville. Surviving are his wife, Anna Lee Brown of Maryville; his daughter and son-in-law, Janet and Brent Garrison; and beloved grandsons, Nathan Garrison and Connor Garrison,…
Read MoreFrances Carol Hodge Hitchcock
Frances Carol Hodge Hitchcock, 77, of McMinnville, passed away December 11, 2018 surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Robert & Eva Hodge; brothers, James, Beecher, Junior, Leon and Edward Hodge; and sister: Lucy Haston. She is survived by her daughters, Shelia (Stephen) Daniel, Sherry Hitchcock and Stephanie Bouldin; five…
Read MoreRandy McDonald
Randall “Randy” Lee McDonald, 56, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Sunday, December 9, 2018, at Memorial Hospital. He attended Ewtonville Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Rushie Elizabeth Grimes; father, Marion McDonald; mother of his children, Claytie Carter; and sister, Mary Smith. He is survived by his daughters, Bethany (William) Newman of…
Read MoreClowers’ design featured on card
Riley Clowers, a kindergarten student at Cecil B. Rigsby Elementary, won the annual Christmas card contest for the Care Center in Dayton. She used her artistic talents to draw a picture of the manager scene where baby Jesus was born many years ago in Bethlehem. For more, see the November 29 issue of The Bledsonian…
Read MorePendergrass fails to get ban altered
After being banned from all school property as the result of a public censure (or reprimand) for breaking Board of Education policy, Board member Vince Pendergrass asked his fellow Board members to show him a “little mercy” and consider revising the censure’s sanctions at the latest Board meeting. For more, see the November 29 issue…
Read MoreTribute to Veterans calls for your support
On a cold and rainy Monday morning under the Pikeville Farmers Market pavillion, a crowd gathered to pay tribute to local men and women who have served and those who died while fighting for freedom. The keynote speaker was Gulf War veteran Tony Britt. Britt began by speaking of the weather, and how the rain…
Read MoreState corrects City sales tax mixup
The state says they have corrected an issue where the City of Pikeville was missing out on sales tax revenue from several businesses within the city limits such as McDonald’s, according to Tennessee Department of Revenue Director of Communications Kelly Nolan Cortesi. For more, see the November 15 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.
Read MoreBattle of the cattle callers
With their cowboy hats and boots in tow, eight auctioneers took the microphone one by one to participate in the third annual Bledsoe County Fair’s fundraising Auctioneer Competition at Morris Bros. Stockyard, north of Pikeville. For more, see the November 8 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.
Read MoreStorms cause election day damage
A tornado in southern Bledsoe County was ruled out by the National Weather Service in Morristown early Tuesday morning, November 6, according to NWS meteorologist Sam Roberts. He added the surveyor who traveled to Bledsoe on Tuesday estimated straight line winds of 60-85 mph swept through the area, snapping trees and utility poles, shredding roof…
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