Mandatory water restrictions ordered for Pikeville water customers
Mandatory water restrictions have been ordered for all Pikeville water customers. This measure is necessary since the area has received very little rainfall over the past two months to replenish the city’s underground wells, said Mayor Philip Cagle. Customers are asked to refrain from washing vehicles, sidwalks, houses, and watering gardens. See The Bledsonian-Banner Thursday,…
Read MoreAuthorities find missing 5-year-old boy
A 5-year-old boy who had been missing since the morning of Thursday, October 10 has been found in the Brewer Road area of Bledsoe County. Members of the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department, Bledsoe County Rescue Squad, local fire departments, Tennessee Highway Patrol and volunteers searched for several hours trying to locate him. The THP helicopter…
Read MoreFestival welcomes thousands to town
Downtown Pikeville was filled with people enjoying the annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 5. The smell of fall was in the air and people strolled through the 100-plus booths looking for something unique to purchase. The streets were crowded with people throughout the day sharing smiles, laughter, and stories as they entered each booth.…
Read MoreDreams do come true: TCAT breaks ground in Pikeville
What started out as a few men asking if there was a chance Bledsoe County would ever get a TCAT facility, has become a reality. On Tuesday, October 2, ground was broken for the construction of a 14,000 square foot Tennessee College of Applied Technology (TCAT) facility on US Highway 127 Bypass, across from Subway…
Read MoreBillie June Tollett
Billie June Tollett was a loving , kind, mother, sister, grandmother, and great grandmother. She was a member of New Harmony Church of Christ for many years. Billie was a graduate of Bledsoe County High School in Pikeville, Tennessee. She was known to family and friends as BB and Billie June. She was the youngest…
Read MoreFelix Ernest Housley
Felix Ernest Housley, 95, of Pikeville, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 4, 2024, at Erlanger Bledsoe after living a long and full life. Felix, a long-time resident of Pikeville, loved life and enjoyed meeting new people. Behind every stranger he eagerly encountered was a new friend. He thoroughly enjoyed family gatherings and the…
Read MoreClaude Thomas Wood
Claude Thomas Wood, 87, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Sunday, September 29, 2024. He was born on April 13, 1937 in Lee Hollar in the Sequatchie Valley. Claude went to business school for bookkeeping and received a diploma before being drafted into the Army. He served for two years in Germany and then returned to work…
Read MoreThomas Hudson Morgan
Thomas Hudson Morgan, 92, died peacefully in his home at Morgan Springs on September 26, 2024. He was born in Chattanooga to Spurgeon Snow Morgan and Althea Marcella Blackburn Morgan on April 19, 1932. Tom retired from the Air Force, serving in the Washington, D.C. area from 1952-1972, where he was involved in the bluegrass…
Read MorePat Harris
Pat Harris, 83, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Saturday, September 28, 2024. She retired from NHC Nursing Home after 36 years. She liked watching football and UFC fights. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and taking care of her dog, Oree. She is preceded in death by her parents, Ellis and Veatrice Ballard; and brother,…
Read MoreMelba Winnell “Nell” Arledge
My Mom, Melba Winnell (Nell) Arledge passed away at her home in Pikeville on Thursday, September 26, 2024. She was 95 years young. Born on February 1, 1929 to Homer and Lois McKenzie, she spent her younger years with her grandparents, Alice and Oscar Hamilton of Rainsville, Alabama. Mom was the oldest of six children…
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