Get empowered at Outlast Functional Fitness facility
Outlast Functional Fitness is not just another gym – they are a community fueled by passion and perseverance, according to owners/operators Billy and Rachael Akin. Their mission is to empower you to live your best life through fitness. Outlast Functional Fitness, one of the latest facilities opened in the Creekside Plaza, just off US Highway…
Read MoreFall Creek Falls to provide all-terrain wheelchairs
This week, Tennessee State Parks announced the availability of new all-terrain wheelchairs at Fall Creek Falls State Park and nine other state parks, enhancing accessibility for visitors and bringing the total of parks with all-terrain wheelchairs to 22. The new wheelchairs are the result of a collaboration between the parks and Sunrise Medical, which designs…
Read MoreBen Thomas Nail, Sr.
Ben Thomas Nail, Sr., 88, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Friday, June 28, 2024 at home with his loving family by his side. Ben was a 1954 graduate of Bledsoe County High School, served in the United States Army, and worked as Unit Manager at Southeast Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility. He was of the Church…
Read MoreBillie Ann Hobson
Billie Ann Hobson, 94, of Pikeville, Tennessee passed away June 27, 2024. Mrs. Billie was a charter member of First Southern Baptist Church, where she was the director of the Womans Mission Union for more than 30 years. She was very active in her church and in her community. You could find her a few…
Read MoreCynthia Fields Davis
Cynthia Fields Davis, age 55, of Pikeville, died Monday, June 24, 2024 at home with her loving family by her side. Cynthia was an Attorney and ran her practice for several years, The Law Office of Cynthia Fields Davis in Crossville, Tennessee. She was a 1987 graduate of Bledsoe County High School and attended Shady…
Read MoreSarah Gale Allison
Sarah Gale Allison, 83, died peacefully on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Pikeville, Tennessee. She was born on August 14, 1940 in Waverly, Tennessee, the daughter of late W.R. and Agnes (Forrest) Latimer. Gale, as she liked to be called, married Issiac Allison on January 16, 1960 at Grace Presbyterian Church. The couple made their…
Read MoreNo property tax increase for Bledsoe County
The Bledsoe County Commission approved its July 1, 2024-June 30, 2025 budget without an increase in the property tax rate during a meeting Monday evening, June 25. The rate remains the same as last year at $2.063 per $100 of assessed value. That is broken down as follows: General Purpose Fund $1.0814 Sold Waste/Sanitation Fund $0.0995 General…
Read MoreSVEC 2024 Youth Delegates go on tour of Washington D.C.
Seven high school students from the Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) service area won the opportunity of a lifetime to spend a week in this nation’s capital as delegates of the 2024 Washington Youth Tour. Ella Boynton from Bledsoe County High School, Michael Kirby III from Grundy County High School, Nova McGill from Marion County…
Read MoreSquad selling fireworks
The shelves and tables are stocked at the Bledsoe County Rescue Squad with fireworks sure to make your Fourth of July celebration a blast. They have sparklers, snap-pops, firecrackers, bottle rockets, Roman candles, and multiple big bang fi reworks to fill the nighttime sky. For more see the June 27 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.
Read MoreBen Groves
Ben Groves, 64, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, went to be with our Heavenly Father on the 14th of June, 2024. His sudden passing will continue to be a shock to his family; however, they have joy and happiness knowing he is with the Lord and rejoicing with his mother and father, Jim and Peggy Groves. Ben…
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