Phillip Mack Colvard
Phillip Mack Colvard, 85, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Phillip was a member and deacon at Lee Station Baptist Church. He worked as a Nuclear Valve Technician subcontractor. In his spare time, he enjoyed golfing, mechanical tinkering, building GO CARTS, Gospel music, and singing and caring for his wife Fran, including cooking. …
Read MoreStevie Grayson Bickford
Stevie Grayson Bickford, 63, of Pikeville, Tennessee, passed from this life on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, with his family by his side, to live on in heaven with his Lord and Savior. Stevie was born on October 10, 1960, to the late Eugene Bickford and Pauline Brock Bickford. Stevie worked at the prison for 34…
Read MoreSpring Forward this Saturday!
Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday, March 10, 2024. Set your clocks ahead one hour before bed Saturday night.
Read MoreFour Reward Schools – Exemplary District accolades given by TDOE
Bledsoe County Middle School students cheered with excitement as they learned their school had been named a Reward School after being third from the bottom in the state of Tennessee one year ago. Not only did that school turn around and earn the status but so did three other schools in Bledsoe County. Additionally, the…
Read MoreBarnyard Boogie at the Bledsoe County Fair kicked off with dinner and auction
The food was enjoyed and bids flowed as a large crowd gathered for the annual Century Farms Dinner and Auction to benefit the Bledsoe County Fair. This was the Fair’s first official community event of the 2024 fair season. The exhibit hall was lined with auction items for the live and the silent auctions held…
Read MoreTimothy Lane Hart
Timothy Lane Hart, 64, of Pikeville, Tennessee died Sunday, February 25, 2024. Tim was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend. He was a member of Sampson Freewill Baptist Church, a 1977 graduate of DeKalb County High School, and worked as a teacher and school bus driver for Van Buren County Board…
Read MoreEstamae Daggett
Estamae Daggett (nee Steakley), 98, of Carlisle Township, Ohio, passed away after a brief illness Sunday, February 25, 2024. Estamae was born on July 9, 1925, to George and Sally (nee Howard) Steakley in Pikeville, Tennessee. Estamae was raised in the Old Cumberland Baptist Church in Pikeville. She loved the Lord and read the Bible…
Read MoreFifth graders to tour State Capitol and points of interest
Plans are being made for fifth grade students from Cecil B. Rigsby and Pikeville Elementary schools to take a guided tour of the State Capitol with Laura Travis, wife of State Representative Ron Travis. Not only will the students tour the capitol, but they will also have the opportunity to tour the Department of Agriculture,…
Read MoreMcWhorter recognizes businesses in operation for over 100 years in Bledsoe County
Pikeville and Bledsoe County not only boasts natural scenic beauty but it has three businesses who have continued to serve their community for over 100 years. Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) was in Pikeville Friday, February 16 to pay tribute to The Bledsonian-Banner, First Famers and…
Read MoreRuth Mae Smith
Ruth Mae Smith, 93, of Pikeville, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 17, 2024. She was a member of Pikeville Church of God. She was preceded in death by her husband, Claude P. Smith, Sr.; infant son, Eddie Clyde Smith; infant granddaughter, Donna Gail Smith; granddaughter-in-law, Charity McCloud; brother, Clarence…
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