James “Carrol” Swafford
James “Carrol” Swafford, 70 of Evensville, Tennessee died on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Spring City Healthcare in Spring City, Tennessee. He was born on October 12, 1952 to the late John Coval and Mary Lucille Harris Swafford. Carrol attended Bledsoe County High School. He was a self-employed farmer and carpenter. Carrol loved to hunt,…
Read MoreBrenda Frances Swafford Shoulders
Brenda Frances Swafford Shoulders, 75, of Dunlap Tennessee passed away from this life in the early hours of April 21, 2023 with family by her side. She cooked at the Sequatchie County Jail for 15 years and was loved by all who knew her. Her favorite hobby was fishing and she loved to prepare and…
Read MoreBobby Joe Roberts
Bobby Joe Roberts, 62, of Spencer, Tennessee, died Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at his home. He was a member of Mooneyham Church of God. He is preceded in death by his mother, Jean Roberts; grandparents, Dock and Rachel Roberts; and several aunts and uncles. He is survived by his brother, Wayne Roberts, of Spencer; sister,…
Read MoreJeffery Reed
Jeffery Reed, 55, of Pikeville, Tennessee, died Tuesday, April 18, 2023. He was preceded in death by his mother, Inez Billingsley; and father, Clyde Reed. He is survived by his children, Nicole Reed Smith of McMinnville, and Travis (Tosha) Rutledge of Pikeville; grandchildren, Isaiah, Jeremiah and Cynthia Rutledge; sisters, Shelia Sandell of Pikeville and Melissa…
Read MoreBledsoe Challengers successfully roll through NASA Challenge
Who could imagine that a small rural high school could accomplish so much? It all started when the school began a STEM/Engineering program at its Career and Technical Education (CTE) site in 2019-2020. They had to decide on a capstone project for the year, explained instructor Michiel Palmer. Two years later, their mission was accomplished…
Read MoreBCHS Drama Club to perform Frozen Jr. on stage May 6 and 12
The cast of Frozen Jr. includes (front, left to right) Connar Wheeler as Olaf, Abigail Stone as Anna, Saylor Mills as Elsa; (middle row) Zhanna Rybak, Rymma Rybak, Cheyenne Burns, Diana Maldonado-Sanchez, Icarus Watts, Grace Mckee, Haley Berube, Celestial Schoate, Wendy Berube, Thomas Hawn, Sara Keener, Lillie Cagle; (back row) Tristen Smith, Diego Valtier, Grayson…
Read MoreRoberson drives home his childhood dream
Putting in the hard work, on and off the field, has afforded Avery Roberson, a senior baseball player at Bledsoe County High School, his childhood dream coming to fruition. He signed to play college baseball, close to home at Bryan College in Dayton last week. He not only received a baseball scholarship but also an…
Read MoreBCHS Singing Warriors “wishing upon a star”
The Bledsoe County High School Singing Warriors are presenting a Matinee at the Movies concert featuring songs from Walt Disney musical productions and other scores, announced choral director Timothy Hawn. The Sunday matinee is being presented April 30 at 2:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium. For more see the April 20 issue of The…
Read MoreCommunity Joining Hands to help law enforcement
The first in a series of meetings to open communications between the community and local law enforcement was held at the Pikeville Municipal Building on April 11. Assistant Chief David Decker explained the program he and the Pikeville Police Department are introducing known as Community Joining Hands to those in attendance. The department wants to…
Read MoreShining the light on children’s mental health
Bledsoe AWAREness Walk set for May 6 The mental health of children in Pikeville and Bledsoe County is being brought to the forefront as local officials have proclaimed May 6 as National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Pikeville Mayor Philip Cagle and Bledsoe County Mayor Gregg Ridley each signed a proclamation declaring the day to…
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