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With snow falling all around, the crowd was transferred to the world of Small Town Christmas Magic with the Anderson Family float during the 27th annual Pikeville Christmas Parade. They received $200 for their entry and were recognized in memory of Pam McBay, who, along with Jane Wooden, were instrumental in starting the parade years…

Fall Creek Falls Utility District issued this announcement early Tuesday morning, November 28: Out of an abundance of caution Fall Creek Falls Utility District is issuing a boil notice, for cooking and drinking water, due to a pump failure and extended low pressure issues. We are not issuing any other restrictions or warnings for water…

Cruising Tennessee’s Great Valley: A Photographic Journey Through The Sequatchie Valley, features 200-plus photographs of landscapes and wildlife you might see along the Sequatchie Valley National Scenic Byway. The two-year long project is complete and gone to press, announced Director Janis Adams Kyser, with THRIVE Sequatchie. Plans are for the book to be ready in…

Two local food banks were provided with funds to help fight hunger in Bledsoe County last week. Farm Bureau in Bledsoe County, through the Shooting Hunger program, was able to give $1,350 each to the Bledsoe County Community Food Bank and to the Snack Pack/Food Bank program at First Southern Baptist Church. Tennessee Farm Bureau…

Get out your calendar and mark these events to attend over the next few weeks as you celebrate the holiday season. Plans are being made for numerous events being held in downtown Pikeville by members of the Light Up Pikeville group. This past weekend, they held a two-night Sip & Shop. Vendors were set up…

For the first time in the history of the Bledsoe County High School FFA Chapter they can boast a national winner, according to Advisor Ronny Collier. Lillie Cagle earned the honor for her Agriculture Education Proficiency. Cagle, a 2023 Bledsoe County High School graduate, received the honor at the 96th National FFA Convention & Expo…

It was a beautiful Saturday morning, when a crowd gathered at the Bledsoe County Courthouse to pay tribute to the men and women who have served and are serving in the various United States military services. It was Veterans Day, November 11, 2023 and at 11:00 a.m. a ceremony was held. Army National Guard veteran…

     Warrior fans lined Main Street this morning, cheering the Bledsoe County High School Football team on as they head to Hampton High School to play in the second round of the Region 2A Playoffs. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. EST. GO BIG BLUE! More on the game in the November 16 issue of…

When you shop local, you are investing in your community. That’s why this Christmas efforts are being made to encourage everyone to shop at home instead of out of town or online. Pikeville is blessed with lots of places that offer unique gift ideas! The Bledsonian-Banner and Crye-Leike Brown 1st Choice Realty and Auction, and…

In a small upstairs room, with sunshine filling the space lined with memories and files of history, Earline Young stands in awe of the information accumulated by the late Elizabeth Robnett who served as Bledsoe County Historian until her death at age 103. Young now has the daunting task to fill Miss Robnett’s place in…