Area News

John Patrick Fields, 47, of Pikeville, has been bound over to the grand jury following a preliminary hearing recently, according to The Crossville Chronicle.  Fields was charged with two counts of First Degree Murder and two counts of Attempted First Degree Murder after an incident in Cumberland County in early March that left two dead and…

Robert Reece was appointed by Bledsoe County Commissioners as replacement for recently resigned commissioner Shayne Bickford (District 1, Part C) at their meeting on Monday, June 24. For more, see the June 27 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner.

The Pikeville plant and headquarters of Textile Corporation of America (TCA) can be foreclosed upon by a Florida loan company, Chancellor Melissa Blevins-Willis ruled in a two-hour hearing in Jasper on Friday, June 21. The hearing revolved around whether or not the Florida company, Whoriskey, Inc., could move forward with foreclosure of the building on…

In an area that is known for mostly farming jobs with few exceptions, Jill Swafford wants to be able to provide a different career opportunity for not only her family but others, with her recently opened Oaks Dental Designs digital dental lab on Summer City Road. For more, see the June 20 issue of The…

Bledsoe County Commissioners will appoint a replacement member next Monday, June 24, to fill the seat of Commissioner Shayne Bickford (District 1- Part C) who resigned last month. For more, see the June 20 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner, on newsstands now.

An attempted murder charge and two other felony charges were filed against Garrett A. Sherman, 32, of Pikeville, after a shooting incident in Pikeville over the weekend. Pikeville Police Officer Ricky Hodge was dispatched to 233 Spring Street for a “Jeep driving by someone’s house with a gun” while he was at the Bledsoe County…

A non-injury crash on U.S. Highway 127 near Bledsoe County High School left the road closed for over six hours on Wednesday evening, June 12. The drivers were both from out of town, according to Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Sgt. Alan Bailey. A box truck struck the southbound side of a concrete bridge and required…

An 18-year-old Chattanooga man is facing several charges after a drunk driving accident on Hendon Road on Friday, June 7, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) report. For more, see the June 13 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner.

City of Pikeville officials say one Mayoral candidate’s early campaigning has put them in a tough position on whether or not to enforce city ordinances about when campaign signs are legally allowed without it appearing as if they are attacking a political candidate. For more, see the June 13 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner.

Sadruddin brothers admit lies to FBI Textile Corporation of America (TCA) knew they could never accomplish what they promised in regard to investment and jobs in Pikeville, according to new documents filed in the case in the United States District Court for Eastern Tennessee and documents related to separate civil lawsuits in Bledsoe County Chancery…