Area News

Heavy storms throughout Bledsoe County Thursday, June 28, caused a rockslide on Lee Station Mountain Road, according to Bledsoe County Rescue Squad First Lieutenant Corey Summers. The storms brought rocks and tress onto the roadway, Summers added, and part of the road began washing out. The road is closed until further notice.

Three people were arrested after a traffic stop on Hwy 30 West last Wednesday, June 20. Inside the car, police found stolen items including weapons and drug paraphernalia, an arrest report stated. For more, see the June 28 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

A fatal accident claimed the life of Olivia S. Smith, 20, of Pikeville, and injured a teenager and another young adult on Monday night, June 25, according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) preliminary accident report. For more, see the June 28 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Chattanooga developer Ed Cagle is allegedly no longer part of Textile Corporation of America, LLC (TCA) after alleged misconduct, unauthorized purchases, negligence, and fraud was claimed in a lawsuit filed in Bledsoe County Chancery Court on May 22, by TCA and its founders Karim and Rahim Sadruddin’s other company, Master Group USA, LLC. How Ed…

After eluding authorities since March 29, a former Bledsoe County deputy is in custody. Jake Brewer, 32, now will have to appear in Circuit Court, answering to over 50 counts of forgery and theft related charges presented in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. For more, see the June 14 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

The Bledsoe County Board of Education, and Director Jennifer Terry through her attorneys, deny the majority of the allegations contained in a lawsuit filed by a mother on behalf of her minor daughter last month in Chattanooga’s U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. For more, see the June 14 issue of The Bledsonian…

Pitts Gap mountain Road is closed until further notice, according to the Bledsoe County Highway Department. The road is closed due to a resurfacing project. The Highway Department did not give an estimate on length of time to complete the project. For more, see the June 14 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner.

The decision to allocate funds to give Bledsoe County High School Football Coach Dennis Therrell an additional $500 per month salary created tension between board members at their June 5 meeting. Board Member Don Snow brought the motion to the board to give Therrell the additional monies, equal to $6,000. It was advised that the…

Bledsoe County Highway Department, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), and Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative crews are all out around the county today, June 1, to clean debris from roads and clear trees from power lines. Please use caution as crews continue to work throughout the day to clear the debris. For more on rainfall totals and…

After early morning torrential rains, several roads are flooded throughout the county. The Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department and Bledsoe County Rescue Squad are currently blocking roads and conducting rescues in areas that are reachable. The Sheriff’s Department is urging everyone to “stay off roadways.” Several roads are flooded with rushing water, but are currently being…