Area News

Students, staff, and administrators at Cecil B. Rigsby Elementary School joined together on Friday, March 16, for a dedication of the school’s library in honor of former principal Carl Brown. For more, see the March 22 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Local small business Little Mountain Video, owned by Angela and Philip Hankins, was the winner of a contest that put their logo on NASCAR driver Matt Tifft’s #2 Chevrolet Camaro race car for free this past weekend. For more, see the March 15 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Important issues impacting residents of Bledsoe County were discussed at a Republican candidate debate on Monday, March 12. For more, see the March 15 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

     A man has been taken into custody near the intersection of New Harmony Road and Wooden Loop on Dayton mountain, according to Bledsoe County Sheriff Jimmy Morris.      The arrest followed a police chase that started in Dayton and brief on foot pursuit after he flipped his vehicle and ran away from the scene, according…

A vague threat written on a letter found at Bledsoe County High School (BCHS) last Wednesday led to increased police presence and all students being searched before entering the building. The letter did not contain any list of individual group of students, contrary to social media postings, according to Director of Schools Jennifer Terry. She…

A police chase starting in Dunlap carried over into Pikeville after a woman nearly hit a Tennessee State Trooper head on, and continued on at excessive speeds until stopped by authorities. For more, see the March 8 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

     Nearly four inches of rain have fallen over the past 48 hours, according to local Volunteer National Weather Service (NWS) Observer Roy Lee Standefer.      The heavy rain has led to roads becoming impassible and caused Bledsoe County Schools to close on Thursday, March 1.      Bledsoe County Highway Department crews are out working to barricade impassable…

Wheeler Elementary fifth grade student, Rhylea Davis, recently competed in Scholastic Scope magazine’s national essay contest. Students were prompted to write about the many problems urban areas have with birds. For more, see the March 1 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Crews in Bledsoe County have been working to remove controversial guardrail ends Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) Commissioner John Schroer said “[do] not provide adequate protection of motorists,” according to TDOT Region 2 Community Relations Officer Jennifer Flynn. For more, see the March 1 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Several residents of Bledsoe County got a shock when they opened their mail this month, in the form of unusually high electricity bills. For more, see the February 22 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.