Area News

McKenzie Etheridge, a 23 year old native of Waverly, Tennessee, will lead the Bledsoe County High School (BCHS) Warriors Basketball team this fall. For more, see the November 16 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

The call came out after dark on November 9. An ATV accident had occurred in the Bledsoe State Forestry. It was a mock ATV accident designed at a training session for area first responders. For more, see the November 16 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Accidents involving deer begin to rise in November, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP). Just this weekend, a deer was blamed for causing a serious accident that left two people with incapacitating injuries.  For more, see the November 9 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Reinstatement of Jennifer Eller’s previous teaching assignment with the Bledsoe County School system was denied. Eller had appealed the Board’s previous decision to dismiss her over allegations of mistreatment of a student. For more, see the November 9 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Bledsoe County High School cross-country runner Jessica Campbell is headed to the TSSAA State Tournament meet in Nashville on Saturday, November, 4. For more, see the November 2 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

The Christian House of Prayer congregation breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday, October 25, as authorities made arrests in the case of items stolen from their church on several occasions. For more, see the November 2 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Jennifer Eller, a tenured teacher who allegedly struck a child while teaching pre-k special education at Pikeville Elementary on January 23, 2017, appealed to the Board of Education on Monday, October 23 to reverse the decision to terminate her job. For more, see the October 26 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Heath Phillips, a Bledsoe County paramedic, was arrested for theft of property over $1000 and reckless endangerment on Monday morning, October 23, according to Bledsoe County Sheriff Jimmy Morris. For more, see the October 26 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Gabe Boring has become the star kicker for the Bledsoe County High School Warriors football team, but has remained extremely humble in doing so. For more, see the October 26 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

She is a local celebrity of sorts—and she likely has records of your family if you grew up in Bledsoe County. That person is Miss Elizabeth Robnett. For more, see the October 19 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.