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The Bledsoe County High School Class of 2025 will culminate it’s educational years in Pikeville with Graduation on Friday evening, May 16. The ceremony takes place in the John A. Boynton, Sr. Football Stadium on the James T. Warden Football Field at 8:00 p.m. Gates open to the facility at 6:00 p.m. For more see…

Two teachers and the school librarian at Mary V. Wheeler Elementary School are retiring this year with over 100 years collectively invested in educating the youth of Bledsoe County. Cathy Standefer is retiring with 46 years teaching kindergarten, first and second grades. Karyn Angel is retiring after 45 years of teaching Pre-K, kindergarten, first and…

From the young age of three, Johnathan “JT” Thomas developed a love for baseball and now as he reaches the end of his high school career, he has been given the opportunity to play the game he loves while going to college. JT signed with Roane State Community College on Friday, May 2 before a room…

Members of the Pikeville Fire Department (PFD) recently completed a Rope Rescue Operations course conducted by instructors from the Tennessee Fire and Codes Academy (TFACA). Other departments participating included members from the Dunlap Fire Department, Piney Fire Department, Cumberland County Fire Department, and Rhea County Rescue. For more see the May 8 issue of The…

Omni Outreach is taking on a project that hopes to unify the community, political leaders, churches and community groups. It’s The Refuge, a 10,000 square-foot building being constructed to help fight poverty and hunger in Bledsoe County, announced Travis Smith, founder. “We want to show the Love of the Lord through this project,” said Smith.…

A video of a dog on a rope being drug behind a truck has been investigated and no wrong doing was determined by the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department. For more see the May 1 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Authorities are searching for a 17-year-old female who was last seen on April 4, 2025. Annabelle Hickey has been reported as missing from Pikeville and as of Monday, April 21 the search continued, according to the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department. The 5’5” and 100 lbs. female has extremely long hair with blonde or red streaks…

On Thursday, April 10, a group of Bledsoe County Middle School students participated in the Tennessee Tech Math Competition. Students, sixth through eighth grade, against 145 students from 40 Tennessee schools and 17 school districts. For more see the April 24 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

On April 10, Bledsoe County High School invited local industry and business leaders to interview the senior students. This gave the seniors a glimpse of how they will be interviewed in the future. There were many fields to choose from with at least one community member conducting the interviews. The fields were Education, Criminal Justice,…

Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee distributed 1,915 total pairs of shoes to students in Bledsoe County in partnership with Samaritan’s Feet International. Not only did the students receive a pair of shoes, but they were also given a new pair of socks. The First Lady’s initiative, Tennessee Serves, and nonprofit, Samaritan’s Feet International, hosted distribution…