Area News

Bledsoe County drivers can now get their licenses renewed and other related services through the newly installed self-service kiosk at the Bledsoe County Detention Center, announced County Clerk Genese Sapp, at 235 Allen P. Deakins Road. She had hoped to have the kiosk installed at the courthouse, but lack of space called for another idea.…

On Friday, April 4, it was announced the Sequatchie Valley National Scenic Byway received the 2025 National Scenic Byway Association’s Byway Communications Award. Janis Kyser, director of THRIVE Sequatchie and the Sequatchie County-Dunlap Chamber of Commerce, along with Ahley Davis, accepted the award via zoom meeting. The award recognizes the work being done to drive…

Tennessee First Lady Maria Lee, through her Tennessee Serves initiative, is proud to partner with Samaritan’s Feet International to distribute a brand-new pair of shoes and socks to students in Bledsoe County public schools on Wednesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10. For more see the April 3 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Two 14-year-old boys from Crossville were caught in the act of vandalizing the historic Pikeville United Methodist Church on Main Street Saturday afternoon, March 29, reports Pikeville Police Chief Ronald Byrd. They have each been charged with burglary, criminal trespassing, vandalism over $10,000, and theft. The young teens were released to their parents’ custody and…

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga’s School of Nursing unveiled MobileMOC, a mobile outreach health clinic designed to expand health care access for older adults and caregivers in rural Southeast Tennessee in Dayton on March 25, at the Rhea County Welcome Center. The MobileMOC will be in Pikeville on April 3 from 9:00 a.m. to…

Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIM) officials toured Bledsoe County High School and Mary V. Wheeler Elementary Monday, March 24, to determine if the programs being offered deserve Tennessee STEM Designation. TSIM works side-by-side with educators to support great teaching and accelerate STEM learning. According to their website, they are “STEM nerds obsessed with improving instruction…

Bledsoe Countians narrowly escaped tornadoes that covered the southeastern United States over this past weekend. It was reported an estimated 250 tornadoes made landfall. In Bledsoe County, the area experienced high winds, rain, and at times could hear and see the formation of possible tornado activity in the county on Saturday evening. The first tornado…

All 37 Bledsoe County High School CTE students who took the AWS Industry Certifi cation test through Northfolk Southern recently passed. For more see the March 20 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Shares stories she was told as a child Memories of days gone by, when times were simpler, joy as a kid was found in being outdoors or listening to stories told by elders. These are the times Anna Pendergrass has written in her latest children’s storybook — Feathers and Fur: Sleepy-time Storybook. This is her…

A Dunlap woman remained at large Monday, March 10, after escaping the custody of the Pikeville Police Department during a traffic stop on Alvin York Highway on February 28, according to Assistant Chief David Decker. Brooke Ann Leon, 35, was stopped by Decker for speeding, going 67 mph in a 40 mph zone, and it…