Area News

The prestigious KY/TN AWWA Honor & Awards Small Water Treatment Plant Award was presented to the dedicated team in Pikeville, announced Sharon Seibert, Murfreesboro Water Resources Department Community Affairs Manager. Although unable to attend the annual Water Professionals Conference in Kentucky, the Pikeville team was still celebrated in a very special way. For more see…

Native Americans are known for their storytelling through drawings and etchings. On the south wall of the Main Street Stage area in downtown Pikeville is a mural, telling the story of the Indigenous peoples who lived and traveled through Bledsoe County during the great removal of Native Americans. For more see the November 21 issue…

A record number of Bledsoe County High School students have applied to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK) thanks to the high school being named a Flagship school by the University. A celebration was held for those student applicants and the school was presented with a plaque commemorating BCHS being named a Flagship school.…

Show your Warrior spirit as the Warriors advance to the second round of the Class 2A Playoffs. They host Tellico Plains Friday night, November 15 on the James T. Warden Football Field in the John A. Boynton Football Stadium at Bledsoe County High School. Kickoff is 7:00 p.m. Many local businesses and residents have decorated…

A challenge was issued by the Veterans Day guest speaker, Ret. Colonel Sidney Morgan, for veterans to not only be good veterans but to be great veterans. He also encouraged those in attendance to support their veterans and help them become great veterans. Ret. Colonel Morgan encouraged veterans to belong, participate, let people know it…

  The majority of Bledsoe County voters went for the Republican ticket on the State and Federal levels as did most of the State of Tennessee. A record number of Bledsoe County voters, 6,220, cast ballots. The unofficial vote totals for Bledsoe County on November 5 were: PRESIDENT/VICE PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump/JD Vance [R] –…

The streets were rumbling with the sound of Model T cars and trucks rolling into downtown Pikeville Thursday, October 31. Model T club enthusiast from all over the country came to Pikeville, enjoyed ice cream, baked goods, and antiquing in the various shops downtown. See more on their excursion in The Bledsonian-Banner’s November 7, 2024…

During halftime of the Bledsoe County High School football game against Gordonsville High School last Friday night, women who are Breast Cancer survivors were honored with the presentation of a pink rose. Making the presentations were Farrah Fields (left) and Michelle Rains (right) with the Bledsoe County School System. Those receiving roses were (left to…

UT/TSU Extension Bledsoe County Director JC Rains is proud to announce Administrative Associate Hannah Frady has been awarded the Tennessee Extension Association of Administrative Professionals (TEAAP) SOAR Award and the A.C. Clark Award. These honors recognize her exceptional service and dedication to excellence, he explained. For more see the October 31 issue of The Bledsonian…

Bledsoe County High School released the results of its 2024 Mock Election on Monday, October 21. Derek Harvey reported his US Government classes worked hard organizing the mock election. His fourth period class administered the voting while his fifth period class counted the ballots. •Donald J. Trump [R], 192 votes (76%) •Kamala Harris [D], 36…