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School nurse services to continue for Bledsoe County School System thanks to grant
From East Tennessee to West Tennessee, the Tennessee Rural Health Care Center of Excellence at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences is enabling providers to close health care gaps in rural communities statewide with $1.75 million in grants announced. Bledsoe County was named as a recipient of the grant to continue its school nurse services.…
Read MoreHands helping others
Love is crocheted into every loop of the yarn by Loretta Stephens. At 90, her hands continue to bless others. Just recently she helped WAGS (Where Animals Get Saved) of Bledsoe by raising $1,005 towards its dream of building an animal shelter in Bledsoe County. She crafted four different afghans – a dog and cat,…
Read MoreHughes family celebrates 202-year farming tradition
As communities across the nation prepare to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary, one local family is marking a milestone of its own. The Hughes family of Flat Top Mountain Farm is celebrating 202 years of continuous family ownership and stewardship of the land they have called home since 1824. Today, ten generations later, the family continues…
Read MoreFood Bank targeted in 250 for 250 Program
The Bledsoe County Food Bank was selected to receive 12,330 pounds of donated food items by the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints. The church is celebrating the nation’s 250 anniversary by donating 250 truckloads of food to agencies actively engaged in feeding those in need. The program is known as 250 for 250. On…
Read MoreGrants received to expand CTE healthcare studies
Bledsoe County received a Rural Workforce Development grant for $200,000 to cover an RN salary, student supplies, uniform bundle and textbooks, explained Michelle Rains, Bledsoe County coordinated school health nurse. The goal of this grant is to enhance the CTE (Career and Technology Education) Health Science Program to include Pre-Nursing. The second grant, $227,264.70 from…
Read MoreLongtime commissioner honored by legislators
The late Junior Lee Hankins was honored with a resolution presented to his wife, Shirley Hankins, for his 44 years of continuous service as a Bledsoe County Commissioner. He was recognized as being one of the longest office holders in the state of Tennessee. Senator Todd Gardenhire made the presentation to Mrs. Hankins with family…
Read MoreCruise-in and The Kinship at Summer Nights Saturday
Want to enjoy the weekend meandering through some of the best classic cars and trucks in the Sequatchie Valley while enjoying musical entertainment by The Kinship? Then Pikeville is the place to be Saturday, June 6. The refurbished cars and trucks start rolling in at 4:00 p.m. downtown and stay around until about 8:00 p.m.…
Read MoreSequatchie 24 cycling through area June 13-14
A unique new cycling event is coming to Sequatchie Valley on June 13 called Sequatchie 24. Unlike the Cycle Sequatchie event that takes place every October, Sequatchie 24 is an ultra endurance event, which means the distances are much longer. While there are options for riding “only” 75 miles or 150 miles, the primary objective…
Read MoreOfficers to conduct sobriety checkpoints
The Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout Bledsoe County on June 12 and June 19, announced Sheriff Jimmy Morris. Checkpoint operations will be conducted during the hours of 2:00-7:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.-midnight. The checkpoints are scheduled for the following locations: June 12 2:00-7:00 p.m. •Pitts Gap Road at Hendon Road…
Read MoreSummer reading opportunities for children
School may be out later this week for the summer, but students need to continue reading. Many opportunities are offered to promote summer reading from free books off the mobile Book Bus to checking books out from the Bledsoe County Public Library. The Bledsoe County School System’s mobile Book Bus is loaded with a variety…
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