Area News

The month of March has been proclaimed as UT-TSU Extension Month in Bledsoe County by Mayor Gregg Ridley. This is time to celebrate the local Extension Office’s programs, communities, and state. “We are all working together, implementing programs,” said Kelli Roberson, interim director for Bledsoe County/Cumberland County Director. She is working in both Bledsoe and…

Miss Robnett passes at 103 A piece of Bledsoe County history passed away on February 28. Miss Elizabeth Parham Robnett, Bledsoe County’s eldest community leader, left behind a legacy of being very knowledgeable, sharing Bledsoe County history with everyone she met, caring for her community and family, and leaving many students over her more than…

Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) are busy replacing and repairing lines throughout Bledsoe County. High winds, at times up to 50 mph swept through the county, taking down power lines and trees. This was the scene Friday afternoon, March 3 along US Highway 127 near Pikeville Church of God. About a dozen power poles were…

Nine THC laced vape cartridges, 15 ounces of marijuana, 1 ounce of cannabis wax, and 48 fentynal pills seized by officers. Walters found with assorted drugs Eric W. Walters was charged with multiple drug offenses following a traffic stop and a search of his residence in Pikeville on February 28, reports Pikeville Police Chief Ronald…

Authorities are investigating a wreck which involved a Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department deputy. Assistant District Attorney Cara Sapp explained any information on the accident is pending further investigation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. For more see the March 2 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

On Tuesday, February 21, a group of area leaders met to determine future goals for Pikeville and Bledsoe County as part of the Three Star program which Bledsoe County has been a part of since 2013. Since qualifying as a Three Star community, Pikeville and Bledsoe County have saved over $250,000, said Jody Sliger, community…

A 16-year-old male faces additional charges after escaping custody following special juvenile court proceedings on Monday, February 27 at the Bledsoe County Courthouse, reports Pikeville Police Chief Ronald Byrd. The juvenile suffered multiple cuts when he escaped, crashed through a glass door on the front of the courthouse and fled on foot, the Chief described.…

BTC Fiber is the primary sponsor for BTC Fiber Valley Fest scheduled for May 6-7 in Dunlap. The BTC Fiber presented a $20,000 check to Sponsorship Committee members Jessica Austin and Annette Brown, BTC Fiber Communications Director and Sponsorship Committee Member Ethan Loyd, BTC Fiber CEO Charlie Boring, and Valley Fest Chairman Marlene Basham.

A total of six paraprofessionals (teacher’s aides) were terminated from their positions in a special needs class at Pikeville Elementary. Two of the six, Shelia Schmidt and Chloe Frizzell, were charged with child abuse. According to Detective Drake Brown’s arrest warrants on the two women, he reviewed a video of the incident which showed Frizzell…

“The Last Letter,” a song written by Blake Roberson of Pikeville has been chosen to move on to the next round of the Tennessee Songwriters competition. He recently performed the song he penned in Crossville at the Grinder House. He and one other individual from that stage were selected to move on to compete in…