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Reaching academic heights for the Bledsoe County High School Class of 2023 are Valedictorian Tobey Moore Deatherage, Salutatorian Carly Danielle Mahan, Historian Cassidy Mae Newby, Lillie Cagle, Abby Daniel, Jacob Zimmery Johnson, Kelsey Slatton, Kevyn Edinger, Alicia Brown, and Kyle Oakes. They along with their classmates are eagerly awaiting Class Night on May 18 and…

UPDATE ON OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING Sequatchie County Sheriff Bill Phillips has released the name of the Correctional Officer and the inmate who was shot allegedly escaping after medical treatment at Erlanger Bledsoe in Pikeville on February10 that is being investigated by the TBI. The Sequatchie County Correctional Officer involved was Karen Line and the inmate/escapee involved…

Curious about electric vehicles (EV) and want to drive one? Now is your chance. On Saturday, February 11 from 2:30 to 5:00 p.m. join Tennessee Tech for an interactive in-person ride and drive event. Participants can test drive an EV first hand. Visitors can talk with the students and faculty about the EV ecosystem and…

Hunter Clark is trading in his blue and gold football uniform for the red, white and blue uniform of the University of the Cumberlands. He is trading one “family” for another, leaving his Warrior family to become a member of the Patriot family. The University of the Cumberlands coach talked about the same bond and…

Bledsoe County Fair Board members, along with 2022 Fairest of the Fair Aloni Smith, represented the county at the 101st annual Tennessee Association of Fairs convention on January 19-21. The group brought home five ribbons plus a Merit Award. Smith competed against 47 girls from across the state. She represented  Bledsoe County with elegance and…

Four area fire departments are among 147 slated to receive grants for equipment and training from the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDIC) and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO). The volunteer fire departments will receive grants in 2023 as part of the historic $5 million Volunteer Firefighter Equipment and Training Grant Program.…

The hard work, dedication, support, love for community and students, were just of a few of the characteristics that earned special recognition of individuals, educators and businesses by the Pikeville-Bledsoe County Chamber of Commerce. Awards were presented during the Chamber’s Installation Banquet held January 21 at The Lodge at Fall Creek Falls State Park. For…

Bledsoe County General Sessions Judge Howard L. Upchurch (left) swears Roy Clay DeBord, Jr. as District 1 Part C County Commissioner. DeBord fills the vacancy left by the resignation of Robbie Taylor. DeBord went straight to work Tuesday evening, January 17 during the Bledsoe County Commission meeting. More on what the County Commission did during…

Erlanger Bledsoe and Erlanger Sequatchie Valley ED have joined in financially supporting a tabletop picture book featuring photographs of landscapes and events in the Sequatchie Valley from Bledsoe, Sequatchie and Marion counties. The picture book includes photos by professional photographers John Hargis and Tom Wood. Hargis, of Pikeville, is spearheading the project with plans to…

A 2021 Coleman Lantern travel trailer that had been parked in an empty lot near the intersection of West Sequatchie Road and West Railroad Avenue in Pikeville has been stolen, according to a report by Pikeville Patrolman David Decker. He issued a “be on the lookout” bulletin for the travel trailer on January 11 after…