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For the second consecutive year, Michiel Palmer has a group of engineering students who have been chosen to participate in the NASA 2023 HERC (Human Exploration Rover Challenge). The team is one of 15 high school teams from across the world participating in the program this year. Palmer said the team should do better than…

The newest member of the Pikeville Police Department, Brandon Patterson, was terminated after he was arrested in Dunlap on a domestic assault charge, according to Pikeville Mayor Philip Cagle. Patterson was arrested Sunday, October 16, and remained incarcerated in the Sequatchie County Jail, being held without bond Monday.  For more see the October 20 issue…

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) announced $24.5 million in federal grant funds to be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for the 2022–2023 Federal Fiscal Year. Pikeville Police Department was one of those agencies to receive the grant funds. For more see the October 13 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

For many years now, those traveling Main Street in Pikeville have experienced a washboard and pothole riddled roadway from the northern bypass to the columns entering the historic district of town. On October 17, reconstruction and paving of the roadway will begin, announced Mayor Philip “Winky” Cagle. For more see the October 13 issue of…

After several years without art at Bledsoe County Middle School, it has returned. The class gives students an opportunity to create and explore artistic abilities they may not have realized they had, said art instructor Rachel Peeples. For more see the October 6 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

A crisp, cool breeze and sunshine made Saturday’s Fall Festival in downtown Pikeville enjoyable day for all. Thousands of people came to Pikeville to listen to music, buy from vendors, play games, see the cruise-in, eat, run and dance. The event was sponsored by the Pikeville-Bledsoe County Chamber of Commerce, and goes down in history…

The first Friday in October is “Turn Pikeville Pink” day, announced Michelle Rains, Bledsoe County School Health Coordinator. Businesses are asked to decorate their store fronts, wear pink, take pictures and post them on social media with #turnpikevillepink. On Friday, October 28, it’s the annual “Pink Out” game. Everyone is encouraged to wear pink –…

Fall is in the air and on Saturday, October 1, Main Street in Pikeville will be humming with over 80 craftsmen and vendors, cruisers, concessions, kids playing zones, music, Glow Run and Gun Dance plus more. It’s the Fall Festival sponsored by the Pikeville-Chamber of Commerce and BTC Fiber. The opening ceremony is at 9:00 a.m.…

Over $34,000 in free dental services in addition to other free health services were provided to the Bledsoe County community Friday, September 23. It was part of Pikeville Family Dentistry’s fifth Dentistry from the Heart and Health Expo held in downtown Pikeville. For more see the September 29 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.