Area News

Excitement is building as Pikeville’s Fall Festival is just a month away, reports Johnny Harrison with the festival committee/Pikeville-Bledsoe County Chamber of Commerce. This year’s festival not only features live music, assorted vendors, food and cruise-in, he said, but also planned are an improved and larger Kids Zone, 3-on-3 basketball tournament, puppet show, and cornhole…

The blocks have been torn down and debris is being hauled away at the old Pratt Feed Store in Pikeville to make way for an annex to the BTC Fiber headquarters. General Manager, Charlie Boring said current plans are to use a portion of the former structure for a warehouse, and build a training center…

It’s working! Opening a daycare for Bledsoe County School System personnel as a way to recruit teachers is proving itself. At least two teachers accepted positions with the system due to the Little Warriors Daycare offered at Pikeville Elementary School, reports Dr. Kristy Walker with the school system. “We had over 20 openings (teaching positions)…

Bledsoe County Senior Citizens Center received a $50,000 grant from the West End Home Foundation (WEHF) to help bridge the digital divide for Tennesseans age 60 and older, living in Bledsoe County, announced Director JoAnn Britt with the Center. She is hosting a series of ChromeBook computer classes for Bledsoe Couny senior adults and upon…

For the past 24 years, those entering the Register of Deeds office in the Bledsoe County Courthouse were met by Emma Boynton. After serving six terms in office, she is officially retiring this month from the office. Her role as a community servant will not end though as she continues to support the Bledsoe County…

Over 50 people filled the small meeting room at the Luminary-Frostbite Volunteer Fire Department to determine the future of the department. Recently, allegations from sexual harassment to buying equipment from a former board member’s wife to the former chief living at the fire hall led to the reorganization of the department and board. Of those…

City of Pikeville officials gave the green light to increase the City’s property tax rate by about 25¢ per $100 of assessed value in an effort to fund paving main city streets. Mayor Philip Cagle previously stated the increase would bring in about $100,000 to use for paving. During a public hearing Monday evening, August…

Pikeville Volunteer Fire Department (PVFD) has made history once again, this time by adding an aerial truck to its fleet. The aerial is the first to be placed into service in Bledsoe County history. Joining the aerial purchase was a special operations unit that will be used to supplement the tower during operations and several…

Bledsoe County voters chose to re-elect Michael Walker [R] as Circuit Court Clerk and Tim Campbell as District 2A County Commissioner by a three vote margin. These two races were the only locally contested races on the General Election ballot. All other offices were determined in the primary earlier this year. Winners indicated in bold…

Alleged misconduct by the fire chief, misuse of funds, and other issues have called for a reorganization of the Luminary-Frostbite Volunteer Fire Department. A community meeting is being held Tuesday, August 9 at 5:00 p.m. CST at the fire hall to elect a new board, fire chief and officers, according to Bledsoe County Mayor Gregg…