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Earlier this year, Jeffrey Scott Brown said he accidentally fired a shotgun that struck a man staying at his home. Grand jurors found enough evidence last week to indict Brown for attempted first-degree murder plus drug and sexual battery charges. His case was among 45 total indictments returned by grand jurors of the 51 cases…

Setting her sights on a robotic engineering degree, Gracie White has decided to start on that path at Roane State while playing softball for the Lady Raiders. The Bledsoe County High School softball standout and recent graduate, has signed with the college. She played all four years of high school for the Lady Warriors, the…

Originally designed to give families a discount on school supplies and clothing, the Tennessee Sales Tax Holiday now includes many food items plus gun safety products.  Beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 29, shoppers can purchase clothing and school supplies, plus art supplies and computers without sales tax added. Shirts, pants, dresses, pairs of…

A feud between two brothers over one’s girlfriend accusing the other brother of stealing his money resulted in charges against Brady Alexander Davis, reports Pikeville Police Officer David Decker. On Thursday, July 21, Officer Decker responded to an aggravated assault incident in the area of the 127 Bypass and Cumberland Avenue around 3:28 p.m. He…

The need to improve city roads, playgrounds, tourist attractions and services for the City of Pikeville are the reasons the City is seeking to raise the property tax rate, according to Pikeville Mayor Philip Cagle. City Aldermen have a public hearing set for Monday, August 8 at 6:25 p.m. at the municipal building, prior to…

Parker Holland Memorial Horse Show is Friday Aloni Taylor Smith was crowned the 2022-23 Bledsoe County Fairest of the Fair during the pageant held Saturday, July 23 at the fairgrounds. In all, 53 contestants competed for the coveted crowns in the various age divisions, making the judges’ decisions difficult. For more see the July 28…

Miss Fairest of the Fair is going to be crowned this weekend at the Bledsoe County Fairgrounds on Allen P. Deakins Road in Pikeville. The pageant signifies the beginning of a variety of pre-fair events planned between July 23 and August 2, with the main events getting underway August 3-6. This year’s theme is Cowboy…

His face said it all, as family and friends started filling the Bledsoe County Courthouse downstairs courtroom Friday afternoon, July 15. Pikeville Mayor Philip “Winky” Cagle was totally surprised by Bledsoe County Mayor Gregg Ridley with a framed resolution honoring his 31 of service as Bledsoe County Assessor of Property and his ten years of…

School starts in a few weeks and to give all Bledsoe County students the opportunity to get off to a great start, the annual Give a Child a Chance Day is being held. On Tuesday, July 19, free backpacks filled with school supplies are going to be distributed at Bledsoe County High School from 9:00…

A call came in one cold night in December, 1976, Greg Frazier’s trailer on Wheeler Mountain was on fire. The nearest fire department was Pikeville and by the time firefighters could arrive, the trailer was lost. That’s when Dennis “Big D” Frazier, Greg’s father, decided it was time for the Mt. Crest community to have…