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Last week, Bledsoe County property owners and businesses received a letter in the mail concerning the reappraisal of their property. Bledsoe County Property Assessor Zack Olendorf explains the State of Tennessee does a reappraisal of property values every five years. The County’s last appraisal was done in 2017, he noted. For more see the May…

Bledsoe AWARE is working to bring awareness to mental well-being the entire month of May with Pikeville Mayor Philip Cagle and Bledsoe County Mayor Gregg Ridley proclaiming May as Mental Health Awarenss Month. To kick off the awareness month, a mile-long Mental Wellness Walk is being held in conjunction with the first Main Street Summer…

Election Results Bledsoe County Republican and Democratic Primary Results – May 3, 2022 Bold names will appear on the August General Election Ballot for the office. REPUBLICAN PRIMARY Office                                      Candidate                                           # Votes County Mayor                         Gregg Ridley…………………………………… 1968   Register of Deeds                    Jeanine Boynton…………………………….. 1584 John Boynton III………………………………… 329 Edna Hudson………………………………………. 75 J.C. Rains………………………………………….. 865  …

On Friday evening, May 6, a musical presentation of The Wizard of Oz is being performed for the public at 6:00 p.m. at Bledsoe County High School in the auditorium. The play features music and dancing, lasting about an hour long. The main characters in the play include Chelsey Trussell as Dorothy, Cheynne Burns as…

While discussion about The Fields and shifting a portion of Old State Highway 28 dominated the Bledsoe County Commission meeting Monday, April 18, other important county business was handled including supporting a grant application for a firefighting training center. (Information about road shift was in the April 21 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner.) Application is being…

One way the Bledsoe County Board of Education is hoping will entice teachers to apply for jobs here, and retain its current staff, is the addition of a daycare. Discussion about the possibility Monday evening, April 18, led to the approval to pursue adding a daycare facility within the Pikeville Elementary school building. Dr. Kristy…

Authorities are investigating the scene of a fatal accident at the base of the mountain on US Highway 127, north of Pikeville. The driver of an 18-wheeler hauling a load of stone, heading south, apparently lost control of her truck, taking out several feet of guardrail, dumping her load and finally coming to a rest…

Nicholas Chase Roberts, 31, of Dunlap was released from his duties as a deputy at the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department, according to Sheriff Jimmy Morris. He said he fired Roberts around 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 14, retrieving his badge, weapon and patrol car. Later that day, Dunlap Police Chief Randy Phillips reported Roberts was…

The Bledsoe County Commission met Monday evening, with over 100 people in attendance, to decide the fate of 2,235 feet of Old State Highway 28 in the southern portion of the county. An agreement, drawn up by The Fields’ attorney, is going to be expounded upon by County Attorney Howard Upchurch to be sure to…

Felony warrants for a Bledsoe County man not only led to his arrest, but authorities uncovered a large amount of drugs and weapons. Jackie D. Bailey, 45, was wanted out of Missouri on felony charges, explained Bledsoe County Deputy Drake Brown.  For more see the April 14 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.