Area News

The Bledsoe County School System has been announced as one of winners of two school bus rebate opportunities: the 2021 American Rescue Plan (ARP) Electric School Bus Rebates, and the 2021 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) School Bus Rebates. The system is receiving $600,000 to purchase two electric school buses. The $7 million in ARP…

Bledsoe County High School student Isaiah Ellis recently competed in the DECA State Career Development Conference in Chattanooga. He competed in the Automotive Services Marketing Series.  His high score makes him eligible to compete in the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Atlanta, Georgia April 23-26. For more see the March 17 issue of The…

Local fire department members recently completed Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations training hosted by the Pikeville Fire Department. The Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations courses were designed for emergency response personnel who may be first on the scene of a hazardous materials emergency. For more see the March 10 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

“Ever since I was young, I wanted to play basketball for Bryan College,” said Garrett Tharpe, a senior at Bledsoe County High School. His determination and God-given ability accompanied by his greatest supporters – his mother and grandmother – helped the dream of a young boy come to fruition. He signed to play basketball for…

Seeking a method to unite the Sequatchie Valley through tourism along the Scenic Byway from Marion to Sequatchie to Bledsoe and into Cumberland counties, cruise-ins are key. Participants can earn prizes and puzzle pieces from each cruise-in while showing off their vehicles to other local owners, and vehicle enthusiasts.  A local group of car enthusiasts…

Designing a two-person pedal-powered rover to complete an obstacle course and compact into a 5-foot cube is a task that has been taken on by a group of Bledsoe County High School students. BCHS is one of only two Tennessee high schools chosen to participate in the NASA Human Rover competition in April, explained Michiel…

News of possibly closing a portion of State Route 28, south of Pikeville, to make way for a 4,500 foot air strip has many area residents concerned. The Fields at Fall Creek, a fly-in community, being built on 1,500 acres of the former Merri Acres property changed its initial plans of a 3,000-foot air strip…

Aspiring to obtain various degrees from business to electronic media to various medical fields to physicist — those are the plans of Bledsoe County High School’s Top Ten Seniors. Leading the Class of 2022 is Rian Fann as valedictorian followed by William Keener as Salutatorian, DJ Cook as Historian, Haven Blankenship, Saydee Mills, Caylin Swafford,…

Bledsoe County authorities are investigating an alleged accidental shooting and meth lab found Sunday, February 20, at the home of Jeff Brown on HB Green Road, according to Detective Drake Brown. He said Jeff Brown, 57, faces charges for firing a weapon twice at Eric Colen, 33, who was staying at Brown ‘s residence and…