Area News

Facility renovations ahead of schedule Changes to the former Pikeville Clinic, now known as Pikeville Urgent Care, are ahead of schedule, reports Kelly Judd, director of business development and operations for Presley Health Care. He anticipates the renovations and new services to be ready by Fall, 2026. With all the changes to the interior of…

by Adison Clark, BCHS Journalism Every year during the height of spring since the early 1900’s, all junior and senior girls in American high schools have been rushing to boutiques and clothing stores to find the perfect, unique dress for prom. Prom, short for promenade, is a significant event in the high school experience, offering…

For many years, the Luminary Frostbite Volunteer Fire Department has been in turmoil. The latest board for the department had a fire chief in place with years of experience and firefighters willing to be trained offering fire protection for their community. But, a previous fire chief who had been accused of misusing funds and equipment…

Two men have been charged with the burglary and vandalism at Get-N-Place, a convenience store in the Luminary community of Bledsoe County. On April 13, authorities arrested were Hunter William Bullington, 21, and Hunter Logan Calderon, 21, and were being held at the Bledsoe County Detention Center. According to the arrest report, deputies responded to…

Hating God & Most of His People From hating God to being loved into the Kingdom of God, Chef Tom Goetz share his personal journey of being hurt by Christians of the church and then finding healing through Christ. He has written a book with L.J. Lawson about being the son of Kay Arthur, the…

Tommy Nipper, of Pikeville, joined 12 veterans from Cumberland County who had the privilege to be part of the final Honor Air Knoxville Flight #38 that left the Knoxville airport on April 8 for Washington D.C. They flew American Airlines wit 130 veterans who had an all expense paid trip to visit the National World…

GENESE ANGEL SAPP Q: What services are currently offered at the County Clerk’s office? A: Well, there’s a lot of services that are mandatory in the county clerk’s office. The biggest one is the motor vehicles. We issue title applicant. We do the title applications, we sell the plates, we do the renewals. Tennessee offers…

LELAND BURKS Q: Bledsoe County remains in the top 10 distressed counties in the state. What do you think needs to be done to bring Bledsoe County out of that designation or do you think we need to stay distressed and why? A: We do not need to stay distressed. The infrastructure. Gas and water…

Bledsoe County High School welders earning certification and their instructors are (in no specific order) Jeradyn Anderson, Mejia Yandel, Warn Rains, Tyler Swafford, Trace Frady, Tilman Michaels, Elijah Vanwinkle, Ashton Peterson, Seth Daniel, Logan Holland, Aubrey Macon, Zachariah Reno, Nevaeh Worhtington, Alexis Gore, Austin Hankins, Jcyn Johnson, Charles McDonald, Kylisha Michaels, Eli Oakes, Hayden Sapp,…