Area News

A 19-year-old Pikeville man was arrested in Cumberland County after he allegedly shot at a woman’s car following a clothing swap on June 16. According to the Cumberland County arrest report, Sherry Lake, 18, of Crossville, was making a clothing deal with Spring Applegate, 20, of Pikeville. When she arrived at the store, Applegate was…

Advanced technology will assist students learning anatomy and physiology when they return to the classroom at Bledsoe County High School’s Career Technical Education (CTE) wing. CTE health sciences instructor Ashley Fife said students will have access to an Anatomage table, which is a virtual 3D dissection software of the human anatomy installed on a six-foot…

The long anticipated graduation day for Bledsoe County High School’s Class of 2020 has finally arrived. Seniors graduate Friday, June 26 with some precautions being taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is scheduled to begin at 8:00 p.m., weather permitting, and each student has been given eight tickets for guests to attend. For…

A resolution declaring Bledsoe County a Second Amendment County was approved by the Bledsoe County Commission at a special called meeting last Monday, June 15. The resolution, proposed by Commissioner Matt Colvard, does not change any current policy, according to County Attorney Howard Upchurch, but rather reaffirms the County will follow the law in relation…

After 20 years of trying to convince local residents to stay local for their physical therapy needs, Travis Smith and Tommy Haupert of Omni Rehab are expanding to not only keep people local, but draw people from surrounding areas into Pikeville and Bledsoe County. “Listen, we spent the first 20 years of this business trying…

Bledsoe County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has a major upgrade in its ventilator capability after the recent purchase of a Hamilton T1 mechanical ventilator, Interim Director Kristin Billingsley announced. “This is a major upgrade with many more options from the auto-vents previously used by the service,” she said. “With all of the capabilities of this…

A Pikeville woman remained in critical condition Monday, June 15, after being extricated and airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center following a crash with an 18-wheeler on Friday, June 12. Katherine Wooden was driving a 2008 Nissan west on Cleveland Avenue onto the U.S. 127 bypass, according to Tennessee Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Lt. John…

Erlanger and Bledsoe County are considering a contract to move forward with building a new medical office building on the current Erlanger Bledsoe Campus after the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority (Erlanger Health System’s Board of Trustees) approved the move last week. Bledsoe County Mayor Gregg Ridley said the estimated cost for the project is around…

Pikeville Elementary School Principal James Ellis has been offered the contract for Bledsoe County’s next Director of Schools by the Bledsoe County Board of Education. The Board offered Ellis the contract at a special called meeting on Tuesday, June 16, and the meeting was recessed until Friday to negotiate the contract he was offered. The…

This summer, Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation (GELF) has announced its K-3rd Grade Summer Reading pilot to provide 30,000 students in Tennessee with six books, piloting a Summer Collection from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, at no cost to families or school districts. All rising 1st through 3rd grade students in 33 participating school districts will receive…