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Effective immediately, Bledsoe County Nursing Home has halted all visitors, including immediate family members, of its residents at the advice of Dr. Scott Debrill, stated Steve Standefer, chairman of the Nursing Home Board. This mandate is due to increased warnings about the coronavirus from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Standefer said the change to visitation will last until…

Miss Tennessee Volunteer Kerri Arnold spent Wednesday, March 11, visiting all of Bledsoe County Schools. At Bledsoe’s elementary schools, Arnold spoke to students about what it means to be kind. For more on Miss Tennessee Volunteer’s visit, see the March 19 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner.

Several Bledsoe County residents and organizations have pulled together to assist in helping tornado victims in nearby Cookeville, which was devastated by an EF-4 tornado on March 4, killing 18 in Putnam County and destroying or damaging hundreds of homes. A string of at least seven tornadoes tore through Middle Tennessee last Tuesday, according to…

Audrey Smith, a fourth grade student at Wheeler Elementary, has been named as an ambassador for the Children’s Miracle Network. For months, Audrey was very sick and received treatment at T.C. Thompson’s Children’s Hospital in Chattanooga. Her care there, along with the miraculous healing by God, have led to her being chosen as an ambassador.…

A 12-year-old Crossville boy passed away in a tragic ATV rollover accident in Bledsoe County on Saturday, March 7, according to a report by Bledsoe County Deputy Matt Brock. Joseph Vaughn Warlick died at the scene of the accident on Upper East Valley Road near Farley Gap Loop, Brock reported, after a Kawasaki side-by-side turned…

An 18-year-old male is charged with aggravated assault and attempted criminal homicide following a domestic incident on Monday, March 2, according to Detective George Hodge with the Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Department. For more see the March 5 issue of The Bledsonian Banner.

Mrs. Thelma Boynton educated generations of Bledsoe County students and lived a life of learning herself. Boynton recently celebrated her 100th birthday with celebrations with her family and friends. As an educator in Bledsoe County, Boynton was a trailblazer for sciences. Education runs deep in her family. All of her sisters and three of her…

A call late last month for a possible stolen ‘98 Dodge Durango at 909 Brayton Road resulted in the discovery of two stolen vehicles, 26 loaded firearms, 1.77 pounds of Schedule VI (marijuana) narcotics, 0.12 grams of meth, one stolen boat, a stolen firearm, and an ATV with an altered VIN number, according to an…

Results of the March 3 Super Tuesday Presidential Preference Primary and Local Primaries are below. Note, these are BLEDSOE COUNTY RESULTS ONLY, and do not represent the state winner. These results have not yet been certified. Results will be broken down by precinct in the March 12 issue of The Bledsonian-Banner. Presidential Preference Primary and…