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April

Pre-K registration in Bledsoe County will be held Wednesday, April 3 at Cecil B. Rigsby Elementary; Thursday, April 4 at Mary V. Wheeler Elementary; and Friday, April 5 at Pikeville Elementary from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. each day. Children must be four years old by August 15, 2019. The following are needed to register: proof of residency (electric, gas or water bill in parent’s/guardian’s name), certified copy of birth certificate, immunization record, record of physical, Social Security card and proof of income. If documents cannot be obtained by registration dates, children can still be registered. Only Bledsoe County residents are eligible to apply. For more information, call 447-2914.B10S11

Representatives with Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) are going to be at the Bledsoe County Courthouse on Tuesday, April 16 at 11:00 a.m. to conduct local client intake interview sessions in Pikeville. If you have civil legal problems with housing, consumer, veteran’s benefits and government benefits issues such as food stamps, unemployment benefits and TennCare, and qualify for free legal assistance, you can apply for help. For more information, please call (423) 756-4013. B13S14

The Bledsoe County Nursing Home Activities Department is hosting a fundraising bake sale on April 18 in the Nursing Home dining room from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or until all baked goods are gone. Proceeds help the residents enjoy every day to the fullest with more activities, special snacks or take out meals. For more information call Activities Director Sharla Harris at (423) 447-5388. B15S16

On Saturday, April 20 Winesap Free Will Baptist Church will open its clothes closet from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The clothes closet will be open every first and third Saturday of each month until further notice. Anyone needing clothes or who knows someone who does can come by at this time. The church will have nice clothes for work, play and dress of all sizes at no charge. The church is located on Lantana Road (Hwy. 101) at the Bledsoe-Cumberland county line. For information call Betty White at (423) 881-3032 or Verna Dyer at (931) 260-4582. B16

Community Free Will Baptist Church is holding its Easter Service on Sunday, April 21 at 10:00 a.m. EST. Dinner immediately follows the service along with an Easter egg hunt.B16

The UT-TSU Bledsoe County Extension office has planned a Master Small Ruminant Class this Spring. Meetings will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting on April 23rd 6:00 p.m. at the Extension office. Topics will include Forages, Fences, Lambing, Facilities, Health, Genetics and much more. Pre-registration is asked. The fee for the class will be $75 for individuals and $100 for couples. For more information, please contact the UT-TSU Extension office at 423-447-2451. B11S12

Enjoy delicious sliders and homemade desserts at Pikeville United Methodist Church on Main Street, on Tuesday, April 23, from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. There is no charge, no offering, no sermon—nothing but friendship and food. Everyone is welcome. B16S17

On Friday, April 26, a Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Main Street Committee, is being held at  Mt. Airy Golf Course, north of Dunlap.  Big $25,000 hole in one prize on a select hole. Numerous prizes, awards and trophies. Contact Cliff Fowler,  813-690-6888, for additional information, to sign-up, sponsor, and volunteer. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. and a shotgun start is at 8:00 a.m. BT17

Mt. Crest Church of God of Prophecy, just off State Route 30 on Beaver Hill Road, is holding a yard sale – rain or shine – on Friday and Saturday, April 26-17, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Lots of clothing, household, collector items and much more.B17