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12/18/2024

Kosliki wins 44th annual Christmas Decorating Contest By Editor | December 17, 2024 | 0 Blown up characters from penguins to Santa flying an airplane appeared to be the theme for most of the homes that were entered in the 44th annual Christmas Decorating Contest sponsored by The Bledsonian-Banner. T...

12/18/2024

Reece defies odds, thanks to medical staff at Erlanger Bledsoe By Editor | December 17, 2024 | 0 It was a normal day, said Deborah Reece, except her husband, Richard, said his chest was burning. He didn’t think he needed to go to the hospital but later decided to. On the way to Erlanger Bledsoe fr...

12/17/2024

BCHS Drama presents The Spell of Sleeping Beauty today! By Editor | December 17, 2024 | 0 The Bledsoe County High School Drama Department presents The Spell of Sleeping Beauty, adapted by Vera Morris. This captivating, frolicsome version of the always-popular classic has it all – charm, action, ro...

12/11/2024

Caboose makes way through town to its new home at the Sequatchie Valley Railway Village By Editor | December 10, 2024 | 0 Railway returning to Pikeville? That was a question circulating in town last week when a truck pulled into town with an old caboose loaded on a trailer. The caboose was on its wa...

12/11/2024

Helping others as a young entrepreneur By Editor | December 10, 2024 | 0 While most 11 year olds are not thinking about starting a business and helping others, there is one who does — Gabby Franklin, a fifth grade student at Mary V. Wheeler Elementary. In June, she told her mother, Stephanie, she ...

12/04/2024

BCHS football team’s Magical Lights is overall winner By Editor | December 3, 2024 | 0 From the Winter Nights to Magical Lights, the 28th annual Christmas Parade in downtown Pikeville was truly one to remember. Sparking delight not only in their winning float but also in their representation of Bl...

12/04/2024

Bledsoe Ag Barn ready to help produce future agricultural careers By Editor | December 3, 2024 | 0 For the first time since 2010, the Bledsoe County High School agricultural program will be tending livestock at its newly constructed Ag Barn on the school campus. Members of the Bledsoe FFA Chapter an...

11/26/2024

11/20/2024

BCHS becomes UT Flagship School By Editor | November 19, 2024 | 0 A record number of Bledsoe County High School students have applied to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UTK) thanks to the high school being named a Flagship school by the University. A celebration was held for those student....

11/20/2024

Indigenous history mural unveiled downtown By Editor | November 19, 2024 | 0 Native Americans are known for their storytelling through drawings and etchings. On the south wall of the Main Street Stage area in downtown Pikeville is a mural, telling the story of the Indigenous peoples who lived and tr...

11/20/2024

Pikeville Water Treatment Plant operators honored with award By Editor | November 19, 2024 | 0 The prestigious KY/TN AWWA Honor & Awards Small Water Treatment Plant Award was presented to the dedicated team in Pikeville, announced Sharon Seibert, Murfreesboro Water Resources Department Community Aff...

11/16/2024

Third round here comes Bledsoe! 35-0 shutout against Tellico. They play York Institute next Friday night at 7:00 pm

11/16/2024

Two mins left in third quarter, Bledsoe scores on a 4 yard run up the middle by Austyn Rains. Mauricio Rojas adds the PAT, 36-0 Bledsoe