News From Bledsoe County

Bledsoe Schools Closing Due to Illness

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Sickness is sweeping through some school systems in the Tennessee Valley, forcing some to shut down. When it comes to kids, sickness is nothing out of the ordinary. But Bledsoe County School Officials say they've never seen this many kids get sick... Full story

Grandmother Avoids Jail Time

Nathan Frick

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A 63-year-old grandmother won't go to jail as long as she doesn't own a gun in the near future. Effie Kauffman wrote NewsChannel 9 in the spring to help explain why she had her gun taken away from officers We found out Mrs. Kauffman is charged... Full story

Bargain Hunters Ahead of World's Longest Yard Sale

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The World's Longest Yard Sale, in its 22nd anniversary year, officially starts Thursday but some bargain hunters couldn't wait. Roadside vendors have been setting up all week to do business through Sunday for more than 650 miles, along U.S. 127... Full story

GM meets with Sprint Cup teams about cutbacks

Posted by Heather Williams

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General Motors has met with teams in NASCAR's top-tier Sprint Cup series about its plans to cut back financial support. Teams in the lower-tier Nationwide and Camping World Truck series already had been notified of cuts. GM is reorganizing through... Full story

$1,000,000 Grant for Bledsoe Schools

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The Bledsoe County Schools in Pikeville, Tenn., have been awarded a three-year $997,625 Teaching American History grant designed to raise student achievement by providing teachers with in-depth, professional development in American history, U.S.... Full story

Senator Corker Coming Home to Discuss Drought

Richard Simms

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United States Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) will visit Sequatchie, Warren, Van Buren, Bledsoe and Rhea counties on Monday, July 16. Sen. Corker will visit a farm in Sequatchie County and the Nursery Research Center in Warren County on Monday morning... Full story

NewsChannel 9 Uncovers Rental Property Lacking Smoke Detectors

Seth Seymour

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One trailer park, two recent fires and a big problem that has been ignored. Now a Tennessee landlord seems to be breaking the law, putting his tenants in harm's way. NewsChannel 9 uncovered the problem Monday at the Bledsoe County mobile home park.... Full story

Leon Hitchcock

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Cecil B. Rigsby School in Bledsoe County This week we recognize Leon Hitchcock of Cecil B. Rigsby School in Bledsoe County. Assistant principal and fifth grade history teacher, he's always available for academic or personal issues. Hitchcock... Full story

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