Bledsoe County, TN

Local news from Pikeville, Tenn.

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The Tennessee Department of Correction is conducting an investigation dubbed Operation Naughty List that has so far resulted in charges against six people, two of them former Bledsoe County prison employees.

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A former Bledsoe County EMS director has been charged with sex crimes after a joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Bledsoe County Sheriff's Office into allegations of sexual assaults on female EMS employees.

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State and local leaders are noting the continued rise of COVID-19 in rural areas in the Chattanooga region. Here is what the coronavirus data is showing in the past week.

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While all counties have state and federal races on the ballot, Sequatchie County is the only county in the Chattanooga region with no contested local races on the ballot.

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Tennessee Department of Correction records show that Bledsoe County Correctional Complex in Pikeville, Tennessee, now has a total of 345 confirmed cases of COVID-19 after testing 2,335 inmates.

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The threat of wintry weather has caused some schools in the Chattanooga area to close early on Tuesday.

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The trial for a man accused of killing a Bledsoe County, Tennessee, mother and daughter with an ax in November 2017 has been delayed until June 2020.

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Two counties in the Chattanooga region and a third just outside it are trying to woo a poultry company's planned $32 million feed mill — dubbed "Project Protein" — to be constructed to serve its operations.
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Two brothers have admitted they illegally diverted more than $3 million of state and TVA assistance for construction of a sewing mill to their personal accounts or other unauthorized uses.

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Wells that supply Pikeville, Tennessee, customers with water are getting drier, forcing the small town to issue mandatory restrictions until there's significant rain.

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James Arthur Evans says Pikeville police officer Ricky Hodge and Bledsoe County deputy Chase Roberts used excessive force during a domestic violence call at his home.

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Sequatchie County tries to take down Bledsoe County for seventh year in a row. #BestofPreps

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TONIGHT: The Bledsoe County Commission will meet for a special called meeting to hear a proposal from Puckett Emergency Services at 7 p.m. CDT.

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The Bledsoe County Commission will meet for a special called meeting to hear a proposal from Puckett Emergency Services Monday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. CDT.

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Check out our live @BestOfPreps reports from tonight's Chattanooga-area prep football games. #bestofpreps

Which team will you be you cheering for?

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Preview some of the Chattanooga-area's biggest high school football games for the season's fourth week. #bestofpreps

Which team will you be cheering for?

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Tyner overcame a laundry list of mistakes and self-inflicted issues to earn a 32-14 Region 3-2A win over stubborn @BCwarriorFB at Wayne Turner Field on Friday night.

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[TFP Sports @SportsChatt]

Check out our @BestOfPreps live reports from tonight's Chattanooga-area prep football games. #bestofpreps

Which team will you be you cheering for? #fridaynightlights

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In year one of a new regime, @BCwarriorFB players are responding to new challenges asked of them. #BluePride @BledsoeSchools

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The animals appear to have been left largely without food and lived in an area with urine, feces and no human companionship, according to groups that received the animals.

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