Pikeville News

With it, came heavy rain and even prompted both Severe Thunderstorm warnings and flood advisories.

A Kingston Springs man pleaded guilty Thursday to the fatal shootings of a prison nurse and her four-year-old daughter in Crossville in 2006.

Karen McBride of Crossville and Frank and Angela Hartings of Sherrills Ford, NC, announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Nicole Margaret Hartings, to William Marcus Thompson.

Naomi Blankenship Hillis, 71, of Crossville, died June 23, 2009 at an area hospital.

By popular demand, B.J. and Janice Starnes opened their home as a bed and breakfast inn, restaurant, and wedding chapel.

NASHVILLE - As the first session of the 106th Tennessee General Assembly draws to a close, lawmakers are taking stock of bills that failed to pass this year.

Rural Rhythm Records is pleased to announce Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain hit #1 on the May 2009 Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine's Top 30 singles chart with "I Can Go Back Anytime." The album, CHHR2, appears at #7 on the same publication's Top 15 album chart.

New Beginnings Tours are leaving for an exciting trip to Fall Creek Falls State Park in Pikeville, Tennessee on Friday, June 12.

PIKEVILLE, Tenn. a ' Bledsoe County authorities confirm that two people were stabbed Sunday in an altercation involving multiple people.

Kudzu may get most of the attention, but workers at nearby state parks say there are plenty of other invasive plants competing for space and sunlight.

Two special study committees over the past two years, including a bipartisan committee of lawmakers and private sector representatives two weeks ago, recommended raising taxes for transportation - including either a penny-a-year hike in the state gasoline tax over the next five years or increasing the annual renewal fee for vehicle license plates ...

NASHVILLE - The Tennessee House rejected a bill Monday that would have made aggressive driving in the state against the law.

The President of the United States corresponds with international leaders and political figures everyday but how about with a man from the Tennessee Valley? Well that's exactly what happened recently.

Submitted by Amanda Odom on April 23, 2009 - 5:46pm. Government & Politics Bledsoe County News A A A A A Pikeville man receives a reply to a letter he wrote to President Obama.

Michael Powers' letter was one of 10 from ordinary citizens picked daily for the president's reading, the Chicago Tribune reported Tuesday.

Tennesseea s cap on prescription drugs was a bitter pill for many TennCare enrollees to swallow three years ago.

Following the deadly tornado in Murfreesboro, there is renewed talk about why there are still areas of large populations without tornado sirens.

The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a tornado watch until 8 p.m. for most of East Tennessee, including Blount County.

Representative Eric Swafford has announced that Cumberland County will be receiving funds for individuals with disabilities through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act .

Pikeville resident Jamie Johnson planned to go fishing Wednesday, but rocks got in the way.