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Updated Sat Oct 31, 2026 · AM
At its first meeting under County Mayor Kris Frady, the County Commission approved up to $70,000 for a satellite fire hall in the Hendon community and extended the Bledsoe County Historical and Genealogical Society’s lease on the Ross House museum for four more years.
Read at Bledsonian-Banner →Farmer and Bledsoe County High School agriculture teacher Ronny Collier received the Bledsoe County Farm Bureau’s Lifetime Agricultural Achievement Award; $3,000 also went to the county food bank and a church food pantry.
Read at Bledsonian-Banner →Former County Mayor Gregg Ridley was honored with a joint legislative resolution for his 20 years in office, including the TCAT campus, a medical office building for Erlanger Bledsoe and a new health department.
Read at Bledsonian-Banner →The state Division of Forestry reminds residents that burn permits are required from Oct. 15 through May 15; they are free at BurnSafeTN.org or by calling 877-350-BURN.
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