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Pikeville was established in 1816 on lands purchased from Charles Love a land speculator from Virginia. The origin of the town's name is unknown, although some have suggested that it was named for explorer General Zebulon Pike. By 1818, the Bledsoe County seat had been moved from Madison to Pikeville. The town was incorporated in 1830. [1]
Officials in Tennessee are facing questions after tornado sirens allegedly failed to sound to alert residents to the storm that killed six people.. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms tore through ...
WUAT is a Variety formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Pikeville, Tennessee, serving Pikeville and Bledsoe County, Tennessee. [1] WUAT is owned and operated by Vicki R. Smith and Johnny William Paul Bridges, through licensee WUAT, LLC. [2] [6]
Natasha Wallen Cornett (born January 26, 1979) is an American criminal currently serving a sentence of life without parole at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex in Pikeville, Tennessee, for her involvement in the Lillelid murders.
Pikeville was one of the leading coal producing counties east of Mississippi, but when the industry hit a downturn, ... News. Science & Tech. Shopping. Sports. Weather. 24/7 Help.
On April 6, 1997, six young people, ages 14 to 20, from Pikeville, Kentucky—Jason Bryant, Natasha Cornett, Dean Mullins, Joseph Risner, Crystal Sturgill, and Karen Howell—were travelling to New Orleans, Louisiana. Shortly after leaving Pikeville, they realized that Risner's car would likely not make it to New Orleans.
The Bledsoe County Courthouse is a historic building in Pikeville, Tennessee.It serves as the courthouse for Bledsoe County, Tennessee.It was built with red bricks by the Fall City Construction Company of Louisville, Kentucky, [2] and completed in 1909. [3]
The Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park, commonly known as the Cumberland Trail, is a Tennessee hiking trail and state park following a line of ridges and gorges along the eastern escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau and Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee.