Oliver Springs Town Council Alderman Injured in Work Accident

Brad Jones December 23, 2020 Featured, News Leave a comment 4,639 Views

Update (7:30pm 12/23) Matthew Stiltner notified us that Jason is out of surgery after roughly two hours. They placed external rods to stabilize everything. They will know more tomorrow.

Original Story: Oliver Springs Town Council Alderman, Jason Stiltner was air lifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center today after an accident on a work site injured his left arm and hand. Stiltner’s vital signs are good according to his brother, Matthew Stiltner. However, he says that the injury is a “catastrophic” injury to his left arm and hand.

An update from Stiltner said that a team of doctors are preparing to get him into surgery to repair the arm.

Jason operates a tree cutting business called Big Orange Tree Service.

We want to ask people to say a prayer for Jason and his family.  He will definitely be in our thoughts and prayers.

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BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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