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Pikeville Community Mourns 'Miss Debbie'

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Channel: WTVC NewsChannel 9 · 2013 · News & Politics

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By Jerry Askin

We are following developing in the horrible death of a Bledsoe County Middle School principal. 

A car slams into a Knoxville restaurant killing Deborah Thompson who was inside.

Debbie Thompson worked in the Bledsoe County for nearly 20 years. She was principal at the middle school for the last two years. Many say how she died was truly unfortunate, but her life and legacy will never die.

If there was a such thing as a perfect middle school teacher, it would have been Ms. Debbie and she will be missed, says Director of Schools Jennifer Terry.

Ms. Debbie was the rock of the middle school, says Terry. 

Ms. Debbie Thompson was killed Thursday afternoon.  We're told the principal was paying her bill at a Knoxville eatery when she was struck by a car that crashed into the restaurant.

She had breast cancer, and she was on the way to get her last treatment, or on the way back, and she was in there eating, says 8th grade student Taylor Green.

We spoke to students from the middle school who describe the principal as a loving, supportive person who was battling cancer.  They say school will be much different without Ms. Debbie. 

When we need someone to talk to, Ms. Debbie won't be there, says 8th grade student Rebecca Dyer.

Taylor and Rebecca were at their v

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