LaFollette Press

The Campbell County Lady Cougars basketball team hosted its first day of a four-day basketball camp for kids in Campbell County on Monday.

FRANKLIN — LaFollette Middle School athletes Jake Hatmaker, Lily Kingsley and Kaitlyn Sweat competed in the class A middle school state track championship in Franklin on Saturday.

FRANKLIN — Jacksboro Middle School track and field athletes had a special showing at the state meet in Franklin on Saturday by bringing home two runner-up medals and a third-place medal.

The Jacksboro Eagles hosted their Blue and Gold intersquad scrimmage to close out spring practice on May 17.

Campbell County cheerleader McKinley Jones signed with Lincoln Memorial University on May 19 to continue her cheer and scholastic career.

The Campbell County High School football team hosted Hardin Valley Academy for a scrimmage on May 19 to finish off the Cougars’ second week of spring practice.

Despite a request for nearly $400,000 in funding from the county and claims that operating the animal shelter costs around half a million dollars, Friends of Campbell County Animals cannot provide an itemized budget.

Campbell County’s animal shelter has a much higher intake than comparable surrounding counties, but there seems to be no explanation as to why.

Commissioner Dewayne Baird announced that Friends of Campbell County Animals declined the county commission’s counteroffer on Monday night.

The ballot for the August state and county general election is set.

Ashley Ledford and Brandon Stepp were both convicted of two counts of aggravated child abuse and neglect regarding a child under the age of 8 after a four-day trial last week. Following the jury’s decision, Judge Shayne Sexton revoked the…

Cedar Creek Baptist Church Pastor Tim Dupuy was recognized for preaching 40 years during a ceremony at his church last Sunday.

Pat’s Smokehaus started offering pork, bologna and beef to the area in April.

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LaFollette Middle School principal Sandi Wilson and school counselor Linda Prim spoke with the South Campbell County Rotary Club about the hygiene products the club will be donating to LaFollette Middle School and Jacksboro Middle School.

Pastor Jasper Walden and West Walden St. Church of God would like to announce that their annual King and Queen contest was a great success. It raised funds for the needs of the church. The winners and participants were TOT…

The county commission issued multiple proclamations on Monday night, recognizing school resource officers and Elk Valley staff members for their help apprehending a student who allegedly brought a loaded gun to school in April.

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Former Cougar baseball player Justin Clear was announced as the new Campbell County middle school baseball coach by CCHS baseball coach Brian Miracle on May 13.

KODAK — Campbell County’s Riley Faulkner and Blake Roberts were named the Bass Pro Shops High School Team of the Year for the second year in a row.

State Rep. Dennis Powers, R- Jacksboro, successfully secured $38,500 in state funding for the Campbell County Children’s Center in Jacksboro. The funds will be used to improve programs and services focused on child abuse prevention.

Remote Area Medical — RAM — a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics delivering free, quality dental, vision and medical care to those in need — will hold a free, two-day clinic this weekend, May 21-22. RAM will be set…

HARDIN VALLEY — Two Campbell County High School track and field athletes are headed to the state meet at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro.

The Campbell County Senior Center needs $12,000 as soon as possible or it risks shutting its doors by the end of the year, according to employee Patricia Orta, who spoke to the county commission during its workshop on Monday, May…

Campbell County boys and girls soccer head coach Bryan Horton and assistant coach Steve Ward announced that they were stepping down from their positions on Monday.

Commissioner Zachary Marlow presented three alternatives to the county’s current EMS management and budget during the commission’s workshop on Monday, May 9 after months of complaints from residents concerned about ambulance wait times.

In the so-called console war between Xbox and PlayStation, one of Xbox’s key selling points has been Game Pass, a Netflix-esque subscription service that offers hundreds of games to players for $10 to $15 a month.

The Jacksboro Board of Mayor and Aldermen held its monthly meeting on Thursday, May 5, voting to approve a $1,082 estimate from Jacksboro Body Shop to repair a police vehicle that was damaged in an accident.

Pansy J. Phillips, 56, of Caryville, died on Monday, May 16.

Trula Jean Muse, 81, of Elk Valley in Pioneer, traveled to her Heavenly home on Sunday, May 15, leaving behind the testimony to all that were blessed to have known her, to follow her and see her Jesus. Her heart’s…

Edward “Tuffy” Waldroop, 85, of Elsmere, Kentucky, departed from his earthly home on Thursday, May 12 at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born in Valley Creek on Dec. 17, 1936, to the late William and Martha Partin…

Carl Edgar Brandenburg, 72, of White Oak, passed away on Wednesday, May 11 at LaFollette Medical Center. He was born on July 20, 1949, in Westbourne.

Wilma Joyce Copeland, 76, of Jacksboro, died on Sunday, May 15.

Louie E. Walden, 44, of Knoxville, died on Wednesday, May 11.

Charles Lee Bell, 44, of LaFollette, died on Tuesday, May 10.

Jacksboro Middle School played host to 320 fifth-graders from every school in the county on May 12 as a part of the Campbell County Health Fair.

The Jellico High School football team held one of its final practices this spring on Monday afternoon.

The Campbell County boys tennis team saw its season come to an end on May 9 at Tyson Park in the district team championship.

WASHBURN — Jellico baseball was defeated by Hancock County 14-3 in the win-or-go-home semifinal game of the District 2-A tournament at Washburn High School on May 12.

WASHBURN — Washburn defeated Jellico 8-4 in the second round of the District 2-A tournament at Washburn on May 10.

Campbell County Mayor E.L. Morton proposed using schools, including the West LaFollette building now owned by the city, to house a Boys & Girls program, urging the county commission to consider utilizing resources already owned by the county instead of…

KARNS — In her final at-bat as a Lady Cougar, Campbell County High School softball senior Cora Browning laced a double down the left-field line in the bottom of the fifth inning with two outs on May 10.

I have heard people remark things such as, “I wish things would get back to normal” a lot lately.

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office’s SWAT team joined with the LaFollette Police Department for a search warrant at 102 South 27th St. in LaFollette. The home belonged to Derick Byrge.

Psalm 119:89 says, “Forever, O Lord, your word is firmly fixed in the heavens.”

17 people entered guilty pleas in criminal court last week.

The Campbell Outdoor Recreation Association brainstormed methods to encourage good behavior among ATV riders during its meeting on Tuesday, May 3, as well as finishing touches on the Hatfield Knob Elk Viewing Tower’s renovations.

The Joint Economic Community Development Board voted to reimburse Morristown Marine for $10,000 after the business claimed it did not receive payment from the Chamber of Commerce this year.

Valley Medical, a new primary care office located at 2545 Jacksboro Pike, is now open for business following its grand opening on May 5.

Shirley Louise Norman, 81, of Pioneer, died on Tuesday, May 10.