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Tonight the chamber will host a night of food, music and fun at its annual community pig roast.

The chamber has already sold 200 tickets and had 50 commitments to come to the door, Campbell County Chamber of Commerce director E. L. Morton said.

“The crowd’s building, so is our momentum,” Morton said.

The pig roast is one of two fundraisers the chamber conducts throughout the year. Morton described it as a chamber team effort with all of the chamber members invited.

 Jellico Electric and Water System has begun work on the Oswego tank and sewer rehabilitation projects using grant money.

The system had hired Gary McGill of McGill and Associates for the engineering and financial planning for the projects. At the regular scheduled meeting on Oct. 11, McGill requested getting an early start on the projects in order to finish before cold weather set in. The Jellico Utility Board approved accepting bids between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and awarding the contracts at a special called meeting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 20.

 At Monday’s workshop, the LaFollette City Council had roofs on its mind.

 Albert Kidwell is excited about joining the Caryville Police Department.

“I love it,” Kidwell said. “So far, it’s a very good department to work for.”