Local News

A Duff man found himself behind bars after he allegedly made threats and pointed a handgun at a Jellico woman.

Walter A. Stanford, 69, of 516 Habersham Road, Duff, was arrested on June 9 for harassing and threatening to kill a Jellico woman, according to a Jellico Police Department (JPD) report.

Jellico Police Officer David Douglas was dispatched to the victim’s residence after the victim reported Stanford had pointed a handgun at her and threatened to kill her, the JPD report said.

Jeffery A. Cress, 47, of 139 Eastwood Drive, LaFollette has been charged with rape of a child. The charge was filed after the 7-year-old alleged victim and her mother reported the incident to the Campbell County Sheriff’s Department.

The victim was visiting a home where Cress was at on June 2 when the incident allegedly occurred.

The victim, along with her mother, went to the sheriff’s department to file the complaint against Cress on June 2.

Start your engines, rev 'em up and head on out to the Jellico Classic Car Show this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Veterans Park in Jellico.

This annual affair is the ninth of its kind, and has persisted for all the right reasons. The event not only gives vintage car owners the opportunity to gain boasting rights, but a chance for those with an interest in these cars to get together for a leisurely day of food, music, and over $500 in door prizes.

An ATV accident has left four people severely injured and one person dead.

Just after 8 p.m Monday emergency crews were dispatched to 4211 Cedar Creek Road in response to a call a Gator ATV had rolled over, according to 911 records.

“It was total chaos,” said LaFollette Rescue Squad (LRS) Communications Director Durand Carmany of the scene when he and other LRS members arrived.

By the time the LRS reached the scene, one person, a boy estimated to around 6 –years- old had already been removed from the scene, Carmany said.