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Jellico’s town court system now has nearly eight months under its judicial belt.

The town court system had previously been out of commission because a legal issue between former Jellico Judge Don Moses and the town of Jellico. The two were squared off over Moses’ contract.

In January 2008, Moses filed an appeal in the Tennessee Court of Appeals after the abolishment of the town court. This left Jellico to play a waiting game until the issue could be settled by the appeals court.

A police investigation revealed that Joshua Braden should not be left to supervise children.

Through his investigation LaFollette Police Lt. Jeff Allen discovered that Braden, 33, of 208 Sunshine Circle, had been living at the residence with a woman and her two sons.

According to Allen’s report, the two juveniles were left in Braden’s care while the mother went to the store. During the time Braden was alone with the boys he took off his own clothing and forced the children to remove theirs as well.

Campaigns, traffic lights and the order of meetings each prompted discussion during Tuesday night’s county commission meeting.

As the group worked through the evening’s agenda Chairman David Young stated his intentions to keep the meetings orderly during the upcoming campaign season.

With all of the commission seats up for grabs in the August election, Young told colleagues he would not allow commission meetings to become a campaign forum.

“We need to keep the political campaigns out,” Young said.

With its balmy breezes and white sands Haiti is a world away from Tennessee.

But when an earthquake of a deadly magnitude hit the island last week, its inhabitants became neighbors for the people here.

As Sunday services convened across Campbell County, the Haitians were not only remembered in prayer but also when the collection plates were passed. For a country torn apart by natural disaster no donation was too small.