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Today's News

  • Elk Valley nets 3 county titles

    To say this is a banner year for Elk Valley would be an understatement.

    Last weekend, the school won a record three championships during the Campbell County Basketball Tournament at Wynn. This is also the first year that Elk Valley has put four teams in the county finals.

    “They were still pretty excited at school (on Monday),” said Nancy Douglas, who coached all four teams for the Elks.

    “They were saying, ‘Can you believe this?’ They’re all real good kids.”

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  • Eagles take two out of three from LaFollette

    LaFollette and Jacksboro Middle met Monday night at the LMS gym for a district basketball matchup.

    The junior varsity boy’s team picked up the only win of the night for the home team, winning by a 24-20 count. Ethan Jeffers led the Owls with nine points, while Seth Pebley scored five points for the Eagles. In girl’s varsity action, the Lady Eagles kept their perfect record intact with a 37-29 victory. Jamie Mynatt led Jacksboro (10-0 overall) with 12 points, while Marie Roach had eight points for LaFollette (5-6 overall).

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  • CCHS girls fall at Oak Ridge

    The Campbell County High School varsity girl’s basketball team suffered a 76-62 setback at Oak Ridge last week.

    Jessica Moore led the Lady Cougars with 22 points, followed by Candice Seiber with 14, Lindsay Evans with eight, Kristin Chapman seven, Shayla Goins and Maria Foust four each, Courtney Morris two and Courtney Miller one.

    Seiber was leading rebounder with five boards.

    Morris made a team-high four assists. Chapman blocked three shots.

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  • Lady Eagles climb to 11-0

    A special season continues for the Jacksboro Middle School girl’s varsity basketball team.

    The unbeaten Lady Eagles claimed their 11th victim Thursday night with a 39-10 rout of visiting Lake City. Whitney Williamson led all scorers with 10 points for Jacksboro, followed by Michaela Smith with eight, Krista Williams and Jamie Mynatt six each, Whitney Sawyers four, Hannah Owens and Courtney Charles two each, and Megan Caudill one.

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  • Cougars dealt double defeats by Central

    The best boy’s basketball team in District 3-AAA during the 2008-09 regular season is still the team to beat this year.

    Knoxville Central lit up the scoreboard Tuesday night with a 112-79 rout of Campbell County. The win allowed the Bobcats to avenge a pair of embarrassing late season losses last year to the Cougars.

    Senior guard Brett Wade scored 22 points to lead six Central players in double figures. Darnell Williams had 17, Dre Mathieu 16, Linwood  Holloway 13, Zeek Holden 12 and Julian McBee 11.

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  • Lady Owls top Horace Maynard

    The LaFollette Middle School girl’s varsity basketball team picked up a 37-19 district win over Horace Maynard last week.

    Kendra King led all scorers with 16 points, including a trio of 3-point goals, for the Lady Owls.

    Marie Roach chipped in nine points, followed by Chelsey Finkenbine six; Rachel Heatherly, Amber Guy and Summer Daniels two each. LaFollette lost the girl’s junior varsity game, 24-21. Kassie Kibler led the Lady Owls with six points, followed by Katie Hamblin with five; Sissy Bailey four; Adriona Sammons; Guy and Ashley Whited two each.

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  • Traffic stop leads to drug arrest

    Erratic driving and failing to stop at a red light led to more serious charges for a Jacksboro man last week.

    On Dec. 22 LaFollette Police Officer Robert Higginbotham observed a white Mercury Sable crossing lanes of traffic on East Central Avenue. The driver, Floyd W. Coleman, 31, 250 Hatmaker Road, Jacksboro, also ran through a red light at the intersection of East Central Avenue and Tennessee Avenue.

    Higginbotham reported smelling a strong odor of marijuana as he approached the vehicle. Records indicate that Coleman reported he had smoked marijuana the day before.

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  • Clinton man charged in robbery

    A Clinton man found himself with criminal charges after an alleged armed robbery incident.

    LaFollette Police Officer Corey Taylor was dispatched to a South 4th Street address on a robbery call last Monday.

    The victim told Taylor that A.J. Gunter, 18, of 1303 Block House Valley Road, Clinton, and an accomplice had robbed the victim at gunpoint.  

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  • Hopper arrested for trespassing

    A report of an alleged break-in kept LaFollette Police Officer Josh Vann busy last week.

    On Dec. 22 Vann was called to Manor West Apartments to investigate the report of an intruder.

    Upon arriving at the scene Vann reported encountering Charles Jack Hopper, II, 35, of 4712 Back Valley Road, exiting the apartment. During his investigation Vann found that Hopper had allegedly entered the apartment without the resident’s permission causing the occupants to fear for their safety.

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  • Jones arrested on drug charges

    A traffic stop cut a Caryville man’s Christmas celebration short.

    On Dec. 26 Jacksboro Police Officer Greg Cox stopped a vehicle that was traveling north on Eagle Bluff Road with no taillights.

    When the car stopped Cox observed the driver, Joseph Ray Jones, 51, of 130 Hickory Lane, Caryville, get out and place an object in front of the parked vehicle.

    Upon further investigation Cox discovered a box that allegedly contained a small amount of marijuana as well as three pills identified as a legend drug.

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