Today's News

As Paul Kelley passed through Nashville on his way home from Clarksville the day flood waters invaded the state’s capital and surrounding areas he was completely unaware of the devastation brewing just a few miles behind him.

“It all came up so fast that by the time I got to Mount Juliet cars were already floating on the area of the interstate I had just come from,” Kelley said recalling May 1.

Just a week later Kelley found himself retracing his steps back to the flood zone, this time on a mission to lend a hand.

A traffic stop involving a suspicious vehicle led to narcotics charges for a Pioneer man on Monday.

When LaFollette Police Officer William Owens attempted to pull Samuel K. West, Jr., 38, of 276 Adam Hollow Lane, Pioneer, over for alleged suspicious activity West did not immediately stop.  Instead, he allegedly accelerated when Owens activated his emergency lights and siren.  

While it has been a year of intense planning, The Best of Times III reunion has been in the works for five years.

Scheduled to unofficially start today with an alumni golf tournament, the official start to the festivities is tomorrow when the alumni sign in at the LaFollette Recreation Center.

“The alumni association has spent the last year making plans for this weekend. We are so excited it is finally here,” said Gail Herrin, alumni president.

Board of Education members met with a single item on their agenda Tuesday night - the evaluation of Dr. Michael Martin, director of schools, performance.

And board member Mike Orick wasted no time getting down to business as the meeting was called to order.

“Before I waste my time with this meeting, would you (Martin) like to resign as director of schools,” Orick pointedly asked Martin who immediately responded no.