Today's News

Remembering trip to the Holy Land

When I wrote last week about Gideon Shor, our guide when we were in Israel, it reminded me of the places we visited.

Overlooking Jerusalem was breathtaking.It seemed to sparkle. As we approached the site where we could overlook the city, the group started singing “Marching up to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion.” To say it was impressive would be putting it very mildly. It was a very emotional moment, something I will never forget.

  In the long and glorious history of the Campbell County High School girl’s basketball program, one team stands alone.

It’s been two decades since the Lady Cougars’ first trip to the state tournament, and the 1990-91 squad still is the CCHS girl’s team by which all others are measured.

That team produced half a dozen future college players, spawned a couple of brief coaching careers and created an elite basketball fraternity.

 Brothers in arms, Jellico High School basketball players Cody Malicoat and Brent Ayers walked out of the visitor’s locker room together Thursday night to a hero’s welcome.

“We’re going to state. I’ll die before we lose,” declared Malicoat, who was proudly carrying the Region 2-A Tournament Most Valuable Player plaque, his third MVP award during what has been a spectacular season for the junior forward.

 Over 60 houses have been deemed unfit structures in LaFollette.

Attempts to have property owners clean up or tear down houses have been ongoing, resulting in the LaFollette City Council’s decision to demolish many of them.

The council previously approved the rental of track hoe equipment. Since then the list of 20 unfit structures has grown to 63.

Approximately 37 of the property owners have been successfully contacted. Each one has given the city permission to demolish their structures and level the lots.