Today's News

  The Jacksboro Middle School Lady Eagles will host their annual basketball camp May 24-27 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. The registration fee is $50 and includes a free t-shirt. 

The camp is open to girls entering grades 3-8. Registration will be on May 10 during 5th grade night, May 22 at JMS from 3:30-6 p.m. and May 24 at 3 p.m. 

Contact Wanda Snodgrass at Jacksboro Middle School, 562-3773, for more information.

  A benefit basketball tournament for Talan Hooks will be held on Saturday, May 21, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Valley View Elementary School.

Talan is a 2-year-old boy who, earlier this year, was diagnosed with Leukoencephalopathy, a disease that occurs primarily in the white matter of the brain. 

Symptoms include problems with speech, vision, loss of mental function, loss of coordination, extreme weakness and fatigue.

Tournament proceeds will help fund Talan’s medical expenses.

After receiving a be on the lookout call, Officer Ben Marlow of the Caryville Police Department found who he was looking out for.

Outdoors-Woman events set for East Tennessee

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) will host two Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) events next month.

A BOW workshop will be held June 10-12 in Crossville at the Clyde M. York 4-H Center.

Becoming an Outdoors-Woman is a workshop primarily aimed at women. However, it is an opportunity for anyone 18 years or older to learn outdoor skills usually associated with hunting and fishing, but useful for many outdoor pursuits.