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Today's News

  • CAMPBELL CALENDAR

     April

    Town Cleanup

    April is Cleanup Caryville Month. Appliances, furniture, tires, etc. will be picked up each Thursday, in April. Call 562-9478 or (865) 740-9820.

    April 4

    Performance

    Knoxville Symphony Orchestra quartet perform “How Many Cats?”. 10:30 a.m. Caryville Public Library. Free. 562-1108.

    April 5

    Singing

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     ‘Eyes’ project will document local lives through photography

    LaFOLLETTE—Next Friday, several eyes will be on LaFollette when a group of photojournalism students from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville will descend here to document the area. On April 12, about a dozen students will be photographing residents in the community to produce an upcoming special section in the LaFollette Press.  

    Lake clean-up yields loads of trash

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  • Christ fulfilment of the Old Testament

    The writer of Hebrews refers back to the Old Testament scripture many times, showing that Christ truly was the fulfillment of the promises found there.
    Jesus Christ, as the son of God, is superior to all things and all religions, and faith in him alone is sufficient for a victorious Christian life.
    Hebrews has sometimes been called a miniature bible in that it begins with God (see Genesis 1:1) and ends with the heavenly Jerusalem (see Revelation 21), with Christ in between.

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  • Share salvation

    Do you think we should share our faith? Why? In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus gave the disciples something called, “The great commission.”
    And Jesus came and spoke unto them saying, “All power is given to me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
    Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.”

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  • The wonder of coming to life

    “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ” (Ephesians 2:4-5).
    This past weekend many people observed Easter Sunday with everything from sunrise worship services and new spring clothes to colored eggs and chocolate bunnies.  While the holiday has become another American excuse to spend money, it still marks the most significant event in all human history—the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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  • Jail ministry shines light in dark places

    The walls and floor are littered with graffiti.
    The writings proclaim everything from a love a of heroin to a love of a God.
    The room has a stale smell of hopelessness and despair.
    But for five hours every Sunday night that changes.
    Instead it is filled with a message of faith and deliverance.

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  • Battlin' Blue Devils

    ccannon@lafollettepress.com 

    A swing. A miss. A celebration.

    That’s the way the hard-fought battle ended on Tuesday night, as the Jellico Blue Devils took a close one from the Oliver Springs Bobcats, 10-9.

    The two teams battled all the way through, producing three ties and three different lead changes.

    However, Jellico proved its battling spirit, as Austin Bowlin struck out the final two batters to walk away with the win.

    For Bowlin, the Blue Devil fight comes from one thing.

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  • Power of Provins

    ccannon@lafollettepress.com

    Rusty Provins was nothing but a one-man show on Saturday.

    The Cumberland Gap junior is the only athlete on the Cumberland Gap track team, but that’s not his most impressive performance.

    Currently, Provins is ranked first in the state in the discus throw.

    “It’s a very good feeling, especially because of how much work I’ve put into it,” Provins said.

    Coming into Saturday’s Hardin Valley Invitational, he had already secured the top spot in the state.

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  • Dossett takes home 100-meter record

    ccannon@lafollettepress.com

    Bryce Dossett could be atop the LaFollette Middle School record book for a long time to come.

    Earlier this season, the eighth grade sprinter broke the 100-meter dash record, posting a 13.36 second time.

    In Thursday’s meet at Campbell County High School, she broke her own time, posting a 13.2.

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  • Column: The perfect game

    Yu who?

    I’m sure that’s how many felt on Tuesday night after the Japanese pitcher stunned the world with a near perfect game.

    Pitching for the Texas Rangers, Yu Darvish threw a perfect 8 and 2/3 innings against the Houston Astros.

    However, needing only one out, Marwin Gonzalez laced a single between Darvish’s legs in order to keep the perfect game from happening.

    While I only saw the final innings, the game was an exciting one, but I would rather be where I was.

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