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Today's News

  • Third annual Summer Health Celebration set for weekend

    Various organizations will host the Third Annual Summer Health Celebration and Carnival at the Dewey Hunter Center in LaFollette Saturday from noon to 3 p.m.
    “It’s just to raise awareness about what kind of organizations are in this town,” said Christine O’Dell, Court Appointed Special Advocates volunteer coordinator. “To raise awareness about health.”
    Health professionals will provide free blood pressure checks, hearing exams, body mass index screenings and visions exams.

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  • Marine who lost legs in Afghanistan honored for service

     By PETER SAWYER
    psawyer@lafollettepress.com

    A large crowd gathered at Elm Grove Baptist Church Sunday to honor Marine Lance Cpl. Cody Evans.

    Evans, 29, lost his legs after he sustained injuries from an IED explosion when he was on a foot patrol in Afghanistan in December 2011. He spent 11 months recovering at a hospital in Bethesda, Md. before he was able to come home to the Speedwell area. His mother, Regina, left her job to be with him at the hospital during his recovery.

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  • Police chase leads to wreck, arrest of driver

     

    A Clinton man was jailed after a pre-dawn police chase Tuesday morning. 

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  • Mobile Hotspots: A look at accessibility in the county for those with mobility impairments

     By PETER SAWYER 
    psawyer@lafollettepress.com

    Patricia Myers is a temporary resident at Cumberland Village — a short- and long-term care facility for seniors in LaFollette—where she’s been undergoing physical and occupational rehabilitation for the past month.

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  • Hit-and-run leads to hour-long manhunt

     Four law enforcement agencies responded after a LaFollette man allegedly fled from a hit-and-run accident on Monday afternoon.

    David Norris, 41, 869 Glade Springs Rd., LaFollette, allegedly hit another vehicle in front of the Quik Stop BBQ Market & Deli in Caryville. He then fled the area on foot. 

    The Campbell County Sheriff’s Department, Jacksboro Police Department, Caryville Police Department and Tennessee Highway Patrol all responded to the area to begin the manhunt after a “be on the lookout” advisory was issued.

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  • Campbell County Sheriff's Department investigating arson

    The Campbell County Sheriff's Department is investigating an arson last night in the Duff community.

    Two suspects are at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center after the incident.

    CCSD describes the investigation as "fluid and ongoing."

    Check back for more updates online and in next week's edition of the LaFollette Press.

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  • Multiple churches putting ‘Compassion in Action’

    Many Christian organizations plan to put “Compassion in Action” this weekend as they distribute food in Duff, Elk Valley and LaFollette beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday.
    The Stand, a local non-denominational ministry, will work with area churches to give away the food at Grace Age Fellowship Church in Duff, New Canaan Baptist Church in Elk Valley and the Dewey Hunter Center in LaFollette.
    Mission partners—who met The Stand  Pastor Joey St. John throughout his years of ministry— are paying for the food.

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  • Libraries host Summer Reading programs

    Local libraries are hosting summer reading programs to encourage literacy among children. This year’s theme is “dig into reading.”
    “They’re reading books in conjunction with the weekly program,” LaFollette Public Library Director Nancy Green said.

    LaFollette Public Library
    LaFollette Public Library hosts its Summer Reading program Thursdays at 10 a.m. Lunch is provided at 11 a.m. by the Summer Feeding program at Splash Park in downtown LaFollette.

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  • Proposal could limit future EMS providers

    Commissioners are considering a resolution that could designate Campbell County Emergency Medical Service the primary emergency services provider in the county. It could also limit competition from future for-profit emergency responders.
    “This officially puts on paper who is going to operate in our county,” Campbell County EMS Director Danny Sheckles said.
    But Sheckles said it wouldn’t change anything for the county’s existing three providers—Campbell County EMS, and the for-profit services of North Regional and Vital Care.

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  • Lake homeowners left in limbo after TVA stakes claim to adjacent land

    County Attorney Joe Coker is looking for a group that wants to benefit the community, but needs a home.
    During a workshop, Coker told county commissioners about a homeowner who had almost completed a lakefront house near Flat Hollow Marina before it was determined the surrounding land belonged to the Tennessee Valley Authority. The homeowner had gotten a survey and paid taxes for the property. It showed the house was located on the homeowner’s property, Coker said.

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