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Today's News

  • Cougars open with 86-82 OT loss to Morristown West

    It was a wild start to the high school basketball season Tuesday night at John R.W. Brown Gymnasium.

    Host Campbell County blew an early 19-point lead during an 86-82 overtime loss to the Morristown West boys. Sophomore forward Cody Malicoat powered in 25 points and pulled down 13 rebounds but couldn’t save the Cougars down the stretch. He and senior center Sean Chapman fouled out in overtime.

    Nick Litton was the only other Campbell County to score in double figures. He had 11 points.

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  • LMS boys rally for 50-24 win over Norris

    LaFollette Middle split a varsity basketball doubleheader Thursday night with visiting conference rival Norris.

    The Lady Owls dropped a 39-17 decision. Kristen Cupples led all scorers with 15 points for the Lady Senators, while Savanna Cummings chipped in 12.

    Chelsey Finkenbine and Marie Roach carried LaFollette with seven and five points, respectively. Faith Evans added three points and Amber Guy two for the Lady Owls.

    There was consolation for LaFollette’s girls, as the jayvee girls defeated Norris, 17-13.

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  • Harvell works to find homes for abandoned animals

    His green eyes looked imploringly and he wore the most sincere look as he silently begged for a home.

    His name is Fred the plumber, and he is just one of the many adoptable animals at Jinny’s Pet Rescue that need a home.

    Every year, millions of animals are euthanized because loving and caring families do not adopt them.

    Virginia Harvell, founder of Jinny’s Pet Rescue, has partnered with Iams Home 4 the Holidays pet rescue program in an effort to place 1.5 million pets this holiday season.

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  • Foundation awards grants in excess of $225k

    Seven area groups have something to be thankful for this holiday season.

    Combined they were the recipients of $246,142 in grant dollars.

    The money was awarded last Tuesday when the LaFollette Medical Board Foundation reviewed funding requests.

    With over $436,000 in requests, the board listened to presentations and spent nearly four hours reading them. However, prior to the meeting, some board members had already done their homework.

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  • LaFollette V Foundation- debts incurred

    For more than 10 years and through numerous legal actions the city of LaFollette has continued to attempt to gain control of proceeds from the sale of the LaFollette Community Hospital.

    The city continued its efforts even after the LaFollette Medical Foundation was formed. The foundation and its board were established to not only oversee the nearly $10 million in proceeds from the sale but to administer a portion of the funds for indigent health care to Campbell County citizens.

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  • Jury finds Phillips guilty on abuse charges

    Playing in your grandmother’s backyard tossing things found on the ground that had fallen from a tree is a memory most children would treasure.

    However, for a LaFollette girl that was 8-years-old that late summer day, her memory is tarnished by what happened next.

    Sitting on the witness stand, the top of her head only a few inches above the microphone, the now 10 -year -old girl, described how her grandmother’s boyfriend at the time violated her.

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  • Outstanding warrant ends with drug arrest

    An outstanding warrant led to the arrest of a LaFollette man.

    Jackie Carroll Smith, 45, of East Fir Street LaFollette, was arrested on Thursday on drug charges, the Jacksboro Police report said.

    On Nov. 19, Jacksboro Police Officer Josh Carroll was dispatched to Wal-Mart parking lot on the report that Smith was there and had a warrant issued for his arrest, the Jacksboro Police report said.

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  • Shoplifting leads to multiple drug charges for Maddry

    A LaFollette man got more than he bargained for after shoplifting at Wal-Mart on Sunday.

    On Nov. 21, Jacksboro Officer Josh Carroll was dispatched to Walmart on the report of a shoplifter. Ryan Maddry, 19, of Whitman Hollow Road, LaFollette, was arrested for stealing $6 worth of merchandise from the large retail store, according to the Jacksboro Police report.

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  • Two Campbell County residents perish in crash

    An early morning crash between a car and a train last Thursday left two Campbell County residents dead and a third with serious injuries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

    Connie Hamblin, 44, of LaFollette, was driving a 1996 Toyota Camry eastbound in the 800 block on West Commercial Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. She was approaching the CSX Railroad crossing, according to a Fort Lauderdale Police incident report.

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  • Traffic violation leads to drug arrest of a Lake City woman

    A traffic violation led to the drug arrest of a Lake City woman on Thursday.

    On Nov. 19, Caryville Police Officer Ben Marlow conducted a traffic stop on 1998 Ford Taurus, whose driver had allegedly violated the move over law, the Caryville Police report said. Upon stopping the vehicle, he found Jessica R. McMillan,25, of 314 Third Street, Lake City, also listed as Jessica Elliott in the police report, to be driving on a suspended license as well as in violation of the move over law, the police report said.

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