Today's News

A Claiborne County man is in custody after running over a LaFollette youth while allegedly attempting to rob her.

When LaFollette Police Officer Bill Owens arrived at a Rose Hill Drive address to investigate a report of a juvenile female who was dragged and then run over by the driver of a late model Toyota he discovered that the girl’s injuries were life threatening.  Upon contacting emergency services the victim was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center via Lifestar.

Girls love to talk.  But when it comes to the issues of sexuality, family values and responsibility they may not be talking to the right people.

In an effort to enhance communication between preteen girls and their mothers the University of Tennessee Extension and the Tennessee Department of Health is sponsoring Girl Talk classes.

An alleged attempt to pass phony bills landed a LaFollette man in jail last week.

Reports of a male subject attempting to pass counterfeit money at the Cumberland Crossing BP surfaced last Friday evening.

During his investigation LaFollette Police Officer Joseph Brown located Robert Allan Myracle, 51, of 127 Ridenour Lane, Apartment 201, at his home.

According to Brown’s report, when confronted about the incident at the convenience store Myracle advised that the money was counterfeit.  Records indicate Myracle was in possession of $700 in fake money.

With the start of Phillip Pack’s second-degree murder trial less than 48 hours away, a last ditch attempt to exclude DNA evidence was made on Monday.

With Pack’s court appointed attorney, Keith Hatfield, unexplainably absent from court, Wes Hatmaker agreed to argue the motion asking to have the evidence tossed.

That was the first hurtle to be crossed.

With Hatmaker’s agreement to stand in, Senior Assistant District Attorney General Mike Ripley objected asking if Pack was aware of this substitution. Pack was not in court to answer that question.