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Today's News

  • Jacksboro gymnast to compete at regionals

    Jacksboro gymnast Kaitlin Robins will represent Tennessee in the USAG Regionals on April 24 at Atlanta.

    The 14-year-old homeschooler won a bronze medal in the All-Around with a cumulative score of 38.05 at the Tennessee State Championships on March 29.

    Robins placed third in vault — her favorite event — and took fourth in both balance beam and floor exercise and fifth in the uneven bars.

    Her scores in floor, uneven bars and all-around were personal bests.

    Robins routinely practices 15-20 hours per week.

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  • Comer earns gold medals

    Jordan Comer, age 7, is a member of the Premier Power Tumbling and Trampoline team. 

    She is coached by Eric Thomas and two-time world champion Audrey Deyten. She recently traveled to Hickory, N.C. where she competed in the Power Explosion 2009 Trampoline and Tumbling competition .

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  • Playing for Ashley

    Harp-Puckett Field was the last place that Noel Tiller wanted to be last Wednesday.

    Broken-hearted as they were, Tiller and her Jellico High School softball teammates felt it their duty to play for Ashley Bruce, a former teammate, who was killed in a tragic car accident the night before while returning home from work.

    The Lady Blue Devils split Wednesday’s doubleheader with rival Campbell County, winning the first game, 6-2, in memory of Bruce.

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  • Huddleston homers in Cougars' first win

    Donnie Huddleston’s first career home run portended Campbell County High School’s first varsity baseball victory this season.

    The strapping sophomore drilled a two-run shot during the second inning of last Tuesday’s (April 7) game at Hardin Valley to spark a 10-2 triumph, which brought an end to the Cougars’ 16-game losing streak.

    It was also Campbell County’s first district win in three years and the first victory for coach Brad Collette since coming to Campbell County last summer from neighboring Maynardville.

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  • Blue Devils rout Knights, 20-2

    Jellico High School’s baseball team improved its record to 2-1 in district play and 4-3 overall Thursday afternoon with a 20-2 home victory over the J. Frank White Academy.

    The Blue Devils cranked out a whopping 19 hits, four of them for extra bases.

    Shortstop Michael Smith led the way. He went 4-for-4 with a double, three singles and 5 RBI. Sammy Morris was 3-for-3 with a double, two singles and 4 RBI.

    Jesse Chambers was 2-for-2 with a double, single and RBI. Ryan Morris was 2-for-3 with a double, single and 3 RBI.

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  • CCHS track fares well; baseball team wins again

    Campbell County’s boys piled up 172 points to win a home track and field meet Tuesday afternoon while competing against seven other area high schools.

    Brothers Justin and Preston Young accounted for six of the Cougars’ eight 1st place finishes.

    Justin won the high jump, triple jump, 400 meter dash and half-miler. Preston was a double-winner in the discus and shot put.

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  • Eagles are runners-up

    Both Jacksboro Middle School track and field teams finished in second place during a meet at Anderson County on March 30.

    Brooke Bane won first place for the Lady Eagles in the 3,200 meter run. Runners-up included Kaitlyn Ray in the high jump; Hannah Schneider in the 3,200; and the 4x800 meter relay team of Kierra Ward, Patience Seiber, Maria Blackwell and Olivia Brown.

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  • Ayers roasted by fellow Rotarians

    In an evening filled with laughter and warm wishes, Haskel “Hack” Ayers’ smile showed his appreciation for the night.

    Last Thursday Ayers was roasted by the South Campbell Rotary Club, of which he has been a long time member.

    The by laws of the club don’t allow members to be honored as the citizen of the year, said Tom Stiner. So the club chose to honor Ayers for his long time philanthropy with a roast.

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  • Concern about marina proposal continues; decision left up to TVA, Army Corps

    As the April 18 deadline for submitting public hearing requests  passed, concern continues in regards to a proposed marina near Heatherly’s Point.  

    An outpouring of community comments and hearing requests has all led up to one thing- it’s time for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Army Corps of Engineers to make a decision.

    Approximately 20 public hearing requests and letters of concern have been received by the Army Corps of Engineers, according to Rueben Hernandez of the Regulatory Branch of the Army Corps of Engineers.

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  • Caryville station to pay restitution for price gouging

    A local gas station will be paying restitution and fines for price gouging during a natural disaster.

    The Caryville Amoco/BP is among 27 gas stations that will make restitution following a complaint filed the Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper.

    In the filing, submitted in chancery court last week, it was alleged the station, owned  by Wilford Johnson, “unreasonably priced gasoline” in response to Hurricane Ike that struck Texas last September.

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