Today's News

If not for a last-second putback last week by Seymour’s D.J. Griffin, the Jellico High School boys’ basketball team would be on a seven-game winning streak.

As it is, the Blue Devils (2-2 district, 7-9 overall) have won six of their last seven games and carry some much needed momentum going into the New Year. Jellico coach Mike Reynolds will take that and run with it after a rough start to the season.

“Our young kids are growing up some,” Reynolds said.

Five Jellico High School football players were recently named to the All-District 4-A Team.

Senior Ryan Irwin and juniors Jeff Carr and Daniel Steakley were selected first team all-district, while junior Austin Bowlin and sophomore Josh Lay made the second team.

Irwin played fullback and linebacker for the Blue Devils. Carr played tight end and linebacker. Steakley played offensive guard and defensive end. 

Bowlin and Lay both played running back and linebacker.

Corey Poteet’s long-range marksmanship last week helped carry the Campbell County High School boys’ basketball team to a Lenoir City Christmas Tournament championship.

The Cougars (2-2 district, 9-4 overall) beat Middle Tennessee Class AAA power Columbia Central, 63-54, Thursday night to complete a 3-0 tournament run with their fourth consecutive victory.

 As a new year has started, Jellico Electric and Water System interim general manager Billy Rowe looks to improve system by replacing parts of the infrastructure.

“Anything for the customers,” Rowe said. “(I) want to make sure their money’s being spent for the benefit of the customers. To get this system back on it’s feet and not have so many power outages because of trees and bad lines, bad poles. We’ve got a lot of old stuff in the system.”