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With a defensive stand in the first half and an offensive breakout in the second half, Kentucky was able to hold off Tennessee for a 26-20 victory Saturday afternoon in the National Guard Border Bowl.

The victory avenged Kentucky’s 23-13 loss during last year’s inaugural game held at the University of the Cumberlands.

Though attendance was down from last year’s record crowd of 5,500, approximately 4,000 spectators braved a bitterly cold afternoon to watch some of the best high school senior football players from both states battle for bragging rights.

The Jellico High School girl’s basketball team got another win last week.

Ashley Gulley scored a season-high 19 points to lead the Lady Blue Devils to a 36-34 victory at The King’s Academy on Jan. 13.

Jellico improved its record to 2-13 overall.

“We made good decisions down the stretch and didn’t committ alot of silly mistakes,” said Harold Sanders, coach of the Lady Blue Devils.

“Going on the road, playing a tough ball game and winning just shows that we are improving.”

Commissioners managed to resolve two issues that have repeatedly appeared on their agenda.

During Tuesday’s commission meeting the group voted to bring some clarity and closure to the $200,000 it voted to give to the Children’s Center in November.

Representatives of the Children’s Center agreed the money would revert back to the county should it ever cease to operate as a child advocacy center. But confusion surfaced when commissioners made a move to place a lien on the property in an effort to protect its interest.

An alleged domestic dispute between two brothers escalated when a shot was fired last Sunday, officials have said.

Around 6 p.m. deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in the Long Hollow area at the residence of 887 Marineer Point Road in LaFollette.

The victim, Robert Douglas, was found with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to Campbell County Sheriff Gary Perkins.

His brother, Kenneth Michael Douglas, 39, of LaFollette, is believed to have been the one who fired the shot and was arrested in the incident, according to Perkins.