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Today's News

  • Chapman, Goins set records at OR Relays

     Kristin Chapman broke another meet record in the high jump last week while competing for the Campbell County High School girls’ track and field team.

    Chapman finally reached the 5-foot-8 mark to win 1st place Saturday at the Oak Ridge Relays. The talented junior also tied Amanda Forrester’s school record, which was set in 1999 at the state championships.

    “That put her over the hump,” said Chapman’s coach, Billie Ann Evans.

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  • County middle school baseball team wins three consecutive games

     The Campbell County Middle School (CCMS) baseball team has won three games in a row for the first time in its history. Record-setting performances have set the tone for this current streak.

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  • Carter rallies past Cougars

      Campbell County High School’s baseball team suffered a tough loss, 13-5, Friday to visiting Carter. 

    The Cougars led 4-1 before faltering down the stretch. Hitting leaders for Campbell County included: Andy Hickman, 1-for-4 with a double and a run; Donovan, 1-for-2 with 2 runs scored and an RBI. Andrew Dykes (3-1) was tagged with his first loss of the season. Bo Farris pitched in relief for the final 1 and 2/3 innings.

    Carter’s comeback was fueled by several Campbell County errors.

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  • Smith sets new JMS records in shot put and discus

     Michaela Smith broke the Jacksboro Middle School girls’ shot put record last week during a track and field meet at Union Grove Middle School. She threw 31-9.5.  

    Then, during Thursday’s meet at Oak Ridge, Smith broke the Lady Eagles’ discus record (79-8). She took 1st place in both events, while teammate Courtney Charles was runner-up.

    Jacksboro distance runners Gracie Faulkner and Kaitlyn Goins finished 4th and 5th, respectively, in the mile. The Lady Eagles also had a 4th place 4x800 relay team.

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  • Week 5 Powder Mill Tournament winners

     Jason Dotson and Daniel Stanfill took 1st place Saturday with 13 lbs. during the fifth week of the Powder Mill Bass Tournament Series on Norris Lake. Dotson also boated the biggest bass, a 3.14 lb. largemouth. Runners-up were Rick and Cathy Childs with 12.3 lbs., while David and Karen Miller finished 3rd with 8.6 lbs. Winner of the sponsor bonus ($50 from Union Bank of Jellico) was Sam Richardson.

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  • Bass bite continues on Norris

      The following is a weekly summary of the fishing conditions on Norris Lake as reported by creel clerks from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA).

    The lake level on Friday, April 8 was 1,014.70 feet, which is four feet higher than the previous week. 

    There is considerable floating debris in the Clinch and Powell rivers. Boaters need to exercise caution at all locations, but especially on the upper half of the lake.

    Surface temperatures range from 53 to 60 degrees depending on time of day and location.

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  • Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency news

     Youth outdoor clinic planned for Knoxville

    A Youth Field Day will be held on Saturday, April 23 at the John Sevier Hunter Education Center in Knoxville.

    The daylong activity will begin at 9 a.m. and is planned for youth ages 10 through 16 who have always wanted to learn some outdoor skills or even have the desire to develop their outdoor skills further.

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  • Gibbs plea doesn’t go unnoticed

    Raymond Gibbs found himself in familiar territory on Monday.

    He was standing before a judge, ready to plead guilty to a sex crime with the victim’s mother declaring he would offend again.

    In October 2009, this same scenario played out but Gibbs wasn’t allowed to plead then. Instead, his case was set for trial. Then it was rescheduled.

    Gibbs was to face a jury this week on charges he molested a six- year-old girl.

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  • Caryville makes history

    Glasses will soon be clinking all over town after Caryville granted its first two liquor licenses.

    On Monday evening the board of mayor and aldermen made history when it awarded Mark Hoskins and Jeff Hoskins, along with John Davenport permission to open package stores within the town’s borders.

    The decision came after a lengthy meeting where each candidate’s application was reviewed and scored.

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  • Former school officials reject plea

    Dr. Michael Martin and Karen Bundren have opted to face a jury of Campbell Countians to resolve their legal woes.

    While the case has been shuffled around on the docket since the two were indicted late last year, that all ended on Monday. Senior Assistant District Attorney Mike Ripley told Criminal Court Judge Shayne Sexton an offer for a plea had been extended to both defendants but he had yet to get a response from them.

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