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Today's News

  • Crimes spurs use of task force

    While the death of Wanda Cieslak’s child led to a search for her and subsequent felony charges, it also marked a first for the area.

    The Campbell County Major Crimes Task Force was activated to pursue her and investigate the infant’s death. Created in June, the task force had yet to be activated until last week.

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  • Senior Citizens Center for the week of October 27, 2011

      Senior Citizens of Campbell County

    Oct 27 – Nov 4

     

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  • Trunk or treat

     In LaFollette and Jellico, kids can experience the fun of costumes, friends and candy in a safe environment at trunk or treat.

    For trunk of treat, people decorate their cars and pass out candy from trunks as kids pass from car to car in a parking lot.

    In LaFollette, the First Apostolic Church and the city of LaFollette are sponsoring a trunk or treat in the parking lot behind city hall from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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  • Cooper continues to fight for new trial

    The fate of Greta Cooper is now in the hands of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.

    On Tuesday morning Cooper’s attorney Brent Gray appeared before three justices to argue the merits of giving his client a new trial.

    In November 2010 Cooper was sentenced to six months of jail time for bilking thousands from an elderly man she was charged with caring for. While initially facing over 65 counts of theft and forgery, Cooper was only convicted on 24 of them.

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  • Montclair having trouble coming up with money

     Montclair Technologies, who has been working with the county and Jellico to put an oil refinery in the Taylor Machine Shop, is being delayed by problems raising money.

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  • Public Records for the week of OCtober 27, 2011

      Editor’s note: Readers are cautioned that some names may be the same as or similar to other members of the community.

     

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  • Chamber of Commerce to host annual pig roast si

    Tonight the chamber will host a night of food, music and fun at its annual community pig roast.

    The chamber has already sold 200 tickets and had 50 commitments to come to the door, Campbell County Chamber of Commerce director E. L. Morton said.

    “The crowd’s building, so is our momentum,” Morton said.

    The pig roast is one of two fundraisers the chamber conducts throughout the year. Morton described it as a chamber team effort with all of the chamber members invited.

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  • Elk Valley Elementary School basketball program hosts turkey shoot

     In efforts to raise funds, Elk Valley Elementary School’s basketball program will host a turkey shoot on Nov. 5.

    Louie Vaughn and his wife Melinda are coaching the team for the first time. They are trying to earn money to cover various expenses including travel arrangements.

    “We’ve had a good start for pooling money,” said Kelly Minton, who has a daughter on the team. “Money makes it go around I suppose.”

    The team’s fundraising efforts include a volleyball tournament held on Oct. 15.

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  • Shoupe leads 49-35 rout of Knox Halls

    Tuffy Shoupe’s final football game at L. Hope Dossett Stadium was one for the ages.

    Campbell County High School’s senior quarterback shredded District 3 rival Knox Halls Friday night with seven total touchdowns, 260 yards passing and 215 rushing in a record-setting 49-35 rout of the Red Devils.

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  • Jellico Utilities accepts bid for CDBG

     Jellico Electric and Water System has begun work on the Oswego tank and sewer rehabilitation projects using grant money.

    The system had hired Gary McGill of McGill and Associates for the engineering and financial planning for the projects. At the regular scheduled meeting on Oct. 11, McGill requested getting an early start on the projects in order to finish before cold weather set in. The Jellico Utility Board approved accepting bids between 2 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and awarding the contracts at a special called meeting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 20.

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