Today's News

Sergeant Aaron Williams with the 278th Armored Calvary Unit for the Army National Guard is calling on Campbell County veterans to join the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6494.

Williams was recently made commander of Post 6494. While the majority of Post 6494’s activity is in Lake City, 52- percent of the members are from Campbell County, where there is no VFW post.

“I know it’s a pro-veteran community, and I want to build on that,” Williams said. “Use that to the county’s advantage.”

Churches often have several types of outreach programs. From those that touch the spirit to those that reach the heart churches provide healing. However, one area church is starting an outreach program that serves a much more concrete need- caring for children.

In the fall, the LaFollette United Methodist Church will open a daycare. Its target age group is six months to 5 –years- old, said Billie Hunter, who has been the driving force behind the program.

Jellico residents posed questions to Lincoln Memorial University Vice President of Academic Affairs Clayton Hess at an open board meeting last Thursday night.

The Jellico Board of Mayor and Aldermen called this special meeting to allow people to discuss interest in the possibility of bringing an LMU satellite campus to town. Jellico has a 23-year lease that enables it to use the Jellico Wesleyan Church facilities for $1 a year.

“I don’t want to just accept a building if we don’t have a suitor,” Mayor Les Stiers said.

The County Commissioners set aside $55,000 in their budget to build a little league field in Jellico.

“I received enough support from the county commissioners to receive that money to build this field that we drastically need,” Jellico alderman and Campbell County commissioner Alvin Evans said. “

Jellico’s City Ball Park has a busy schedule as it is used by the school system, T-ball, coach’s pitch and little league.

“There’s not enough room and not enough time,” Evan’s said.