Today's News

A freak accident claimed the life of a Jacksboro man last week.

According to THP Trooper Warren Crumpley’s report, Terry W. Russell, 41, of Alpine Drive, Jacksboro, was driving north on Davis Chapel Road when a tree fell and struck the top and front of his vehicle.

The incident happened near the intersection of Bolinger Lane and Davis Chapel Road. Records indicate Russell died at the scene.

 At the previous meeting of Jellico’s Board of Mayor and Alderman, on July 28, a last minute motion was passed that gave the town’s employees a three percent raise. The next day mayor Les Stiers vetoed this decision after contacting the different aldermen.

Efficiency was at the top of the list of thing to discuss when county commissioners met Monday night to set their upcoming meeting’s agenda.

Commissioner David Adkins suggested the group consider making use of available technology to streamline their process for disseminating information.

Adkins explained that looking at the reams of paperwork he had received at the meeting and through the mail over the course of the last year were no doubt costly. Moving to an electronic method would likely save the county money in the long run.

 Last Wednesday, representatives from Spirus investment group and Montclair Technologies met with business leaders and people from Jellico for a question and answer session at Jellico’s municipal building.

“They were very cordial, and they were very appreciative of the town,” Jellico Mayor Les Stiers said.

Montclair hopes to build a refinery for used motor oil in Jellico and Spirus financial group is financing them. Getting these two groups to Jellico has been a long, involved process for both the county and the town of Jellico.