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Today's News

  • Reynolds arrested for reckless driving among other charges

    Reckless driving was one in a list of charges levied against a LaFollette man last week.

    On Sept. 22 LaFollette Police Officer Tony Rucker was dispatched to look for a motorcycle that had allegedly been spotted driving recklessly.  

    When Rucker spotted the motorcycle driven by Roger Lee Reynolds, 18, of 122 Brooke Place Lane, Apartment 3, traveling north on South Avenue at a high rate of speed.

    After losing sight of Reynolds temporarily, Rucker was able to locate him on Old Jacksboro Highway as he continued to drive at excessive speeds.

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  • Transistion home for women slated to open next month

    Desperate times call for desperate measures.  

    And so it goes for First Baptist Church of Jacksboro.

    In a time when addiction seems to run rampant in Campbell County, members of the downtown Jacksboro congregation have found themselves desperately wanting to help desperate people.

    Now in it’s third year of facilitating the flourishing Celebrate Recovery program, which offers spiritual direction and healing for those with “hurts, habits and hang-ups” of all kinds the church is taking on a new challenge.

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  • Steering committee seeks community input

    Area leaders are ready to see some positive changes in the city of LaFollette. But they are aware that without buy-in from local residents those attempts at making the community a better place to live will be futile.

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  • Domestic calls keep authorities busy

    Domestic calls led to two drug related arrests for the LaFollette Police Department last week.

    Last Monday Officer Pam Jarrett responded to a domestic disturbance at 807 Cherry Street.  

    During the investigation Jarrett was able to determine that Samantha Lee, 22, of 807 Cherry Street, allegedly became angry as a result of an infant in her room.

    When Lee was confronted by the victim she allegedly became irate and pushed the victim causing her to fall on the infant, according to Jarrett’s report.

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  • Council discusses severance pay for Young, water rate hike

    It was a full agenda at Monday night’s LaFollette City Council workshop, with the library project, the water/sewer rate increase and severance pay for David Young receiving the most discussion.

    Council members briefly discussed whether or not to grant former city administrator Young severance pay.

    “You have a letter there from Reid, from where he talked with John Roach and both attorneys recommend to go ahead and pay it,” said acting city administrator Terry Sweat.

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  • Search on meth lab deemed legal by court

    With his client facing trial today on meth manufacturing charges and reckless endangerment David Pollard attempted to have evidence in the case tossed out.

    Arguing that Joann Williamson had been subjected to an illegal search on the night of Feb.3 Pollard said she never gave police permission, verbal or otherwise, to search her home.

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  • Hill arrested on theft charges

    A Lake City man was arrested on theft charges after he was caught in a stolen car on Main Street in Jacksboro.

    On Sept. 23, Jacksboro Officer James Skeans received a be on the look out call for a stolen 2001 blue Toyota Camry, the Jacksboro Police report said.

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  • LUB discusses water, sewer rate

    A water and sewer rate increase was the main topic of discussion once again at Monday night’s LaFollette Utility workshop and board meeting.

    The utility board members and LUB General Manager Kenny Baird recently met with the LaFollette City Council in a joint workshop on Sept. 17 to discuss the need for a water/sewer rate increase. They now seem to be waiting on the council’s decision.

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  • Speedwell man arrested on drug charges

    A Speedwell man landed himself in jail after being caught with a controlled substance while taking his girlfriend to the probation office last Thursday.

    On Sept. 24, Jacksboro Officer James Skeans was dispatched to the probation office to arrest a woman for violation of probation, the Jacksboro Police report said.

    Upon arriving at the probation office, Skeans asked the woman who brought her to the office. She pointed outside, naming David Wayne Bennett, 27, of 975 Water Street, Speedwell, as her boyfriend. She told the police he had brought her, the report said.

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  • Ohio man arrested on theft and drug charges

    A routine patrol of the Wal-Mart parking led to the arrest of an Ohio man on theft and drug charges.

    Jacksboro Officer Greg Cox was patrolling the parking lot when a security guard pointed out a particular vehicle parked on the sidewalk, according to the Jacksboro Police report. Cox ran the tag number on the red 1993 Pontiac Grand-Am; the car came back stolen out of Ohio, the report said.

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