Today's News

 Nobody can quite put a finger on it, but there’s just something different when the moon is brightest in the sky. 

A full moon occurs roughly once a month when the earth is directly between the moon and sun. It has often been blamed for strange happenings. In fact, the word “lunacy” comes from the word “lunar.”
 While empirical evidence doesn’t support theories about full moon follies, the anecdotal evidence is compelling.

CARYVILLE—The town of Caryville set aside nearly $68,000 for paving projects. The town had $327,489 in its general fund as of April 30.
Alderwoman Vickie Heatherly would prefer to see a loan taken out for the project instead of using money from the general fund.
“I’m all for paving all the roads that we can, but just going about getting the money a different way instead of depleting our funds. I mean, I know it’s not gonna deplete them, but it’s gonna bring them down,” she said.

The 15 people suing to effectively impeach Jellico Mayor Les Stiers’ and remove him from office have replied to his countersuit.
Last September, Clarence Beck sued to have Stiers removed from office claiming the mayor misspent funds and awarded work to personal friends
On April 4, Stiers and his attorney, Robert W. Knolton, submitted four defenses and a countersuit to the Campbell County Chancery Court.

CARYVILLE — Caryville’s fire department will cover an area left unprotected after the Pinecrest Volunteer Fire Department dissolved last fall.
The Campbell County Rural Fire Service took some of the uncovered area, but asked the CFD to cover some of the homes on McGhee Lane near the industrial park. Having fire protection will lower homeowner’s insurance for the residents.
Mayor Chris Stanley said he and fire chief Eddie Hatmaker had met about the initiative, and all firemen were on-board with the decision.