The regular meeting of the Caryville
Municipal Planning Commission will be held at 6 p.m. on
March 1 in the Caryville City Hall. The public is invited
to attend.
The Class of 1967 will meet on March 1 at 6:30 at Kyoto’s
for finalizing the plans for the reunion to be held on July
28 and 29. Contact Mary Baird Barger at mbbarger6000@aol.com
or Alice Paul Ivey at iveyalice@bellsouth.net.
The Campbell County Commission has announced its March schedule
of meetings. The commission will meet March 1 at 6 p.m.
to resume the recessed Feb. meeting. The Campbell County
Planning Commission will meet March 5 at 6 p.m. The FMS
Committee will meet at 6 p.m. on March 8. The Budget and
Finance Committee will meet on March 12 at 5:30 p.m. with
a commission workshop following at 6 p.m. The hearing regarding
the commission’s violation of Tennessee’s Sunshine
Law will begin March 19. A time for these proceedings has
not yet been announced. The commission will also meet in
regular session on March 19 at 6 p.m. following a 5:30 beer
board meeting.
REACHS Clothes Closet will be open on March 2 and 16 from
10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Donations of household items and men’s
clothing are needed.
The Campbell County Youth Horse Program will hold the annual
spring session sign-ups at the LaFollette Recreation Center
from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on March 3, the cost is $25 per
child. For more information call 865-684-6489.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Campbell County will be hosting
an open invitation day. Any person wanting to volunteer
with the Boys and Girls Clubs can come by the LaFollette
Recreation Center on March 3 beginning at 10 a.m. - 3p.m.
They will be accepting applications and answering any questions.
Background checks, as well as finger prints, will be conducted
at a later date, once applications have been approved. The
Senior Citizen Center of LaFollette will have a council
meeting on March 5 at 10 a.m.
The Cove Lake Hiking Club will meet March 5 at 6 p.m. at
the LaFollette Recreation Center. For more information contact
Richard Helm at 562-1110.
The Campbell County Regional Planning Commission will be
held at 6 p.m. on March 5 at the courthouse.
Campbell County High School will be hosting parent visitation
from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and 8th grade night from 6 p.m. to
9 p.m. on March 5.
The Woodmen of the World lodge meeting will be held at the
Senior Citizens Center of LaFollette on March 6 at 7 p.m.
Joyful Aires gospel group will also perform.
The Campbell County Artist Association will have its regular
monthly meeting on Thursday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. at the
La Follette Recreation Center. Susan Thorton will be our
hostess and provide refreshments. Featured guest will be
Be Be DeBord, Assistant Professor of Art, Lincoln Memorial
University. Ms. DeBord will be giving a lecture and demonstration
on Oil Painting and artistic techniques. She holds a BA
from Randolph Macon Women’s College and a MA from
the University of Mississippi. For more information please
call Sam Chapman at 562-8864.
The Campbell County Library Board will meet at 6 p.m. on
March 8 at Perkins Restaurant.
The Clinch River Trout Unlimited March 8th meeting will
feature chapter members Steve Brown and Scott Baker demonstrating
how to tie several fly patterns including furled leader,
streamer patterns, and techniques for winding weighting
wire and making it a neat composition, among several other
tips on fly tying. Flies will also be displayed.
The public is invited. The meeting begins at 7:00pm
at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Norris, TN. For
more info, call Carol Moore or visit www.crctu.com.
Boys and Girls Club of Campbell County Board of Directors
meeting will be held March 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the LaFollette
Recreation Center.
Larry Sparks and the Lonesome Ramblers will perform in the
Old Claiborne County High School auditorium in Tazewell
on March 10. Roscoe Morgan and the Lonely Train will open
the show at 7 p.m. For tickets or information call 423-869-2444
or gibsonproductions.com, advance tickets are $15 and $17
at the door.
The Cove Lake Hiking Club will meet at Bruce Gap parking
lot and hike from Eagle Bluff via Devil’s Racetrack
at 9 a.m. on March 10. For more information contact Jerry
at 563-0867.
The East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA) will be
distributing commodities on March 14 at the Jellico Library
Center from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and on March 17 at Woodson’s
Mall from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The Campbell County Recycling Center will be conducting
a residential hazardous waste day on March 17 from 8 a.m.
to 12 p.m. Chemicals, paint antifreeze and other old products
may be disposed of at this time. For more information contact
the Campbell County Recycling Center at 562-1811.
The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce will present the
3rd Annual "Let's Do Business" Expo and Career
Fair 2007 March 22. The event will be held at the Clinton
Community Center, 101 S. Hicks Street, from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. and will showcase a wide variety of area businesses.
Adults and students are encouraged to attend. The event
is free and open to the public. All businesses are invited
to exhibit and take advantage of early registration by March12.
Exhibit space (10’x10’ for $150 or 8’x8’
for $125) will be available on a first come, first serve
basis. Non-chamber members will be charged an additional
$50 registration fee. All exhibitors registering after March
12 will be assessed a $50 late fee. The Courier News and
WYSH 1380 a.m. radio are sponsors. Lunch will be provided
for one person per exhibit space. For more information and
application forms, contact the chamber office at (865) 457-2559.The
Campbell County Shrine Club will host a spaghetti supper,
cake walk and auction at Campbell County High School on
March 23 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost for meal will be a $5
donation. Net proceeds from this event will benefit the
Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Pine Mountain Long Beards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey
Federation will host the annual hunting heritage banquet
on March 24 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at Campbell County High
School, doors will open at 6 p.m. For more information contact
Glen Payne at 562-9567.
The Cove Lake Hiking Club will meet March 31 at 2 p.m. for
a hike in Savage Gardens outside of Lake City. For more
information contact Richard at 562-1110.
Parrott/Parrett Reunion will be held May 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
at Renfro Valley, outside of Mt.Vernon, KY. Those attending
are related to the Parrotts of Campbell County. May 27 there
is a guided tour of local cemeteries. Contact Josh Boyd
jb5034@aol.com 972-312-0598 for more information.
The Auto Tech program at C.C.H.S. is in need of engine stands
in any condition. Small block Chevrolet engines in any condition
are also needed. Contact Dwayne Lee at 562-8308 or (606)620-2723.
Due to a recent surge in donated books the LaFollette Public
Library will no longer be accepting book donations with
the exception of books being given in honor or memory of
someone.
Carol Hoskins Accounting has volunteered her staff to do
free tax refunds for needy Senior Citizens Members. Appointments
are available on Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. through
the tax season. Call the Senior Citizens Center at 562-6672
for an appointment.
Mommy and Me Too meets every Tuesday at 10:30 at Indiana
Avenue Baptist Church. This is a parent/ child playgroup
and is free to the community. Call 562-3420 for more information.
Celebrate Recovery is for women and men who are struggling
with a hurt, hang-up, or habit. Meetings are held every
Thursday evening in the Family Life Center of First Baptist
Church, 409 Main Street, Jacksboro. A light meal is served
at 6:30 p.m. followed by a large and small group meeting.
Refreshments are served afterward at the Solid Rock Café.
There is no cost. For more information call 562-5168, Monday
through Friday 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Housecall Home Health Care hosts a complimentary education
seminar on Diabetes on the third Thursday of every month
from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. For more information call 566-1656.
Refreshments will be served.
Narcotics Anonymous will be meeting on Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
at 2119 Jacksboro Pike, LaFollette.
Alcoholics Anonymous will be meeting at the Jellico United
Methodist Church, 204 Fifth Street, Jellico, on Mondays
at 7 p.m.
Alcoholics Anonymous will be meeting Mondays, Tuesdays,
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays each evening at 8 p.m.
Al- Anon meets Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The meetings will take
place at 2119 Jacksboro Pike, LaFollette. Alcoholics Anonymous
also has a hotline, 1-800-905-8666.
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