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District eyes opening enrollment...

It’s public school without the cafeteria food, smoking in the boy’s room and dressing out for physical education.
Virtual school could soon be up for a vote within the Campbell County School District.
“School districts are taking advantage of it and they will continue to take advantage of it,” said Karen Ghidotti, vice president of the southern region of K12, Inc.

FROM A MOTHER'S HEART:...

 Jesus said, “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.” (Matthew 5:7). Perhaps the merciful are shown mercy because there are no more wonderful gifts for sinners to receive. 

Mercy is its own reward. 

The poor in spirit will receive the kingdom of heaven. 

The mourners will receive comfort. 

The meek will inherit the earth. 

They that hunger and thirst after righteousness will be filled. 

What do the merciful get? 

Mercy.

Commission renews health...

CAMPBELL COUNTY—The County Commission renewed a policy with Blue Cross Blue Shield for employee health insurance at a six percent cost increase.
Campbell County employees experienced an increase in medical insurance claims, which made it hard to get competitive health insurance quotes, according to Debi Samples.
“Because your claims have gone up so drastically, none of (the) other carriers were willing to quote you this year,” Samples said. “I have no competitive bids to bring you.”

Military Ball a success for the...

By JAMIE ALLEN

CCHS STUDENT

Saturday, April 20th, the CCHS JROTC Department held its annual Military Ball at the Pavilion in Cove Lake State Park.

Cadets, cadre and the JROTC Boosters spent numerous hours planning, coordinating and rehearsing in order to make this event a success. 

At 8 a.m., cadets and boosters started setting up for the ball at Cove Lake Pavilion. 

Improvements to sewer planned

LaFOLLETTE—On Monday, the LaFollette Utilities Board awarded Improved Technologies Group a contract for sewer rehabilitation. Improved Technologies Group placed a bid of $305,403. LUB will use money from a Community Development Block Grant to finance the project. LUB applies for the grant every two years and has been using the money for sewer rehabilitation.
The utilities board also approved a one-year extension to General Manager Kenny Baird’s five-year contract and approved the purchase of the Loby Blox property for $115,000.
 

Holiday weekend offers events...

This Memorial Day holiday weekend locals will enjoy vacations or time off work.  
Fans on Facebook told us they’ll spend the three-day weekend camping, grilling hamburgers and hotdogs or roasting s’mores. Others plan to hit Norris Lake, as peak season for the popular local waterway starts this weekend.

LETTER: Likes the new look of...

 To the editor: 

 I read the LaFollette Press! 

Several weeks ago I was standing at a checkout at a busy convenience store along our four-lane in town. I glanced to my right and sitting on the newspaper rack, I noticed the store had started to carry an international or fancy national paper.

Much to my surprise, upon closer inspection, I found that the paper was our local LaFollette Press. The look and lay out were attractive and well presented. 

I bought a copy and read it cover to cover. 

Pentagon plans could restrict...

 By PETER SAWYER
psawyer@lafollettepress.com

Hope is the fuel for life. It keeps us going. People place their hope in different things—bank accounts, political parties and families. My hope is the Gospel. Gospel means “good news.” I believe there is a God who is good. And while I am evil, and deserve to suffer eternal punishment when I die, God allows me to be spared if I believe in his son—Jesus. Jesus took the punishment I deserve when he died on a cross 2,000 years ago. 

LETTER: New flag flying high in...

 To the editor: 

I’d like to express appreciation to Tom Hatmaker, LaFollette Tree Service for his help. This past week he removed and replaced a damaged and badly soiled U.S. flag at the Shell service station on the four-lane in Jacksboro, just west of LaFollette’s city limits. For some time the flag had been dangling by a single connection on a really tall flag pole in front of the station. In a recent conversation with the business owners, they remarked that they had no idea of who to contact to remove the flag.  

WLAF: 60 years of broadcasting

 LaFOLLETTE—Locally-owned and operated 1450 AM WLAF celebrates 60 years on Friday with tributes from past on-air personalities, local bands and more from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Old Regions Bank Building, downtown.

In the early 1950s, a group of LaFollette businessmen decided the community needed a radio station. 

The group — including Ed Balloff and Ed Wheeler — eventually signed Campbell County’s first radio station, 1450 WLAF, on the air May 17, 1953.