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  • 2012-13 school calender released 05/18/2012 2012-2013 Campbell County School Calendar Monday, August 6 County-wide Inservice Day Tuesday, August 7 Inservice Day Wednesday, August 8 Registration Day/Dismissed at Noon Thursday, A...
  • Caryville Board fails to pass budget 05/17/2012 The Caryville Board of Aldermen and Mayor met Monday evening with a full agenda and ended with no agreement on next year's fiscal budget. The meeting began with a reading of the monthly reports including the financial report from Vickie Heatherly. Th...
  • Fatal accident causes further traffic problems 05/16/2012 An early morning wreck has caused even more traffic woes for Campbell County. On Wednesday morning an 18-wheeler overturned killing the driver. This caused a shutdown in both directions on Highway 25W. This caused all traffic to be rerouted through Elk...
  • Kirby seeks post conviction relief on life sentence 05/16/2012 Crystal Kirby made the trip from Memphis State Penitentiary to the Campbell County Courthouse in Jacksboro last week to seek post conviction relief on her life sentence in the murder of Jonathan Pierce. Kirby would be eligible for parole after serving 51...
  • Commission moves to fund new equipment for ambulance service 05/16/2012 The Campbell County Ambulance service is getting five sets of powered cots and stair chairs to help them care for the citizens of Campbell County. At Monday’s workshop Ambulance Service Director Danny Sheckles requested a fund transfer of $100,00 to bu...
  • Aunt Hester’s General Store: Trucks, Trucks, and More Trucks! 05/16/2012 Sweet Morsels of Goodness, for the past week or so there has been nothing but trucks coming through LaFollette on their way to Caryville so they can get back onto I-75. I’ve been sitting out on the porch of the General Store and I’ve found it such a w...
  • Bargy denied new trial 05/15/2012 With only weeks to go before his release from jail and the beginning of his probation Louis Bargy was denied a new trial. Bargy was seeking a new trial in hopes of either netting a lighter sentence or an outright acquittal. Bargy was convicted of crim...
  • Bowman sentenced on multiple charges 05/14/2012 Anthony Meade Bowman is going to prison for three years for a string of thefts over the last several months. This is part of a plea agreement reached between the district attorney and Bowman in February. At his official sentencing hearing Bowman’s att...
  • Balanced Budget Passes General Assembly 05/10/2012 On Monday night, the House of Representatives passed the state's annual appropriations bill with a 64-28-1 vote, the culmination of months of tireless work crafting a fiscally responsible budget. The $31.5 billion budget is a 2 percent reduction from last...
  • Principal suspended and budgetary items approved at school board meeting 05/09/2012 The board of education met Tuesday night with a relatively light agenda. The one major issue discussed was the disciplinary action taken against Jellico Elementary School Principal John Crawford. School board attorney Dail Cantrell presented the board...
  • Aunt Hester’s General Store: Don’t Forget To Title Your Work 05/08/2012 A few weeks ago, I was having a Senior Moment and I forget to put a title on my column and someone else did it for me. I wouldn’t have minded so much except for the fact that the title had nothing to do with what I had written! I wrote about the id...
  • Jacksboro approves park renovation 05/04/2012 Jacksboro City Council approved a planned renovation the Recreation Park on Thursday evening, May 4, during a regular council meeting. Cost for the project will be covered by two federal grants. “These improvements will be completed within the next ...
  • Lafollette promotes officers and regulates pain clinics 05/02/2012 LaFollette City Council approved a number of resolutions, ordinances and job promotions at Monday night's regular monthly council meeting. First there was a public hearing on Ordinance 2012-02 which amends zoning to include the regulation of pain clini...
  • House Majority Combats Domestic Abuse 04/27/2012 The House on Wednesday passed legislation to require mandatory jail time for people with repeat domestic violence convictions. The bill was approved in strong bipartisan fashion, 98-1. Representative Jim Coley (R—Bartlett) was given the responsibility ...
  • LaFollette Council hears audit results at workshop 04/25/2012 LaFollette City Council met for a workshop session Monday evening and a discussion of the city's recent audit started things off. Representatives from Pugh & Company spoke of their audit of last year's budget and gave it an "unqualified" or "clean" opi...
  • Legislation to Drug Test Tennessee Welfare Recipients Advances in the House 04/25/2012 House lawmakers this week advanced a bill to the Finance Subcommittee that will require illegal drug testing for individuals applying for Tennessee welfare benefits. The measure, co-sponsored by Rep. Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro) requires applicants for ...
  • Reforms to Unemployment Insurance Program Pass General Assembly 04/25/2012 Unemployment Insurance Accountability Act of 2012 Passes by Wide Margin 76-17, Will Ensure Support for Those Who Have Legitimate Need A bill to bring major reforms to Tennessee’s unemployment insurance program passed the House Thursday following a ba...
  • CCHS Theatre Arts Students Help Stage Mock Wreck Scene 04/24/2012 Friday morning on April 20, 2012 marked the staging of a horrific crash scene at Campbell C...
  • Legislators Pass Bill that Makes Government Smaller, Increases Efficiency 04/20/2012 On Thursday, the House passed major legislation that will reform how the more than 200 boards and commissions operate within State government. HB 2387, carried by the Majority Leader, is the Legislature’s response to the Governor’s review of state boa...
  • Aunt Hester’s General : Surround yourself with beauty not ugliness 04/19/2012 Darlings, I’ve just put away all my Easter things and this afternoon, I and a few of my friends managed to eat the last of the Chocolate Easter Eggs I made. It’s been a beautiful Spring so far and everything is so green because of all the rain. ...
  • Louie Bluie Festival seeking artist for promotional poster 04/19/2012 SEEKING ART FOR PROMOTING THE SEPTEMBER 29, 2012 LOUIE BLUIE MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL, COVE LAKE STATE PARK, CARYVILLE, TENNESSEE. Artists are strongly encouraged to visit the festival website to learn more about the event, view photos of past festivals, a...
  • Bill to Fight Illegal Bath Salts Coming to House Floor 04/19/2012 With numerous recent news reports, synthetic drugs have accounted for a number of emergency room visits and deaths across Tennessee. In a move to combat these drugs, the House Calendar and Rules Committee send House Bill 3175 to the Floor. The bill target...
  • Commission eyeing floating home tax 04/18/2012 In accordance with a new state law floating homes and other nonmovable structures on Norris Lake will be added to county property tax rolls. The county commission has chosen to tread carefully on the implementation of this issue in accordance to advice f...
  • Taxes Cut On the Way for Tennesseans 04/18/2012 House of Representatives Passes Repeal of Death Tax and Cuts the Food Tax for All Tennesseans with Landmark Bills The pocketbooks of all Tennesseans are getting help from the Legislature with the passage of two major tax cuts. The House of Represe...
  • Caldwell named interim Finance Director of Knox County 04/16/2012 When Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett had to fire his long time friend and Knox County Finance Director Burton Webb he turned to a native son of Campbell County to step into the shoes of the Finance Director. Chris Caldwell serves as the Knox County Direct...
  • Caryville council ammends zoning 04/11/2012 The Caryville Board of Mayor and Aldermen met Monday evening for their regular monthly meeting. Vickie Heatherly read the financial report for March. There was $192,835 in the city's general fund, $56,695 in the street fund, $7,967 in the industrial...
  • Community Bulletin Board 4-9-12 04/09/2012 Government/Business + Political Organizations State Issues – First Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. until noon at Jacksboro City Hall Conference Room. Megan Mikesell, field staff for State Representative Dennis Powers, will meet with anyone who ...
  • Local ballot set for August election 04/06/2012 As the August election approaches several hopefuls will be vying to unseat the incumbents. This election will also feature a special election for the unexpired term of Melvin Boshears as 3rd district commissioner. Scott Stanfield currently occupies this...
  • Jacksboro to try Code Red Program 04/06/2012 Jacksboro residents will soon be notified of local emergency situations by electronic mail, cell phones and land-line phones. The town council approved a one-year trial of the new Code Red Program at a cost of $1,200. “Other towns have reported g...
  • Resolution in Support of Keystone Pipeline and New Jobs Working Through Committees 04/06/2012 House Resolution 195 sponsored by State Representative, Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro) is clearing its final hurdles before coming to the full House for consideration. The resolution supports the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Gu...