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Campbell County Commissioner Scotty Kitts has told the LaFollette Press that he has decided not to run for LaFollette city mayor in November after all. “Making enemies or any hard feelings with my friends and their families, that was not my intention,” Kitts said. “My intentions were to go into this thing, being the city mayor, and do a really great job as I have done on the county commission — and to let the people be proud and have unity with the commission and the council.”

Leif Jeffers has been elected President of the Tennessee Public Defenders Conference. Scott County native Leif Jeffers was elected Thursday, 6-13-2024, at the annual meeting of the elected District Public Defenders. He will serve as Conference President for one year. Jeffers is the District Public Defender for the Eighth Judicial...

All 10 candidates for the five Campbell County school board seats up for grabs in the August election were invited to participate in a debate on June 19 at the LaFollette Press office inside Woodson's Mall. Four candidates chose to participate: school board member Josh James, representing District 4; Brandon...

When asked in June by the LaFollette Press if the Campbell County newspaper would continue to fulfill 100% of the legal requirement of publishing legal notices after July 1, state Rep. Dennis Powers, one of the new legal notice law’s sponsors, said, yes. In essence, after July 1, publishing...

What do I know about Tennessee public education funding? Before I answer that, I would like readers to know that my family history with the Campbell County area goes back 10 generations to before there was a Campbell County or a State of Tennessee. Although I grew up in Speedwell, I have owned property in the county since 1966. I received my undergraduate degree in education from LMU and a doctorate in education administration from UT Knoxville. My doctoral research and dissertation focused on education funding equity among the public school districts in Tennessee. I have been a public school teacher, an elementary and middle school principal, a superintendent and director of schools in Tennessee. I was the Director of Education Finance for the Commonwealth of Kentucky and taught graduate level education finance for UT, ETSU, TSU, LMU and online for the TN Board of Regents. I retired as Director of the Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership in the UT system. I am a Research and Practice Fellow in the National Education Finance Academy and was a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Education Finance published by the American Education Finance Association, where I had multiple refereed research publications and presentations. I have advised and consulted with the TN State Board of Education, other states and national organizations concerning public education funding. All this to say that during my career I may have built up a little cred as the younger generations say.

Campbell County Children’s Center has been selected for a renovation as a part of Lowe’s Hometowns program, a five-year, $100 million commitment to rebuild and revitalize community spaces nationwide. As one of 100 community projects in 2024, the Campbell County Children’s Center received a grant for $38,000 to...

Campbell and Claiborne Counties were declared contiguous disaster counties, due to drought using the Presidential Major Disaster Declaration M4782. Under this designation, if you have operations in one of these counties, you are eligible to apply for low interest emergency loans. Severe weather events create significant challenges and often result...

The Campbell County Commission's Recreation Committee voted last Thursday to hire a Lonas Young Park manager, to be paid $50,000 as an annual rate, plus benefits, as part of a one-year pilot program. "We've got too many people telling people what to do and so forth and everything," Commission Chairman...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is in the midst of probing the third inmate death within two months at the Campbell County Jail. According to a report provided by WATE, the latest individual who passed away has been identified as Mikaila Cherokee Perciful, a 26-year-old from Knoxville. The death occurred on Thursday morning, and an autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said an inmate died Thursday morning at the Campbell County Jail.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been requested to investigate a third death at the Campbell County Jail since April.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been requested to investigate a third death at the Campbell County Jail since April.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the third death at the Campbell County Jail in two months, representatives with the agency confirmed to WVLT News. Previous Coverage: TBI investigating second inmate death at Campbell County jail in 2 weeks. The TBI did not identify...

An inmate died at the Campbell County Jail on June 20. That’s according to Eighth Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler.

ANDERSON COUNTY, I-75 North and South between Mile Marker 117.6 (Knox County Line) and Mile Marker 122: Motorists should be alert for possible nightly lane closures between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning through this resurfacing project. Motorists should expect potential delays during peak travel times, be alert for slow or stopped traffic, and use extreme caution through this area.