By Charlotte Underwood

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WLAF)- Educators make a difference in students’ lives every day. For many students, having a school employee who cares and goes that extra mile can be the difference in a successful education and graduation. We’ve all had that teacher, or school employee who inspired us or helped in some way. That’s why WLAF and Eagle Tire Pros salute all of our hardworking educators with a weekly feature.

CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF)- A man lost his life as the result of an ATV accident that happened along the Campbell-Scott County line. North of Phillips Circle which intersects with Stoney Fork and Norma Roads was the scene of the accident, according to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Marine Corp Combat War Veteran Gary “Chops” Polk of Freedom Valley Farms United and the folks at The Doorway Gourmet welcome you by for a delicious roasted pig meal today. That’s from 10am until 6pm in the parking lot of The Doorway Gourmet, on the four lane between JR’s Tires and Sonic.

CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF)- A Caryville Firefighter continues recovering this morning from injuries sustained in a Wednesday afternoon structure fire.

Thirteen firefighters battled a mobile home fire under dangerously hot conditions on Wednesday with one of the Caryville Volunteer Firefighters being overcome by the heat.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WLAF)- Strong to severe storm potential looms on Friday afternoon and evening. A cold front is expected to sweep through Campbell County, and that will fire up showers and thunderstorms. Some of Friday’s stronger storms will feature damaging wind, heavy rainfall and hail.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- Happy Birthday, America! The USA turns 250 years old this year.

There are more than 60 individuals listed on today’s docket

JACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)- Below is today’s general sessions court docket.

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF) – Last Thursday’s La Follette Library Summer Reading Program with Mike the Magician drew a crowd of 55 youngsters and 29 adults to the public library. Librarian Nancy Green said it was a wonderful program that was well attended.

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)-  Summer is here. For many people that means vacation.

NASHVILLE, TN (WLAF)-
State Representative Dennis Powers attended a bill signing for two more of his bills signed into law by Governor Bill Lee.

CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF)- Multiple fire services and firefighters dealt with hot sunshine, near 90-degree temps and high humidity as they battled a single-wide mobile home fire on Wednesday. It was learned before fire units arrived that everyone made it out safely.

The second Cars & Coffee of the season is Saturday at 9am

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Rev your engines. Grab a coffee. For the sixth year, Coolidge First Baptist Church is hosting its five month run of Cars & Coffee.

TSSAA Division I basketball state tournament to be seeded by RPI in 2028

MT. JULIET, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- The TSSAA Board of Control on Tuesday signaled a new era for high school hoops, approving a phased implementation of a basketball shot clock and a move toward RPI-based seeding for the Division I state tournament. The decisions highlight a busy summer session that also saw the board finalize classification procedures and mandate new training requirements for coaches across the state.

By Charlie Hutson

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- On this Throwback Thursday, we turn the clock back to 1962. That’s when Betty Freeman, above, started as a meter reader for the Lafollette Police Department.