Big Josh is the host of the Post, the WLAF Trading Post.
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) - Looking for an item? Selling something? You can find it, sell it, trade it, give it away or throw it away on the WLAF Trading Post. LISTEN LIVE to the Post with your host Big Josh. That's Monday through Friday from 8 am until 9 am.
Some folks make some money. Some folks think it's funny. It's the WLAF Trading Post. Join the fun by calling 423.562.1450.
Read More >>LaFollette Elementary's Beth Huddleston is teacher of the week
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) - Beth Huddleston is WLAF's teacher of the week. Huddleston teaches first grade at LaFollette Elementary School. She is in her 19th year of teaching.
Read More >>It's like nature flipped a switch. Cooler, drier air is in place.
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) - As fall arrived on Wednesday so did cooler, drier air. If your plans include tonight's Jacksboro-La Follette football game or Friday night's homecoming game at Campbell High, be prepared for cool temperatures.
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PCUD celebrates National Public Natural Gas Week - Oct. 3-9
ROCKY TOP, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) –Powell Clinch Utility District (PCUD) will observe the national Public Natural Gas Week from October 3 to 9. This annual nationwide event is intended to build public awareness about the value of having a community-owned natural gas utility. During this week, we will also educate residents on the environmental and cost benefits of using clean, reliable and affordable natural gas in addition to the cost benefits of natural gas appliances.
Read More >>Ross charged with vandalism, also wanted in Indiana
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) - Campbell County Sheriff's Deputy Jacob Fox responded to a call at Dogwood Acres in LaFollette last Friday night about a possible domestic. As Fox approached the area, he saw a woman matching the description of the alleged suspect. The woman was detained until Fox could investigate, according to a report from the sherriff’s department.
Read More >>Campbell crosses 6,000 mark in COVID-19 cases since day one
NASHVILLE, TN (WLAF) - Here is the latest COVID-19 information for Campbell County as of Wednesday afternoon from the State of Tennessee Department of Health.
Read More >>Unemployed 24-year old man arrested for the 15th time
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) - It was just after midnight last Thursday when a La Follette man was arrested in the Glade Springs community and charged with burglary and PI (public intoxication). Campbell County Sheriff's Sgt. Joshua Jeffers was dispatched to Mynatt Lane in reference to a suspicious man standing in the road in front of a house.
Read More >>Start thinking about your retirement income plan
LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) - Local Edward Jones Financial Advisor Zach Sheets shares information about when to start thinking about your retirement income plan.
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Memories of Shelley Ivey's slow, slow moving truck
By Charlie Hutson
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) - Back in the day around La Follette, this old Chevrolet truck (above) was well known especially for its speed or lack of speed. It was owned and operated by Shelley Ivey of Shelley Ivey's Barber Shop fame. The building that housed his shop still stands today next to Wender Furniture.
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LPD arrests McCarty and Meadows in predawn drug raid
TOP PHOTO: Not long before 7am, La Follette Police made a stop at the apartment units next to the Senior Citizens Center.
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) - In the predawn darkness of Wednesday morning, the La Follette Police Narcotics Unit and Special Response Team executed a narcotics search warrant at apartment 211 at 507 East Central Avenue.
Read More >>Rate the plates, vote your pick of license plates
NASHVILLE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee invites Tennesseans to “Rate the Plates” and help choose the state’s next standard license plate by selecting their favorite design HERE. Per Tennessee statute, the plate is redesigned every eight years if funds are approved in the General Assembly’s annual budget. Watch HERE.
Read More >>Rowdy fan escorted from Cougars game, arrested
JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) - During the first half of Campbell's home football game with Karns on Friday night, officers near the top of the stands responded to an apparent argument between two men.
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Young Cougars win second game in a row
TOP PHOTO: Elijah Evans (6) wiggles free from a Panther and scores for the Cougars.
By Raymond McGhee
HARROGATE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) - The Campbell County JV Hoppers continued their winning streak Saturday evening by defeating the Cumberland Gap Panthers 20-14 in overtime at the Livesay Middle School football stadium.
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La Follette leather neck living out his dream
TOP PHOTO: Nathanial "Nate" Smith graduated from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot a couple of weeks ago.
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) - Nate Smith is living his life long dream as a United States Marine. "He'd always wanted to join the military, and there wasn't any talking him out of it," said Heather Carroll Wilson, Smith's mother.
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