First Power of the Purse Program raises funds for CHET

A NOTE FROM THE GRAND ON CENTRAL: “There is so much good going on in our community, and I want to share all this good with you every Monday here on WLAF in hopes that you will start your week in a grand way making each week a Grand Week,” said Olivia Lobertini, owner of The Grand on Central.

By Charlotte Underwood

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Community Health of East Tennessee (CHET) held its Power of the Purse event on Saturday, raising funds for the clinic’s domestic violence shelter. The community was asked to “clean out their closets” for a good cause, with CHET collecting twice new donated purses, which were sold and auctioned at Saturday’s fundraiser.

Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, UCONN make Final Four

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- The teams for Jerry Chadwell- Michigan, Jeremy Dorton- Arizona, Olivia McKamey- UCONN and Jeff Norton- Illinois in WLAF’s Final Four Fun Run won over the weekend in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s Elite Eight.

Saturday’s Final Four match ups for Saturday, April 4:

Jeff Norton– Illinois Fightin’ Illini vs. Olivia McKamey– UCONN Huskies … at 6:09pm on TBS on TBS, TNT, truTV and their digital platforms, including March Madness Live.

Jerry Chadwell– Michigan Wolverines vs. Jeremy Dorton– Arizona Wildcats … at 8:49pm on TBS, TNT, truTV and their digital platforms, including March Madness Live.

Monday’s National Championship match ups for Monday, April 6:

Saturday’s winners play at 8:49pm on TBS, TNT, truTV and their digital platforms, including March Madness Live.

Sunday’s finals from March 29:

Jerry Chadwell– Michigan Wolverines 95 vs. Carter Rutherford– Tennessee Volunteers 62

Olivia McKamey– UCONN Huskies 73 vs. Rusty Fields– Duke Blue Devils 72

Saturday’s finals from March 28:

Jeff Norton– Illinois Fightin’ Illini 71 vs. Paula Farmer– Iowa Hawkeyes 59

Jeremy Dorton– Arizona Wildcats 79 vs. Tammy Day– Purdue Boilermakers 64

The City of LaFollette workshop begins today at 5:30pm, at City Hall

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- At Monday afternoon’ s upcoming City of LaFollette workshop, it appears administration items take up the bulk of the agenda. The meeting begins today at 5:30pm, at City Hall.

Salary to be set for LUB Engineer Keith Atkins; interim general manager as of April 1 

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- The La Follette Utilities Board will hold its workshop with the regular meeting immediately following tonight at six at the conference room at LUB on North Tennessee Avenue. Among the items on the agenda are to set the salary for the interim general manager and to approve to initiate the search for a general manager.

HERE is a related story from a special called meeting held earlier in March.

Interviews for director of schools set for Friday, April 3, 10am, at Campbell County High School

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- Over the past several weeks, we have seen and heard conversations about leadership, decisions, and direction, but too often those conversations drift away from what matters most. The process, the plans, and personal opinions have been discussed, but they should not and cannot be the goal at this point. The real focus must always be the children sitting in our classrooms every single day.

We have educators who care deeply about their work. We have people who show up every day trying to make a difference. And we have a community that wants better for its children. But wanting better and achieving better are not the same thing. Student outcomes do not improve by chance. They improve when leadership is clear, when decisions are aligned, and when there is a consistent and strong focus on what actually impacts learning: strong instruction, consistent attendance, meaningful support systems, and real accountability.

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- The food trucks will roll back into LaFollette on April 7.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- The County Primary Election is Tuesday, May 5, 2026, and it’s one of the most important elections for the future of our community. Local offices shape the decisions that affect our families, our schools, our public safety, and the direction of Campbell County. Choose REPUBLICAN!

Make sure you’re ready.

Delta Dawn is a quiet, calm, and incredibly gentle girl

JACKSBORO, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- Meet Delta Dawn. She is a quiet, calm, and incredibly gentle girl who truly shines when she’s close to her people. She loves being nearby and will happily melt into you for her favorite thing in the world, a good back scratch.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN. (WLAF)- Each week, WLAF publishes the names of couples who have applied for a marriage license in the last week.

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF) – The annual City of LaFollette Easter Egg Hunt is April 2.

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- The City of LaFollette will be taking applications for a full time Codes Enforcement/Permitting Officer.

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- While Crafted Milestone, LLC continues plans to build a development in the Shanghai Community, WLAF has learned the proposed plans could put the house count well above 600.

‘It’s not a yes or a no, it’s a how’- Tracy Lobertini, Alco Builders & Realty, on proposed development

By Jim Freeman

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- The late Paul Fields dream of developing Deerfield Resort on Norris Lake continues coming true. The almost 40 year old development now has hundreds of front doors, condos and homes. I say that to say this. A somewhat similar development is being proposed in the Shanghai community, Elk Stone at Lake Norris, and it is a hot button topic around Campbell County.

This is a story that was first published in mid-December.

JACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)- The Campbell County Finance Department has a job opening for a Purchasing Manager.