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Named after long time Jacksboro Middle School Football Coach Johnny Bruce
By Jim Freeman
JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- “I started teaching spelling and writing at Jacksboro Elementary School, and I was an awful speller and a terrible writer,” said a grinning Johnny “Coach” Bruce. However, it didn’t take long for Bruce to find his ideal classroom in his young teaching career, the Jacksboro Middle School football field.
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HARROGATE, TN (WLAF)- From Emily Rose Allen to Leonardo Felipe Zapien and the 249 other Campbell County High School seniors, they will all be arriving on the campus of LMU Saturday morning at eight in preparation of the day’s 10am commencement exercises.
The live telecast over WLAF is made possible by these outstanding corporate partners:
Tracy Lobertini and staff at Alco Builders & Realty
David Bales Automotive
Builtwell Bank, La Follette, Jacksboro and Jellico
Byrge Screen Printing- Larry, Dawn, Colby and Kimberly Byrge
Campbell County Mayor Jack Lynch
Dave’s Lawn Mower Parts
State Representative Dennis Powers
Eighth Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler
C & L Metal Sales
Community Trust Bank
Common Ground Coffee Shop
Cumberland Tire & Service
Quality Lawn Sales & Service-Cub Cadet
LUB
Local Realtor Gage Dople
First National Bank
Gamble Motors
Hope & Stand Church
Jacksboro GNC
Maynard’s
The City of La Follette
C & L Furniture
Grace Rehab
La Follette Mine Supply
Litho-Craft Printing & Office Supplies
Lyon’s Liquor Locker
Maria Partin
New Horizon Baptist Church
Peoples Bank of the South App
Powell-Clinch Utility District “PCUD”
Premier Weight Management and Esthetics
Noah Smith
Smith’s Metals and Dock Sales
TCAT
Terry’s Pharmacy
Wender Furniture
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(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-05/21/2026-6AM)
CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- May is your opportunity to register your child for Pre-K in Campbell County Schools. Your student must be four years old before or by August 15, 2026.
(more…)Jacksboro’s football stadium is named after former La Follette Owl Johnny Bruce
By Jim Freeman
JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- Former Jacksboro High Eagle football player Ronnie Lasley still blames Johnny Bruce, a former La Follette Owl, for his bad knee. That long ago rivalry that began on a couple of football fields, Gibson at JHS and LHS’s Pat Kerr Field, since grew into a respectful relationship between Lasley and Bruce.
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LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- The LaFollette Library received a flag update on Friday with State Representative Dennis Powers providing a new Tennessee State flag and the city of LaFollette providing a new United States flag.
(more…)Campbell County Chamber of Commerce Coffee Connection was Thursday morning
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- The main office of Peoples Bank of the South in Downtown La Follette is where folks gathered for Thursday’s Coffee Connection.
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LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Since the last Monday of May falls on Memorial Day, LUB’s regular monthly meeting time, the workshop and meeting, has been moved.
(more…)One person arrested on drug charges at Jacksboro home
JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- A month’s long investigation nets the arrest of one person after three pills, four half pills and a fourth of a pill along with drug paraphernalia were recovered in a Thursday morning drug bust, according to an arrest report from the Campbell County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s investigators with the assistance of La Follette Police believe the contraband is Methadone, a schedule II controlled substance.
(more…)That’s starting on Wednesday, May 27, for ages 18 and older
JACKSBORO, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- The Campbell County Health Department beginning May 27, 2026, will be offering sick visit appointments to provide timely care for community members experiencing mild to moderate illnesses.
(more…)The Tim Short Ford of La Follette Rodeo is Friday and Saturday
LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- Greeneview Farms Market will host a rodeo on May 22 and 23. Adult admission is $20; kids 6-12 is $15 and kids under $5 are free. Everyone is asked to bring a can of food to donate to Open Arms Ministry of Campbell County.
(more…)One deputy versus three suspects; two taken into custody
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JELLICO, TN (WLAF)- While on routine patrol in the noon hour on Monday, Campbell Sheriff’s Deputy Kendra Porter pulled over to check on an SUV parked on the shoulder of I-75.
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JACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)- On Tuesday, the results from the May 5 primary were certified. This makes all results final and official. The results and precinct breakdowns are below.
(more…)This is a lost dog report, reward offered
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- A WLAF neighbor on Nevada Avenue is missing its Truck, and he was last seen in the Hoskins Accounting, Fleet Building, WLAF area of town. If you see or know the whereabouts of Truck, please call WLAF at 423.562.1450.
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