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A culvert collapsed on Saturday morning
CARYVILLE, TN (WLAF)- The road on Caryville Mountain at the Round Rock Baptist Church, Stoney Fork Road, is closed indefinitely, according to Campbell County Road Superintendent Ron Dilbeck.
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HARROGATE, TN (WLAF)- See and hear all the senior speeches, the booming voice of James Skeans as he announces the names of the graduates followed by cheers and screams, the turning of the tassels and tossing of the caps right here from WLAF.
The 2026 Campbell County High School graduation was held on Saturday, May 23, 2026, 10am, at Tex Turner Arena on the campus of LMU at Harrogate.
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
WLAF AM FM TV & DOTCOM since 1953
(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-05/23/2026-11:30AM)
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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
WLAF AM FM TV & DOTCOM since 1953
(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-05/21/2026-6AM)
The Tim Short Ford of La Follette Rodeo is Saturday
LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- Greeneview Farms Market will host a rodeo on May 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. Gates open at 5:30 with mutton busting at 6:30. The rodeo will begin after the busting.
All the fun takes place at Greenview Farms on Holstein Drive in East LaFollette up the valley!
(more…)Enjoy the 70s at 7:00 Saturday nights with Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 The 70s
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- LISTEN HERE for the fun of Casey Kasem’s American Top 40 The 70s as it trips back to May 24, 1975, Saturday at 7pm over WLAF radio. The fun three hours of memories are brought to you by Maynard’s Auto Parts and State Representative Dennis Powers.
(more…)The LA Cruizers will be giving the Juke away on August 22
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- On Saturday, members of the LA Cruizers will be at Food City (Woodson’s Mall) selling tickets for a chance for you to win a Nissan Juke, a 2011 model.
(more…)Lots of activities are planned for Friday, Saturday and beyond. See details below.
By Matthew Moore
CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WLAF) – There’s always something fun or interesting going on in Campbell County, and you can learn about it all right here!
(more…)LUB and La Follette Police respond just after 7am
LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- A passerby noticed a downed power line on East Central Avenue on Walters Funeral Home hill and called LUB and then La Follette 911.
(more…)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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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, has since grown 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.
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