By Charlotte Underwood 

JACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)-  TWe’ve all had that teacher who inspired us or helped in some way. That’s why WLAF and Eagle Tire Pros salute one of our hard working educators with a weekly feature. Teachers make a difference in their students lives each and every day. For many students, having a teacher who cares and goes that extra mile can be the difference in a successful education and graduation.

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Abandoned home burns to the ground

In addition to battling a house fire, firefighters also tended to keeping nearby critical fiber and power lines cool to avoid any damage or outages to hundreds of homes.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Disaster was averted Monday night thanks to the quick and alert actions of firefighters with the Campbell County Rural Fire Service. A house that sat up close to Long Hollow Road, just south of Long Hollow Baptist Church, was fully involved when crews arrived around 10:30.

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Aylah McCullah ran away from home on Sunday, and a community is missing this young teen

If you have seen or know the whereabouts of Aylah McCullah (above), a missing white, 14-year old female, standing at five-feet seven and weighing 110 pounds, you are encouraged to call Det. Sgt. Jeremy Goins at the sheriff’s office 423.562.7446.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – “We’ve not heard a peep from her,” said Bunny McCullah, mother of 14-year old Aylah McCullah.

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N. Marie Ayers and Brandon G. Partin visited the WLAF studio last week

N. Marie Ayers (above) and Brandon G. Partin, the incumbent, were the first to introduce themselves and talk about their races for property assessor at last week’s first taping of WLAF’s 2024 Meet the Candidates Forum. The forum begins airing later in April. Clark Ford, the other candidate, chose not to participate.

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- Last Wednesday night, WLAF began taping the 2024 Meet the Candidates Forum.

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JACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)- A New Jersey truck driver indicted earlier this year in a local road rage incident wants a trial- and he plans to represent himself.

David Keith Kugel, 58, Forked River, NJ, is charged with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon. The weapon in question is a 2019 Freightliner 18- wheeler.

In court Monday, Eighth Judicial Criminal Court Judge Zach Walden asked prosecutors if an agreement had been reached in the case.

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LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Recently, LaFollette Police Officer Anthony Mahar was on routine patrol when he saw a man walking on a dead end street, West Elm Street, near South 5th Street, pushing a small blue and pink girls bicycle. It was around midnight on Tue., April 9, when Mahar spoke with the man identified as Christopher Alan Thompson and asked him for identification.

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TOP PHOTO: Shirley Rogers of the Hill & Valley Garden Club snipped the pink ribbon on April 14, 2023, signaling the opening of the Dogwood Trails in La Follette. (PHOTO COURTESY OF WLAF’S CHARLIE HUTSON)

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Weather for this afternoon’s annual opening of the Dogwood Trails in La Follette should be sunny and warm.

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By Charlotte Underwood

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Campbell County’s Drug Coalition, Campbell United, welcomes the community to a Resource Fair scheduled for Sat., April 20, at the LaFollette Church of God from 11 am till 2 pm. Come for a fun-filled day of food and information. There will be hot dogs and popcorn, along with free gifts and door prizes at each booth. More than 33 vendors will be on site representing their organizations.

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Delivers essential medical services and broad impact to the larger community

KNOXVILLE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – Over the course of 2023, Tennova Healthcare played a vital role helping people get well and live healthier at more than 769,500 patient encounters across its five hospitals and growing network of Tennova Medical Group physician clinics and other outpatient sites of care.

TOP PHOTO: Tennova-La Follette Medical Center (PHOTO COURTESY OF WLAF’S CHARLIE HUTSON)

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The Young Voice of the Cougars Clayton Carroll, along with Matthew Moore, has the coverage

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – Your Campbell County Lady Cougars softball squad steps foot on Chapman Field on the campus of Campbell High to take on the Middlesboro Yellow Jackets tonight at 6pm.

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There are more than 60 individuals on today’s docket

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

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LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- The City of LaFollette is seeking bids for Dossett Lane Bridge project.

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You are invited to honor those who gave the gift of life through organ donation

At the 2023 donor flag raising ceremony, Mark Cain, the CEO of Tennova – La Follette Medical Center, said “in these situations, you go through tragedy to get to a triumph.”

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – The annual Donate Life Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness event takes place at La Follette Medical Center on Friday morning.  The hospital made history in 2022 performing its first organ transplants and hosted its first awareness ceremony in 2023.

Double lung recipient Zach Lloyd organized the first event last year shining the light on organ donations.  This event is Friday at 11am on the LMC campus at the main hospital entrance.

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 Adaleigh dosen’t follow the crowd

By Charlie Hutson

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – East Lafollette Baptist Church hosted a youth fund raising event Wednesday evening. It was a fund raising idea that had different strokes for different folks, literally.

VERY TOP PHOTO: Fayth adds some finishing touches to complete her painting.

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