Claire’s Grooming Salon is WLAF’s business of the week

Claire Matherly owns and operates Claire’s Grooming Salon. The 17-year-old business owner is also working on her high school diploma, her associate degree and her Eagle Scout rank in BSA Scouts. She is pictured here at a recent dog wash event she held to raise funds for her Eagle Scout project.

By Charlotte Underwood

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Want to pamper your pooch while helping out a young entrepreneur who’s growing her local business? Give Claire’s Grooming Salon a call and book your pet appointment today.

She offers grooming services of all types for all shapes and sizes of dogs and dog breeds; even a de-skunk treatment and nail painting, just to name a few extras.

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Property reappraisal plan town hall meeting held

Watch the town hall meeting on demand from WLAF

County Property Assessor Brandon Partin discussed the county’s property reappraisal plan and what it means to taxpayers at Thursday’s town hall meeting.

By Charlotte Underwood 

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – Campbell County Property Assessor Brandon Partin held a short town hall meeting on Thursday evening regarding the county’s property reappraisal plan.

He began the meeting by introducing his staff and saying he was proud that his office had received the Three Star Award from the state two times.

“We have 92-years combined property appraisal experience in this office,” Partin said.

During the townhall, he highlighted what goes into a reappraisal process. 

TOP PHOTO: An audience of around ten people attended Thursday’s town hall meeting regarding the county’s property reappraisal plan. 

Campbell County Property Assessor Brandon Partin held a townhall meeting on Thursday evening regarding the county’s property reappraisal plan. He is pictured with his full staff behind him. (Left to right) Chief Deputy Property Assessor Jeff Robbins, GIS Mapping Supervisor William Baird, Property Assessor Brandon Partin, Administrative Assistant Karen Brown (not visible), Chief Field Reviewer Greg Corea, New Construction Specialist Seth Ellison, Data Entry Specialist Chesni Bullman and Tennille Kennedy, who is also in Data Entry.

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A couple of weather concerns ahead

FROST ADVISORY until 9am Friday. You’ll want to protect your tender plants from the cold.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – Low afternoon humidity and gusty winds will produce increased fire danger levels for Campbell County and the northern half of the forecast area.

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The Sweet 16 is here in the WLAF-Charley’s Pizza Final Four Run

The Vols play Creighton Fri. at Detroit in the Sweet 16 at 10:09pm EDT on TBS/truTV

Courtesy of Vols Basketball

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Find your team listed with your name and opponent along with tip time and television network. Have fun in the WLAF-Charley’s Pizza Final Four Fun Run.

Here is the schedule for this year’s tournament.

  • Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 17
  • First Four: March 19-20
  • First round: March 21-22
  • Second round: March 23-24 
  • Sweet 16: March 28-29 
  • Elite Eight: March 30-31 
  • Final Four: Saturday, April 6
  • NCAA championship game: Monday, April 8
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Rep. Dennis Powers urges American withdrawal from United Nations

NASHVILLE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – The House on Wednesday advanced a resolution calling for an American withdrawal from the United Nations.

House Joint Resolution 849, sponsored by State Rep. Dennis Powers, R-Jacksboro, urges the U.S. Congress and President Joe Biden to withdraw from the U.N. and instead strengthen ties with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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Boy Scout Troop 310 joins forces with the City of La Follette

BSA Troop 310, volunteers and City of La Follette employees pick up pounds and pounds of litter

ll those helping to pick up litter on Thursday posed for a picture before their pick-up project began.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Members and leaders with Boy Scout Troop 310, volunteers and city employees kicked off the City of La Follette’s April clean-up fix-up month campaign on Thursday morning.

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JR’s Tires March give-a-way is a his “and” hers $600 in-house credit

One man will win a $600 JR’s Tires in-house credit (his) and one woman will win a $600 credit (hers)

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) -“New tires, service, accessories, March’s prize winners from JR’s Tires may use their prizes anyway they wish here at the center,” said Jeff Pace with JR’s Tires. For the month of March, JR’s Tires is giving away two of its largest prizes ever.

The drawing is Sat., Mar. 30, at 3pm live over WLAF.

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WLAF hosting Meet the Candidates forum

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- With an election in August, WLAF will be hosting a Meet the Candidates forum.

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Cougars rally, fall short in home loss to Jellico

Campbell falls 8-6 to cross-county Blue Devils

By Clayton Carroll

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – Your Cougars baseball squad, searching for its first win of the season, stepped foot on the diamond at Brown-Archer Field on Thursday evening to take on the Jellico Blue Devils from North Campbell County.

Watch the game HERE on demand from WLAF.

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Here’s the Gage on Campbell County Real Estate

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN. (WLAF)- This week there are two lake front properties being offered just in time for summer.

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Build your own house, bird house, that is at Saturday’s TWRA event

EAGAN, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) hosts a Bluebird nesting house building event on Saturday.

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Hundreds take it all in at La Follette’s Easter Egg Hunt

Alex Harques, Violet Wilson and Braxton Miracle were three of the six golden egg winners

Braxton Miracle came away as a golden egg winner.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Youngsters hustled gathering eggs under Thursday afternoon’s sunshine at Liberty Park. “We put out a thousand eggs,” said Johnny Byrge, Parks and Recreation Director for the City of La Follette. See all of Micaela and Charlie Hutson’s photos HERE.

TOP PHOTO: Kaylee Queener, far right, leads the one through four age group to the hunting ground on the field.

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Blair given 35 years for attempted murder, other charges

JACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)- Joshua Blair, the subject of a 72-hour manhunt in March 2022, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.

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Matthew has Moore about what’s happening around town

By Matthew Moore

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WLAF) – There is an always something to do in Campbell County. You can view them all right here!

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