Gymnast with local roots working towards Olympics

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

POWELL, TN (WLAF)- A young gymnast with Campbell County roots continues working towards the Olympics and is having an “amazing competition season.”  Zaiden Kyte lives in Powell, and his grandmother Debbie Hill lives in La Follette.

WLAF Final Four Fun Run has UM & UCONN and players Jerry Chadwell & Olivia McKamey

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- The teams for Jerry Chadwell- Michigan and Olivia McKamey- UCONN will play for the national championship on Monday in WLAF’s Final Four Fun Run.

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

Jerry Chadwell– Michigan Wolverines vs. Olivia McKamey– UCONN Huskies at 8:49pm on TBS, TNT, truTV and their digital platforms, including March Madness Live.

Saturday’s Final Four match up finals from Saturday, April 4:

Olivia McKamey– UCONN Huskies 71 Jeff Norton– Illinois Fightin’ Illini 62

Jerry Chadwell– Michigan Wolverines 91 vs. Jeremy Dorton– Arizona Wildcats 73

‘This is a scam and is not from the State of Tennessee; hit delete and report as spam’- Powers

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- “I have been receiving several of these by text and have just acted upon them as spam and deleted them, but some look so realistic, that people who receive them may be tempted to go online or call the phone number and pay them, said State Representative Dennis Powers.  

Nine couples are getting married

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

Campbell Board of Education will meet in a special called meeting on Tue., April 7, 6pm

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- Two department heads within the Central Office of the Campbell County School System interviewed Friday to become the next director of schools; Lori Ann Clemons and Charlotte McCoy. Clemons has directed elementary education for seven years while McCoy is in her third year overseeing special education.

Special called meeting Tue., at 6pm, at the courthouse to vote on a new director of schools

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- Second District School Board Member Sharon Ridenour sent a statement to WLAF on Saturday night and requested that it not be released until Monday, April 6, 2026. That statement is below.

Close to 200 veterans, their families and guests, attended April Veterans Breakfast, the 50th

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- Saturday’s Veterans Breakfast was the largest, yet, of the 50 breakfasts county leaders have hosted since the first breakfast on March 4, 2023. Tim Short Ford of La Follette sponsored the April 4 breakfast held at the First Baptist Church of Jacksboro. Veteran Roger McCarter of Romac Self Storage was the very first sponsor. See the list of 2025 breakfast sponsors and all the sponsors since that first breakfast further down this page.

There have been 12 Veterans Breakfasts in the Jellico area.

JACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)- The Campbell County Planning Commission will meet Monday at 6pm. Among the items of the agenda is a variance request for the ‘Elkstone at Lake Norris’ proposed development.

The Mutt of the Munth is Maybelle and comes with a lot of perks

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- Meet Maybelle, she is April’s Mutt of the Munth.

More than 60-million homeowners plan to dig this spring— here’s how to stay safe before breaking ground

ROCKY TOP, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)- Spring digging season is here, and it’s a busy one. In observance of April as National Safe Digging Month, Powell Clinch Utility District (PCUD) is reminding everyone to contact 811 before breaking ground this season – and a new national survey shows just how high the stakes are. Nearly three in four American homeowners (74%) plan to tackle an outdoor project involving digging this spring, translating to an estimated more than 60 million households breaking ground across the country. Concerningly, an estimated 10 million+ homeowners plan to dig without first contacting 811 – the designated call-before-you-dig service that helps prevent dangerous and costly utility strikes.

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

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

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- The City of LaFollette Dogwood Trails will open April 9 at 10am.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- A sheriff’s deputy parked, waited, responded after being notified by Central Dispatch of a possible intoxicated driver. Deputy Kendra Porter was already in the area when she staged in front of the barber shop across from Gamble Motors on Highway 25W.