By Charlotte Underwood

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN. (WLAF)- Educators make a difference in students’ lives every day. For many students, having a school employee who cares and goes that extra mile can be the difference in a successful education and graduation. We’ve all had that teacher, or school employee who inspired us or helped in some way. That’s why WLAF and Eagle Tire Pros salute all of our hardworking educators with a weekly feature.

PIONEER, TN (WLAF)- Multiple agencies responded to an ATV accident Wednesday evening.

TOP PHOTO: The Camel Expeditionary parking lot served as the landing zone (LZ) for the med chopper.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WLAF)- Three municipalities will have elections in November. Caryville, Jellico and La Follette will fill a total of 13 upcoming vacancies. As of close of business Wednesday, a total of 22 individuals had requested petitions.

“We are urging candidates to turn in as early as possible to verify the required 25 signatures. We highly request candidates to fill their petition with the full 50 signatures due to inside city rules and voters signature eligibility. We still have quite a few petitions that haven’t been received. If anyone has any questions, call our office at 423.562.9777,” said Mallory Rosenfeld, Administrator of Elections.

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

By Matthew Moore

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – Jake Miller Sports Talk over WLAF is Campbell County’s premier sports talk show, and this evening at six join Jake for exclusive interviews of members of the Campbell County Cougar Football Team. Silas Weaver and Sam Sexton are among the Cougars who will pay a visit ahead of Friday’s home and season opener with Lenoir City.

TOP PHOTO: WLAF’s Josh Parker shares a team photo of the 2026 Cougar Football team.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- More than 40,000 ball cards. Countless comic books. Lots and lots and lots of one-of-a-kinds. It all adds up to East Side Swap Shop. Owner Jeff Pace invites you by this weekend for lots of storewide specials Thu., Fri. and Sat.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN (WLAF)- Clouds, sun and temps in the mid-to-upper 80s highlight Thursday’s weather that also brings the chance of mainly afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. A few strong to severe storms are possible across much of Campbell County and the area later this afternoon and evening.

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- Rather than opening the season with three straight away games like last season, the 2026 Campbell County Football schedule begins with a string of home games. Campbell christens the season on Friday against the Lenoir City Panthers at 7:00 on “The Hill”.  WLAF has the live broadcast.

WLAF’s Jake Miller shares some thoughts about the Cougars.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN. (WLAF)- CLICK HERE to view today’s legal notices. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 08/20/2026- 6AM)

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN. (WLAF)- Black Bear T-shirts in LaFollette is dedicated to creating original shirts. Now, they want you to design your own shirt. Be sure to visit the store at 1326 Jacksboro Pike, LaFollette. Black Bear T-shirts is across from David Bales Automotive. Your style, your design at a great price.

By Charlie Hutson

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- What a difference 50 years makes. This week on this Throwback Thursday is a look at East Lafollette Elementary School and part of the play ground area back in 1976.

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- The city of LaFollette is accepting bids for paving a right of way.

CAMPBELL COUNTY, TN. (WLAF)- The Campbell County Board of Education is hereby soliciting bids for the installation of gymnasium flooring at Jacksboro Elementary School.

LAFOLLETTE, TN. (WLAF)- The city of LaFollette is accepting sealed bids for guard rails.