Youngster is student at La Follette Middle School

Aylah McCullah was last seen Sunday morning around 1am at her Fox Den Lane home.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – A 15 year old La Follette girl is missing, and her family is asking for your help in finding her.

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 “I want to show good things here, not negatives,” John Ward of the Appalachian Channel said

By Charlotte Underwood 

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – LaFollette resident John Ward went from repairing iPhones to YouTube internet fame in just a little more than two years. He spends his days traveling all across the South East Appalachian region making videos highlighting everything from general stores from a by-gone era to mountain folk making sorghum and apple butter. 

Ward said he tries to use his videos to show “the good sides of Appalachia” with various hidden gem locations such as old general stores, drug stores and more. In some ways, his Appalachian Channel on YouTube and Facebook has turned into a “traveling destination” channel. 

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Saturday, 11am-4pm, at Woodson’s Mall. Vendor applications available at bottom of this story.

By Charlotte Underwood

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – The chamber is devoted to supporting local businesses and promoting economic growth in the community, and the organization has lots of exciting things going on this spring including a Home and Garden Show.

According to Chamber Director Missy Tackett, this will be the first event of this type that the chamber has hosted, and they are “super excited about it.”

The Home and Garden Show is slated for Sat., April 20, and will be held at Food City Center at Woodson’s Mall. The chamber is seeking home vendors to participate in the show.

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WLAF’s Matthew Moore and Clayton Carroll (right) along with Bob Moore, not pictured, provided all the live televised coverage of Saturday’s Postmark La Follette’s Spring Fling & Music Festival over WLAF.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Saturday’s Postmark La Follette’s Spring Fling & Music Festival was quite the fun day for all. Watch the full event on demand from WLAF. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 04/15/2024-6AM-PHOTO COURTESY OF WLAF’S CHARLIE HUTSON)

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – Another scam is making its way over telephones across Campbell County.

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Watch Cougar Baseball Mon. at 5:30, Lady Cougar Softball on Thu. and Fri. at 6pm

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF) – WLAF’s Josh Parker shares this week in sports for the Campbell Cougars and Lady Cougars.

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NASHVILLE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – The thirteenth week of the second session of the 113th General Assembly is now complete. We will be wrapping up the session in a couple weeks, so if you would like to visit to watch legislative proceedings, please reach out to me soon. 

TOP PHOTO: State Senator Ken Yager in a visit to the Campbell County Commission back in October.

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

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JACKSBORO, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – Meet Lucy. She weighs about 62 pounds and is approximately a year old. She is very friendly, hyper and loves to play. She is a super sweet girl that loves to give kisses. Lucy knows how to sit and to shake. She loves to be right beside you.

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JR’s Tires has two locations, 811 Jacksboro Pike-La Follette and 354 McGhee Blvd-Caryville

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – For the month of April, gift cards from two popular valley destinations are on the give-a-way block; a $500 to Greenview Farms and a $250 to Judy’s Grocery. “It’s valley month at JR’s,” said Jeff Pace with JR’s Tires.

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A registration form is found within this story

LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – The Alzheimer’s Tennessee 5 County WALK is set for Sat., April 27, with a riverside walk at Clinton. The WALK is a family event, and it’s fun for the whole family including pets. There’s be prizes for Best Dressed Pet and Most Purple Pet. It all begins at 9am with the registration followed by the opening ceremonies at 10am. The ribbon cutting and scenic riverside walk begin at 11:15am.

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‘Don’t dig for gardening, building a fence, installing a mailbox or the like until you call 811’- PCUD

ROCKY TOP, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF)– In observance of National Safe Digging Month in April, PCUD (Powell-Clinch Utility District) today announced results from a recent national survey revealing that more than half (51%) of U.S. Homeowners plan to complete an outdoor do-it-yourself project that involves digging in the next year, but 26.9 million Americans do not plan to notify 811 ahead of their next project, putting themselves and their communities at risk by not contacting 811 before digging.

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LAFOLLETTE, TN (SPECIAL TO WLAF) – WLAF’s Matthew Moore headed to Marshall, Illinois, while WLAF contributor Emma McCarty ventured to Akron, Ohio, both in search of memorable photos of the eclipse. Mission accomplished.

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