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By Charlotte Underwood
JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- Campbell County Commissioners met on Tuesday evening, approving contracts and grant applications, along with surplus items from the sheriff’s department which are to be auctioned.
A resolution authorizing the submission of a 2026 Community Development Block Grant program application to fund public health and safety was approved. The request is for funding up to the maximum amount of $420,000.00, of which the county would have to match 9-percent, or $41,538.00. According to county mayor Jack Lynch, “grant funds would be used for a fire engine in Jellico.”
Commissioners also approved a tournament event contract between Campbell County and Morristown Marine for the bass fishing tournament on Norris Lake at Lonas Young Park on April 11th. The contract says the county will provide local law enforcement for traffic control on the roadways and boat ramp entry/exit, a crew to manage parking and traffic flow through the ramp lot and shuttle service if parking overflows to an offsite parking location. The county has agreed to provide these amenities for the economic impact the tournament brings to the county. This is the tournament the county does each year.
The 2026 letter of agreement for the Opioid abatement disbursement agreement for county entities was approved, something the county does each year in order to receive funds from the Opioid abatement. According to Commission chairman Johnny Bruce, the county will receive $132,883.45 in abatement funds this year.
Also approved was the 2026 litter grant contract between the county and the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The litter grant is $47,700.
A surplus sale from the Sheriff’s department, which will include eight county owned vehicles, one seized vehicle and around 52 guns was approved. These will be up for auction once the auction details are worked out.
Also dilapidated items from the finance department were approved as surplus. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-02/18/2026-6AM)