La Follette will forever have a special place in Joey Aguilar’s heart

Conner Terry visits with Joey Aguilar, Tennessee Quarterback, at Collectibles & More on Friday.

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.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- What a day it was on Friday for lots of Tennessee Vols fans. Vols quarterback Joey Aguilar spent most of his day in town shaking hands, signing autographs and talking Tennessee Football. “Joey’s visit was a test balloon for things to come at Collectibles & More as we hope to bring many more good things to our area in the near future,” said Justin Letner.

Friday was a fun day and a work day for Joey Aguilar as he signed autograph after autograph.

A round of golf at Deerfield along with stops at Peoples Bank of the South and Gray Insurance highlighted a day that was topped off by a Friday evening autograph signing session at Collectibles & More. See a related story HERE.

Josh Elswick, Joey Aguilar and Matt Bowens

Letner does not take credit for the recent success in the growth of Collectibles & More. “That 100 percent belongs to our great employees and Josh Elswick. Josh came onboard with me two years ago and is now considered part of my family and a partner in the business,” said Letner.

Look for some really nice prints of Joey Aguilar at Collectibles & More.
Eric Smith was among Friday’s crowd to see Joey Aguilar.

“Josh is responsible for the Joey visit Friday in Campbell County. Josh runs the day to day operations and is the reason we now have access to full roster of current and former University of Tennessee Athletes as well as current and former pro athletes,” said Letner.

Vol fan Braelyn Jones and Joey Aguilar.

“It’s crazy that two years ago we’re a small shop in La Follette that no one heard of, now some of the largest vendors in our business are calling daily to ask if they can just have 10 minutes of our time at the upcoming national card show,” said a humbled Letner.

Select from Joey Aguilar signed memorabilia along with other signed Vols gear like football and baseball.

“Our goal is to transform our current locations and future planned locations into destination shops where customers can spend hours at our shops,” said Letner.

Peyton Taylor shares a photo opportunity with Joey Aguilar.

Items at the Maryville location of Collectibles & More at Foothills Mall can be purchased in La Follette and picked up the following day.

Your local Collectibles & More, the original store, is on the four lane across from Tim Short Ford.

After Friday’s day long visit, there’s no doubt La Follette will forever have a special place in Joey Aguilar’s heart.

Vols fan Bryan Taylor meets Joey Aguilar on Friday at Collectibles & More.

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.

For bookings, email Olivia Lobertini at ohlobertini03@gmail.com. Check on avails HERE.

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-07/21/2025-6AM)

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