Two tall trees came down today

T.J. Johnson with Napier Tree Service out of Middlesboro is getting ready to have his 80-feet tall bucket/arm lift him skyward around 9:45am Monday.

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- Traffic was detoured around the 700 block of South Tennessee Avenue for a portion of Monday morning. “We’ve talked about taking these two big trees down and have it worked out,” said Casey Boshears, Director of Public Works for the City of La Follette.

The orange paint marks the trees to be cut.

The tree sit up snug to the street in front of the former John McCloud home. They stand at almost 100-feet.

Traffic is being diverted up West Hemlock Street.

Traffic going south on South Tennessee Avenue was sent up West Hemlock Street while northbound travelers headed to town were detoured by way of Loop Road. “We’ve got to keep folks safe is why we’ve shut down this block,” said Boshears.

The big white boom lift is taking T.J. Johnson in the bucket to near the top of this big tree.

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-08/25/2025-6AM)

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