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Friday's games
Final Score
Bell County 41 - Campbell 31
Oneida at Jellico - 7:30 PM
WLAF�s �Business of the Day� today is:
BOWMAN JEWELERS � Downtown La Follette�since 1933
Photo from home
CHET�s CEO Teresa Dabney was totally surprised when popular TV News Anchor Alan Williams presented her with gifts at Thursday�s annual CHET retreat. Dabney�s staff of 100 or so held the well kept secret until Thursday. More pictures and the story are further down this page.
Cougars host Bell County on Friday at 7:30 PM
Oneida at Jellico Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Northbound SUV tears out new guardrail
Non-life threatening injuries
In a one-person, one-vehicle wreck, a man suffers non-life threatening injuries on Thursday night. Reports coming in to WLAF are that just after 8PM is when a late model SUV took out about 20-feet of new guardrail on the south side of the 25W underpass at the B & B Market. Officials on the scene indicate the SUV came into the curve too fast. (10/09/2015 � 12:30 PM � DAVID GRAHAM PIX)
Bridge open for weekend only
Now through Monday morning
Fields of Faith recap
Click here to see Alaynah Carney�s creative work. It�s a quick recap of this year�s Fields of Faith.
Rain gear a must for tonight�s Cougars game
Showers & storms are likely
WLAF has all the
coverage on radio FM 100.9 and AM 1450 with Les Martin and Brent Allen
behind the mics. Air time is 7:00 PM. The live telecast airs
www.1450wlaf.com. WLAF-TV 12 joins
the game in progress at 8:00 PM. (10/09/2015
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La Follette�s pride surfaces for Saturday�s big ATV event
Family fun for young and old
Liza Jeffries (L) & Ann Thompson put the finishing touches on downtown d�cor.
This is the
scene in front of Tabatha Smith�s office at the
Stan Foust (L) and Nick Thompson, along with Jimmy Jeffries (in the background), dropped off bales of hay.
It�s sports time from WLAF's David Graham
WLAF�s David Graham Sports Report is just a click away right here. (10/09/2015 � 6:00 AM)
Join WLAF for food, fun, & prizes after tonight's CCHS game
You�re invited to stop by Fazoli�s after the Cougars game tonight.
Patrick Pebley of the Volunteer Times joins WLAF�s Jim Freeman for the
postgame show from Fazoli�s where they�ll be talking about the game with
LA Cruizers big show is tomorrow
Rain washed out annual event�s initial date
Maybe the weather will be perfect on Saturday, October 10. Because it sure wasn�t Saturday, September 26. Heavy morning rainfall washed out the annual LA Cruizers open car, truck, and motorcycle show. The rain date is tomorrow, October 10, from 10AM to 3PM.
One of the treats every year at the LA Cruizers� big event is WLAF�s David Graham behind the mic as the master of ceremonies. Dave keeps the crowd on its toes all day long.
That means
there�s still time for you to buy a $5 raffle ticket for your chance to
win a 2001 Lincoln L-S. Cruizer members are selling tix now
through the 3PM give-a-way on October 10.
Dabney delights in surprise
TV anchor delivers special presentation
Everyone in the house knew what was coming. Except Teresa Dabney. The almost 10-year CEO of Community Health of East Tennessee (CHET) never saw Thursday�s lunch time surprise coming out of the blue. Until it landed.
Longtime television and radio personality Alan Williams was the keynote speaker at Thursday�s CHET retreat.
Dabney just thought that longtime, beloved television news anchor Alan Williams of WLVT-TV CBS 8 of Knoxville was on hand to deliver a pep talk to the entire CHET staff. And he did. But after his uplifting message of how everyone�s job is important and why it�s important to keep a positive outlook, he nearly surprised Dabney to tears.
It wasn�t until he began by quoting one of Dabney�s favorite lines of �I�m older than dirt� that she knew something was up. At which time he presented her with a dirt cake made of pudding and crushed Oreos, among other ingredients. To a standing ovation, Williams also handed her a gift card that came from a joint donation of the 100 or so staff members and members of the CHET board of directors.
A standing ovation seemed only fitting
after everyone in attendance helped pull off the surprise for Dabney .
And about the surprise. It all started months
ago. Credit goes to Penny Etter, CHET�s compliance officer, who,
along with the rest of the event organizers was able to keep quiet about
Thursday�s big surprise. Dabney said she was overwhelmed.
The lunch time fun was a part of an annual day-long event where everyone under the CHET umbrella comes together at one location for planning, training, and bonding. This year, it was held at the La Follette United Methodist Church.
Rickard Ridge Restaurant catered a delicious barb-b-cue lunch.
CHET serves more than 5,000 Campbell Countians
annually through its health clinic, domestic violence shelter,
developmental center, and other branch services.
La Follette woman dies from a gunshot wound
The name of the woman found dead late last night in the yard of her Pleasant Ridge area home has been released by the Campbell County Sheriff�s Department. Officials tell WLAF News that 59-year old Joyce Ann Ross, a mother of five and grandmother of 17, died from a single gunshot wound to the torso, according to preliminary reports.
It�s being described as a domestic related incident that is still under investigation. CCSD Investigators spent the night, morning, and all day today preparing and executing search warrants for evidence related to the incident.
Just before 10:30 PM
Wednesday night, a call came in to 9-1-1 Dispatch saying that there was
a white female lying injured and unresponsive in the yard of a home at
The investigation is still ongoing and will
continue. An autopsy will be performed to determine the official cause
of death. (10/08/2015 - 5:00 PM)
ATV Festival is Saturday; things you need to know
By Susan Sharp
Saturday promises to be a day packed with family fun, door prizes and the best ATV trails this area has to offer.
The Big Creek ATV Fall Festival will kick off at 10:30 am. The all-day event will offer food, live music, kid�s activities, fireworks and three organized rides.
�We have several kinds of vendors, including food and crafts vendors� said La Follette City Administrator Jimmy Jeffries.
Bands will provide music throughout the day with the first performance beginning at 11 am.
�This festival has grown beyond our expectations,� Jeffries said.
Saturday�s event has been several years in the making. Once the plans were finalized, a Facebook page devoted to the event was established. Currently, it has over 3,000 likes. Jeffries said that while he can�t attach a number to the riders expected to turn out on Saturday, he is expecting a crowd.
Riders from
At 10:30 am, the downtown streets will be closed to accommodate the ATV traffic. Festival goers will be permitted to ride all day and there will be an ATV Corral set up for people to showcase the recreational vehicles for sale.
The committee festival
is asking riders refrain from riding off highway vehicles (OHV) on
The committee is
further asking that OHVs in the city of
said the
�We won�t stop traffic, but, it will be slowed down a bit� said Jeffries. �We will have alternate routes on the north and south sides of the city.�
At 11 am the planned
rides will begin. The first trail will take riders to the elk view
towering. The 20 mile ride is estimated to take around two and a half
hours and promises to be the easiest course. The second trail will
travel across
The ride that will take the longest and offer the biggest challenge, is a 40 mile, five hour ride to the Short Mountain- Meadow Branch area.
Riders are also encouraged to find their own trails throughout the day.
And if
Among the items that will be given away are ATV helmets, various gift baskets and an assortment of ATV paraphernalia. You must be present to win, according to the festival�s Facebook page.
The event will run until 10 pm with a huge fireworks show from Pyro Shows set to launch at 9:30 pm.
For more information
about the Big Creek ATV Fall Festival contact Jimmy
Jeffries at 423-
562-4961, visit
or contact Cindi Reynolds at the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce at
firstname.lastname@example.com. (10/08/2015
Indictments handed down
The following indictments were returned the by the Campbell County Grand Jury:
- Jennifer Ellen Trout Greca- public intoxication; possession of a schedule IV controlled substance; introduction of contraband into a penal facility
- April Gentry- DUI with a minor present; DUI
- Tonya Faye Heatherly- driving on a revoked driver�s license (second offense); violation of the Tennessee Financial Law
- Lauren Ashley Jones- possession of a schedule II
controlled substance; possession of a drug paraphernalia
5th annual Fields of Faith a success
The Birdsongs opened the evening Wednesday at Fields of Faith at CCHS
Bright Gray sings at Fields of Faith
"Property rights: Private citizen feels city should take action against property owners"
By PETER SAWYER
La FOLLETTE�A
neighboring dumpster was the dominant grievance
�I think it�s a slap in our face that a dumpster would be put across the street from a taxpayer�s house,� Robbins said. �It�s on their property, but who�s gonna smell this every day?�
This dumpster was
installed at an up and coming apartment complex for low income and
elderly tenants, and is being developed by an agency out of
�The site plan was approved by the proper authorities,� Public Works Department Head Jim Mullins said. �It is being built according to that site plan.�
Robbins expressed concerns tenants will leave trash bags on the ground around the dumpster.
Mullins explained the city has a litter policy.
�If they don�t keep it cleaned up, we can see to it that they do,� Mullins said.
Robbins voiced apprehension the truck that empties the dumpster will make noise and damage the street. He reiterating that, although aware the dumpster sits on somebody else�s property, he feels its presence in the neighborhood is like a �slap in the face.�
�Ain�t no respect for people that lived on the street for 40 years,� Robbins said.
There are currently no tenants living in the apartments, but Mayor Mike Stanfield estimated the dumpster is emptied three times a week.
Council member Bob Fannon suggested having the trash picked up only once a week to avoid damage to the road.
However, the property owners have a contract with a company that uses small dumpsters and picks the trash up with small trucks, Mullins said.
The council discussed the possibility of asking the property owners to move the dumpster.
Council member Joe Bolinger asked if Codes Enforcement Officer Stan Foust and Mullins could meet with the owners to discuss moving the dumpster.
While Mullins didn�t think he could �leverage� the owners into moving the dumpster, he believes the city can have the property owners put a fence around it.
Council member Ann Thompson suggested writing a letter to the owners.
However, Foust and City Attorney Reid Troutman pointed out there isn�t much the city can do.
There are other apartment complexes that use dumpsters, and the city can�t dictate where owners place them, Foust said.
The situation involves private property, Troutman said.
�We�re crossing a line here,� he said.
Because in this particular instance the property owners took the city�s sidewalk, the council has an issue, Fannon said.
The property owners dug up or covered the city�s sidewalk�which will be restored, Mullins said.
Robbins also addressed
the council about drainage problems on
�The water is running (on to) our property,� Robbins said.
The developer filled the drainage ditch with dirt and put sod on top of it.
The problem with the ditches will also be solved, Mullins said.
The drainage issues
begin further up the street, said Butch, another citizen who lives on
�The apartment has compounded the whole problem,� he said. �Made it worse.�
Butch would appreciate anything the city could do, he said.
�We can curb that side of the street,� Mullins said. �I think (we�ll) take care of most of your problems.�
Fannon continues to seek a solution to lost revenue
In the on going quest to recoup lost revenue, Fannon suggested the council send letters to the 27 La Follette businesses that use Jacksboro addresses suggesting they get mail boxes at the LaFollette Post Office. This would be a preventative measure to keep these businesses from losing mail if the city decides to change their addresses in the future.
�We don�t want to cut off their mail supply,� Fannon said.
Fannon also spoke with
Rep. Dennis Powers, whom he hopes will help La Follette receive a list
of the names of LaFollette businesses whose sales tax revenue goes to
Jacksboro every month. This way, the city of
The council is currently awaiting more information from Troutman before pursuing an action to change the zip codes. The council had received information that if the city was sued, it could only talk about the fact that it changed the zip codes. Fannon feels this is too limited, and doesn�t present the council the opportunity to present enough of a case� one that would involve the revenue the city has lost because of the incorrect zip codes.
�I think Bob can take responsibility, so if anybody goes to jail,� Hatmaker joked.
However, Hatmaker made it clear he supported Fannon in pursuing a solution to regaining LaFollette�s revenue.
�It�s our money, clear as a whistle, and they�re getting it,� Hatmaker said. �(That�s) big bucks, it ain�t small bucks. Let�s take on the federal.�
Fall Festival
The city of
Mullins needs $15,000 to begin work on Belle Meade
In order to accommodate two potential businesses, La Follette needs to install 708 feet of a storm water sewer at Belle Meade.
While the La Follette Public Works Department can accomplish the task, Mullins estimated it would take $15,000 worth of concrete pipe.
�It�s something we�ve got to do,� Bolinger said.
City Administrator Jimmy Jeffries suggested Mullins meet with City Finance Director Terry Sweat to see where he could find $15,000 in the budget.
The council passed a motion to authorize the project if the $15,000 is found.
Danielle Massengill
The council approved hiring Danielle Massengill as a full-time police officer. Massengill, currently a part-time officer, will begin her tenure as a full-time officer on Oct. 17 with an annual salary of $27,540.
Michael Satkowski
The council approved hiring Michael Satkowski as a full-time police officer. Satkowski, currently a part-time officer, will begin his tenure as a full-time officer on Oct. 17 with an annual salary of $27,540.
Destroying hard drives
The council approved destroying old computer hard drives that belong to the police department. The hard drives have to be destroyed, and the last time this was done they were incinerated, Jeffries said
Council authorizes Public Works transactions
The council authorized Mullins to trade two old trucks for one new dump truck and a 30-foot equipment trailer.
Post Office
The council approved paying the utility bill for the old Post Office building. The Campbell County Historical Society has been using the building for six months. However, the utility bill has been about $32 lower since the CCHS began using it.
Beech Street
Beech Street will be open Saturday, but will be
closed again a few days next week. (10/07/2015
Postmark LaFollette opens October 10 with �Dispatch� exhibition
The Campbell County Historical Society presents the
first program in a five part series of historical,
The kick-off program,
free to the public, is titled, Dispatch,
and will run through November 14. The exhibit is an
Added events and
activities for opening day include a �Trailmix�
welcome in support of the city
Also on opening day, an
award winning short documentary, Merry
Death Collector, featuring local
On November 5, the first of two photography classes
for youths, ages 11 to 14 will be held at the
Other programs and activities for the year-long
project include ongoing oral history interviews with
During the month of December, the Postmark La
Follette project will present a delightful winter
Postmark LaFollette
project is also tasked as the lead entity to
compile local county data
requirements for a national study on the economic impact of public
events sponsored by non-profit
Regular hours of operation for the �Dispatch�
Exhibit are: Thursdays & Saturdays 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Postmark LaFollette
project is funded in part by a creative place
making grant from the Tennessee
Arts Commission and by a local match donor, the in kind services of
project partners, and (10/07/2015 - 6:00 AM)
Release violators turned over to TDOC
Last week, Eighth Judicial District Criminal Court Judge Shayne Sexton found the following individuals in violation of their supervised release and remanded them to Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) custody:
-Benny Ray Dykes had previously pled guilty to violation of habitual motor vehicle offender bar, and received a suspended sentence of one year supervised by TDOC. He was found guilty of violating the terms of his release and was sentenced to serve his one year sentence in TDOC custody.
-Alan Arthur Eaton had previously pled guilty to theft of property over $1,000, and received a suspended sentence of three years supervised by TDOC. He was found guilty of violating the terms of his release and was sentenced to serve his three year sentence in TDOC custody.
-David Lee Foust had previously pled guilty to violation of the sex offender registry, and received a suspended sentence of two years supervised by TDOC. He was found guilty of violating the terms of his release and was sentenced to serve his two year sentence in TDOC custody.
-Jacent William Jones had previously pled guilty to burglary, two counts of theft of property over $500, and evading arrest and received a suspended sentence of four years supervised by TDOC. He was found guilty of violating the terms of his release and was sentenced to serve his four year sentence in TDOC custody.
The above violators were prosecuted by the
Office of District Attorney General Jared Effler.
Rain or shine, Pink PALS walkers commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Despite rain
and gray skies, over 25 people attended the walk
designed to raise awareness about the disease, breast cancer, that
strikes without warning. The walk is crossing
Everybody got in on
Saturday morning�s walk, including this pooch who turned out in pink.
(Photo courtesy of
Food show returns to
The Food City Food Show
will return to the
�We would like to thank
our customers, associates, media partners and celebrity chefs for making
our Food City Food Show such a huge success. We have an
outstanding line-up planned for this year and I�m confident everyone
will be pleased with the results,� said Steven C. Smith,
The Food City Food Show
will feature live cooking demonstrations with celebrity chefs throughout
the day, in addition to product sampling, tasty recipes and exclusive
money-saving offers from over 150 food vendors.
Advance tickets are on
sale now at
Event proceeds will
benefit the (10/06/2015
Labor Day 2014 to Labor Day 2015 in your county mayor's office
A message from Mayor Morton
On Labor Day, 2014, I began the work many of you asked me to do in your behalf. I spent the majority of my time and staff energy doing that work and little time talking about it. With the first year complete, and some work done in key areas you and I discussed during campaign season, it is time to write you. This year included a large volume of work in and on County government and key components of community and economic development.
While there is plenty of work left to do, our work in government included: Eliminating a $700K debt for a government office and ambulance building in Jellico; Cutting my budget by $23K; Cutting Building Maintenance by $30K; Cutting Litter Control by $46K; Cutting the County Park by $4K; Eliminating four drive home vehicles from Ambulance, Tax Enforcement and Building Maintenance departments; Posting jobs vacancies so you can apply; Hiring County Citizens through interviews; Hiring your Road Superintendent; Opening the new jail; Seeking and gaining Citizen input through community meetings and open public meetings; Re-establishing a functional Animal Shelter; Zero budget growth in Sanitation, Ambulance and Animal Control services, Healthcare insurance savings over $200K and much needed work underway on some very rough county roads. You and I talked about making these changes, cuts and savings. That is why I am happy to report reduced costs and more Citizen input to County government.
I will continue to work
hard for these efficiencies every day I am in office because that is
what you asked me to do. We continue however to face federal,
state and judicial mandates in the toughest economy of our lifetime.
They have resulted in costs that neither you nor I want. Those
costs include a jail with annual operating costs of $1.5M and new State
education funding requirements over $250K per year. Your Ambulance
Service is up against a $300K Medicare reimbursement deficit.
Strangely, a
I could choose to (1)
Veto the budget and most likely have a judge carry out budgeting in our
behalf, under penalties and reduced state funding, or (2) Deny your
other elected
I want your tax rate to be lower and I will continue to work for it. So what opportunities do we have?
During last year�s
campaign I said we should aim at I-75 then, aim our piece of I-75 at the
business world. That is what we are doing. Our interstate
properties continue to draw prospects and we are marketing aggressively.
We have joined with City Councils to market and offer these industrial
properties and we continue to do so to earn new jobs. You did not
want a full time Industrial Developer and we heard you. We cut it
out of the proposed budget and we are fighting on with what we have.
We are talking to, learning about and working with our existing
industries to anticipate needs and show them we support them and help
them grow. We have an opportunity to expand broadband access to
existing businesses, industrial parks, schools, colleges and libraries
through federal grants and workforce investment. This will also
enable more affordable home access. This will elevate our worker
training levels more quickly in the short term when business prospects
ask for it�and they do. It creates a more competitive stance to
win automotive manufacturers. We hosted industrial site consultants in
February to learn more about today's needs and demands for relocating
companies and how best to market to them. We are working to
identify good future properties so we are ready after the 80 available
acres in the county go into business. We have studied the
specifications of the
The Chamber Retail
Committee began work this week to support our retailers and help start
new businesses. I serve on that Committee and it has great support
from the business community. We are seeing the third fastest
receipt growth in the state in restaurant, tourism, hotel and recreation
businesses. This creates a large number of temporary tax
payers. The state Tourism Commissioner spent a day with us last
month to see our attractions. He is a farmer and former NASCAR
promoter for Richard Childress, Dale Earnhardt and Bristol Motor
Speedway. He helped schedule UT vs Virginia Tech. He knows
Every day, a hundred
Having gone through a full budget cycle and business year, I see potential for $100K in efficiency gains in your Sanitation Department through scheduling, training and role alignments, equipment updates and improved processes. Sheriff Goins is beginning to offset jail operating costs this year by housing state inmates when space is available and our crime stats are improving. Coal severance taxes can potentially provide some relief if mine operators can reach production. Our Teachers are producing Reward Schools. This community re-established an extinct Elk population a full ten years ago now. Retail and hospitality sales are up. Our Animal Shelter euthanasia rate is as low as any in the region. We have two winning high school football teams. Some think those things could not happen here. Some say we can�t win. We can. We will.
Honored to Serve You,
E.L. Morton (10/06/2015
Hutson hovers high above Campbell County
Eagle One is sending back some great pix
�Let me fly it, Poppy.� That�s all it took for WLAF�s Charlie
Hutson to hand over the controls of the newly acquired Eagle One to his
daughter, Lindsey. Eagle One is a drone with a built-in camera
that now allows Hutson One �and� Hutson Two to fly a camera high above
Hutson hovers
over the new
C-Hut, as we call Charlie Hutson, says Eagle One flies about 250 feet or so up, has a full-mile circumference, and operates on a battery that has about a 20-minute life. It weighs less than two-pounds and is lifted skyward by four propellers. The new addition to C-Hut�s photo artillery allows him, er-uh, Lindsey, to go high up for a picture and still be about a half-mile from the site.
C-Hut notes that Eagle
One will automatically �come home� when the battery begins waning.
So, from today forward, Charlie Hutson aka Poppy and C-Hut, and Lindsey
will be sharing pictures with us from high and low around
By Susan Sharp
From participants being brought into the courtroom in jail jumpsuits accessorized with shackles to graduates whose new found self-respect is worn on their faces, recovery court sees it all.
That was the scene when the court convened on Wednesday.
(Left to right) Jessica Mason, Jessica Lowe, Nikita Bransetter, Judge Shayne Sexton, Eric McCloski, Josh Neubert and Aaron Field following last week�s recovery court graduation.
Kicking off its afternoon session with its largest graduating class to date, six members were congratulated for completing the 18 to 24 month program. Participants come into the program in the throes of addiction, facing prison, mounting court costs and often times restitution to their crime victims.
To graduate, all of those issues must be resolved. For those who sign on for drug court, they know it will be a long hard road- one where relapse is waiting around every corner.
And while the graduation took center stage, when court began, there was sobering a reminder as to how much is at stake.
Katie Jo, a young, attractive woman, approached the bench in her shackles and pink jail garb. Criminal Court Judge Shayne Sexton, who has done double duty by presiding over recovery court from its inception, asked her what has happened. Katie Jo has clearly relapsed.
She begins a meandering explanation for her setback. What can be gleaned from Katie Jo�s dialogue with Sexton is not new to the court. She was sober, had completed the first phase of a recovery program and was slated to graduate soon. She was looking forward to having her own home and a job. Then she became involved in a relationship. He, too, was an addict, and they relapsed together.
It is agreed that Katie Jo will return to her sober living house and take another run at sobriety.
A few participants
�How are you doing,� Sexton asked.
�I am sick,� he says shaking his head.
Sexton pushes him for more information.
�I am disgusted with
Through this exchange,
it is revealed that
�What led to your relapse,� Sexton continued.
�I get depressed even
when things are going good,�
He also had months of sobriety behind him and was on track for graduation when he began using again.
Drama among the participants is common, so when Katie Jo abruptly stands to speak, the recovery court team is unfazed. Sexton allows her to weigh in the question of the couple�s shared relapse.
She gives the exact date the pair began using again. For her it is easy to remember, because it is the day she discovered she was pregnant with their child.
�It just sent everybody down,� Katie Jo said, rather unapologetically.
�What is disturbing is that you would use when you found out when you were pregnant,� Sexton said.
After some further
�Relapse and reoffending run hand-and-hand for addicts,� Sexton later said. �The recovery court team tries to respond as quickly as possible when one of our participants relapses.�
Often, jail time is part of the sanctions for an infraction of the rules. It is not meant to be punitive but rather beneficial, according to Sexton.
�We want them to cool their heels and see what went wrong so we can deal with it,� the judge said.
This is where recovery court differs from criminal court - it sees the addiction as part of a larger problem and attempts to assist with it.
Recovery court is not easy under the best of circumstances. That is why having the graduation ceremony as a part of the court session is so significant, Sexton said.
�They (the participants) need to know there is an end,� he said.
For the six who graduated, their end was poignant.
Sexton deemed the six a �close knit� group who had not only their own ups and downs but had undergone some with the recovery team as well.
�They had been through a great deal,� Sexton said. �I am so proud of these men and women for committing to their recovery. Each now has full-time employment and is taking care of themselves and their families in a law abiding, clean sober environment.�
Jessica Lowe, one of
the graduates and a
Lowe, who has been sober for 20 months, summed up her recovery court experience saying, �I went from being a junkie to being somebody.�
Her substance use began at the age of 12 in an attempt to fit in at school.
By her senior year in high school, she was �eating pain pills.� At 18, she found a pain clinic who treated her scoliosis with a cocktail of over 400 pills a month. Between selling the pills for $30 each and taking them, within 10 days those pills were always gone. This was a vicious cycle for Lowe- get the pills, take the pills, sell the pills, need more pills. That was the treadmill of her life until 2014 when she was arrested yet again.
That is when she was offered recovery court. It was an option that Lowe quickly exercised.
She offers a story about a conversation with her 12- year- old son that validates her decision to join the program.
�We were in the car the other day and he told me he was proud of me,� Lowe said as her eyes began to tear up. �I thought I would have a junkie for a mom for the rest of my life, but I don�t,� Lowe said her son shared with her.
�It�s those little moments,� Lowe said of her
newfound sobriety. (10/05/2015 - 6:00 AM)
Cemetery tour re-set for Saturday
Rain forces date change
This year's History in Stone Cemetery Tour, to be held at
Cougars host Bell County on Friday at 7:30 PM
Oneida at Jellico Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Things you need to know about the ATV Fest
Coming Saturday, October 10 to La Follette
The ATV FALL FESTIVAL
committee kindly asks that everyone refrain from riding Off Highway
Vehicles (OHV) on
During the Big Creek
Fall Festival, attendees will be able to access the North Cumberland
Wildlife Management Area from the Festival location in Downtown
LaFollette, TN. For those who are unfamiliar with the area or enjoy the
Ride #1 �
Ride #2 � Walnut
Mountain/Top of the World � will depart at 11:30.
Ride #3 � Short
Mountain/Meadow Branch will depart at 11:00 AM.
Unguided riders may pick up a FREE NCWMA trail map at the registration tent.Details of each organized ride are shown on our website www.lafollettetn.gov
ALL rides will leave
from the LaFollette City Parking Lot located behind city hall.
THE BIG CREEK ATV FALL FESTIVAL is a family event and we kindly ask for your consideration in limiting alcohol consumption. (10/02/2015 � 1:00 PM)
What�s in a name?
County elk needs a handle; contest being held
By Susan Sharp
The Campbell County Mayor�s office, along with the chamber of commerce is hoping to get the county�s school children involved in a project.
They want the children to help name the elk pictured on the county logo.
Manuel Mesa, a local artist, has been instrumental in the development of an art project that bears the elk�s resemblance, according to Campbell County Deputy Mayor Andy Wallace.
Eventually, the tiles will be mounted and placed on permanent display at the new justice center.
But first, the elk needs a name.
School aged children in the county are being asked to help name the animal that currently lacks a moniker.
A two-part contest is being held to determine what its name will be.
The first portion of the contest asks for children through the 12 th grade to submit a possible name for the large mammal. Students have until Oct. 23 to submit a name for the elk.
Coloring sheets will be distributed to the county elementary schools and information sheets about the contest to the middle and high schools. Paper ballots are available at all the county�s public libraries. The ballots will be submitted to the chamber of commerce. Volunteers will be picking up the ballots from each school or the ballots can be dropped off at the chamber office. There will also be a survey monkey site set up for submissions.
Each child is asked to submit only one submission.
Of the submissions, three will be available for Campbell Countians to vote on. People will be able to vote with paper ballots or online. This portion of voting will end Nov. 24.
The winner will be announced at the Campbell County
Christmas Parade on Dec. 5. The child that submits the winning name will
win an Android Tablet complete with a case, along with a guided ATV ride
to Hatfield Knob to see the elk. The winner can bring one adult to
accompany them on the trip. (10/02/2015 -
Going Pink:
By PETER SAWYER
JACKSBORO�Jacksboro Fire Chief Jason Shetterly arrived at Thursday�s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting in a navy t-shirt sporting the fire department�s logo in pink.
JFD Chief Jason Shetterly took time to stop by WLAF on Thursday and show off the sharp looking T-shirts he and fellow firefighters are selling to benefit the CCCA.
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Jacksboro Fire Department is selling t-shirts for $15, with all proceeds benefiting the Campbell County Cancer Association.
�Breast cancer has (affected) a lot of folks,� Shetterly said. �We just thought this would be the best way to help. It�s not a lot, but if we can help raise a couple thousand dollars.�
Over the past three years, citizens who have seen Jacksboro fire fighters wearing t-shirts with the department�s logo wanted their own. In August, Shetterly obtained permission from the board to sell t-shirts, with the proceeds benefiting a local charity. At the time he mentioned the CCCA.
While the fire department has been selling the shirts for three weeks, the fundraiser didn�t fully launch until October.
�Really didn�t get started until today,� Shetterly said.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the fire department didn�t want to take emphasis away from that.
The shirts can be
purchased at the Jacksboro Fire Department at any time. However, this
Saturday, members of the fire department will be at
Fire Department seeks uses for old equipment
The fire department hopes to sell 15-year-old self-contained, breathing apparatuses and give old sets of turn out gear to a volunteer fire department.
Fire Departments aren�t
allowed to mix and match breathing apparatuses from different brands,
Shetterly said. The old equipment is a different brand than what the
department currently uses.
JFD isn�t allowed to sell old turnout gear, but can give it to a volunteer fire department. Shetterly is seeking a volunteer fire department that can use it.
The board gave City Attorney Stephen Hurst permission to begin the legal process of recouping money Jacksboro spent cleaning a piece of private property that was in violation of code.
Street Department
The board accepted a $1,120 bid from Doyle�s Tire Shop for tires for the street department�s dump truck and a $620 bid from Doyle�s Tire Shop for tires for a pick up truck. Officials also approved spending $870�$700 for parts and $170 for labor�for Jeff Harold to repair a broken main spring in the dump truck.
Patrol Car
The board approved paying Jacksboro Body Shop $521.20 to repair the Police Department�s 2013 Dodge Charger.
Recycling old computers
The board gave approval to �dilapidate� seven old computers and dispose of them. These computers have been replaced with new equipment, Mayor Jack Cannon said. They will be taken apart and recycled.
�That way they don�t go to the (landfill),� he said.
Road Block
Open Arms Ministry was given approval for a Dec. 3
roadblock. (10/02/2015 - 6:00 AM)
October is domestic violence awareness month
Community Health of East Tennessee (CHET) is recognizing the month by hosting two events.
The first is the Break
Free 5k to held Saturday at
Later this month, on Oct. 23, the annual chili cook off will be held at Idlestone Lodge from 6 pm until 8pm. The cost is $5 per ticket. Chefs and tasters are needed.
Having a month set aside to recognize domestic violence helps to underscore that it is a cross cultural issue. National statistics have revealed that one in four women will experience domestic violence in their life.
For more information on domestic violence or these
events, call 562-1156. (10/01/2015 - 6:00
LA Cruizers move big show to October 10
Rain washes out annual event
Maybe the weather will be perfect on Saturday, October 10. Because it sure wasn�t last Saturday. Heavy morning rainfall washed out the annual LA Cruizers open car, truck, and motorcycle show.
The rain date is October 10 from 10AM to 3PM.
That means there�s more time for you to buy a $5 raffle ticket for your
chance to win a 2001 Lincoln L-S. Cruizer members are selling tix
now through the 3PM give-a-way on October 10.
Cougars host Bell County on Friday at 7:30 PM
Jellico is home with Oneida Friday at 7:30 p.m.
It has been brought to our attention that the story on Monday night�s county commission meeting contained an error in reporting the number of committee assignments given to each commissioner.
In tabulating the numbers, we failed to include the Budget & Finance Committee, which automatically includes every member of the commission.
Instead of two committees, Scott Stanfield actually sits on three. Cliff Jennings and Forster Baird serve on four, instead of the three stated in the news article while Rusty Orick was assigned to serve on twelve different committees.
The majority of the commissioners were assigned to serve on between four and seven committees, but counting Budget & Finance will actually serve on five to eight committees.
Some of these advisory committees, such as
delinquent tax, waterline extension and cable TV, seldom meet unless an
issue comes up involving one of those subjects. Others, such as
environmental services, insurance & personnel and building & grounds are
more active while the beer board, FMS and budget & finance committee
must meet on a regular monthly basis.
Commission chooses new �pro-Marlow� members to serve on FMS Committee
The Campbell County Commission held another marathon meeting Monday night, but this time the subject wasn�t taxes, budgets or even a request for donation of a county-owned building to a group seeking to build a housing project for homeless veterans. That discussion was postponed until the next night.
Instead the commission spent most of the evening making committee assignments after rejecting last year�s method of allowing Mayor E. L. Morton to assign committee memberships subject to a vote of approval.
Rusty Orick started the process off by pointing out that several committees had more than five members and during the past year had failed to attract a quorum for scheduled meetings. Orick suggested that the commissioners from each district decide who would represent their district on each committee and that non-statutory committees consist of only five members with one from each district.
Orick�s reward (punishment) for suggesting the lengthy process was to be nominated to serve on eleven different committees, by far the most of any other commissioner. Most members of the commission were elected to serve on from four to seven of the 19 committees, while Scott Stanfield declined to be re-nominated for several of his former committee assignments and ended up serving only on two. Cliff Jennings and Jellico Mayor Forster Baird, both often failing to attend committee meetings during the past year, each drew only three committee assignments.
The most contentious vote came when it was time to vote on nominations to the Financial Management (FMS) Committee. The four commissioners who were on the committee last month when it voted to replace Finance Director Jeff Marlow were all removed.
Forster Baird made the motion to nominate a new slate of commissioners, stating that he felt every member of the commission should have an opportunity to serve on the important FMS Committee. He then nominated Johnny Bruce, Marie Ayers, Orick and Dewayne Kitts. All four had voted last month against the motion to replace Marlow. Ralph Davis, Whit Goins and Charles Baird, who had voted against retaining the Finance Director in July, would all lose their FMS seats.
The request from the
Tennessee Coalition to End Homelessness for a donation of the
county-owned building that houses the Veterans� Service Office and the
La Follette office of the
Several commissioners
had questions and comments about the project anyway,
�If it�s not 100
percent for veterans, I�m against it,�
The commission also
voted 13-2 to allow the Sanitation Department to begin charging
commercial customers for brush brought into the
The commission voted unanimously to begin charging commercial interests $17 per ton for brush disposal with the new charges going into effect on October 15.
Commissioners also suspended the rules to take up an item not on the agenda, to decide on a new temporary home for the Campbell County Ambulance Service station in Jellico.
Mayor Morton pointed
out that the current unheated building being used for the ambulance
station cannot be occupied when cold weather arrives. He suggested that
the county has possession of a house on
The house has been in county ownership through delinquent property taxes since 2009, when it failed to attract a bid at the courthouse sale, possibly because potential buyers expected the structure to be redeemed by the previous owners.
The house was again offered for sale in June but the commission rejected the highest bid as being too low. Morton explained that some leakage in one bedroom indicates the structure might need a new or repaired roof, along with a closed carport to shelter the ambulance and a central heat & air unit.
�These improvements would add to the structure�s value when we again place it on sale,� Morton pointed out while adding that there is enough money already existing in the Ambulance Service capital budget to cover the improvements.
Jellico Mayor Forster Baird pointed out that the environmental survey and site preparation for city-owned property that is being considered for construction of a new ambulance station �will take at least six months.�
Ayers then offered a
motion to approve relocation of the ambulance station to the
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Cougars visit Farragut on Friday at 7:30 PM
Jellico at Midway Friday at 7:30 p.m.
ATV ride is just weeks away
In just a few weeks, La Follette will offer a unique viewing of the area�s fall colors.
On Oct. 10, the city will play host to the Big Creek ATV Fall Festival. The all-day event will offer food, live music, kid�s activities, fireworks and three organized rides.
Beginning at 10:30 am, the downtown streets will be closed to accommodate the ATV traffic. Festival goers will be permitted to ride all day and there will be an ATV Corral set up for people to showcase the recreational vehicles people want to sell.
At 11 am, the planned
rides will begin. The first trail will take riders to the elk view
towering. The 20 mile ride is estimated to take around two and a half
hours, promising to be the easiest course. Moving up the challenge scale
in the second trail. Riders will travel across
The ride that will take the longest and offer the biggest challenge, is a 40 mile, five hour ride to the Short Mountain- Meadow Branch area.
Riders are also encouraged to find their own trails throughout the day.
When people are ready for a breather, they can return to the downtown area where multiple vendor tents, bounce houses and a climbing wall will be set up.
The event will run until 10 pm.
For more information
about the Big Creek ATV Fall Festival, contact La (09/18/2015 - 6:00 AM)
Heatherly seeks early warning system for Caryville
By PETER SAWYER
Vickie Heatherly suggested looking into an early warning system for the
town of
�With all the storms,� Heatherly said. �We as a city do not have a (type of) warning system.�
Heatherly described the delay in receiving messages from non-local warning systems, mentioning the possibility of a tornado.
There are some warning systems that send alerts to people�s phones. However, Heatherly talked to Jacksboro Mayor Jack Cannon. Jacksboro�s warning system uses horns. Heatherly talked about how people could be out mowing their lawns without their phones. She had also referenced the recent incident where many people lost cell phone reception.
�If we could get quotes,� Heatherly said. �It�d be worth it to save one life.�
She asked Fire Chief Eddie Hatmaker to gather more information.
Brown speaks to board about fair housing and CDBG grant
Gwen Brown, AICP Principal with Brown Pearman Russell, spoke to Caryville leaders last night about fair housing.
Brown began with a summary of Fair Housing Law�such as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits �exclusion from participation in, denial of benefits of, and discrimination under federally assisted programs on grounds of race, color or national origin.�
�How do we as a community recognize discrimination?� Brown asked.
In answer to her own question, she gave several examples, including: refusing to rent or sell a home to someone based on race, color or national origin, saying housing is unavailable to people when it actually is and selectively showing apartments or homes to groups of people only in certain neighborhoods.
Brown also addressed impediments to fair housing.
Gwen Brown gives her presentation on fair housing to the
Caryville Board of
Until 2013, each county prepared its own analysis of impediments to fair housing, but since then, the state handles this task, and has provided a study that is over 300 pages.
�There were some impediments to fair housing that were reported,� Brown said, referring to the state report.
In the private sector, such impediments included failure to make reasonable modifications for people with disabilities. In the public sector, impediments included a lack of local fair housing ordinances or policies.
The state analysis included a list of actions and measurable objectives to fix each impediment.
�Are we in compliance with this?� asked Vice Mayor Glenn Smith, who was filling in for Mayor Chris Stanley as chairman.
Caryville�s federal programs are in compliance, Brown said, but she hasn�t looked at the ordinances.
Brown�s presentation fulfilled a United Stated Department of Housing and Urban Development requirement that every project funded through a Community Development Block Grant involve a fair housing activity.
Caryville applied for a
Community Development Block Grant in 2014 to improve roadway drainage in
Smith asked about the time frame for completing the project.
The project needs to be completed by 2017, Brown said.
�We have advertised that project (twice),� she said.
The first time there was one bid that wasn�t competitive, the second time there were no bids.
�Decided we would wait,� Brown said.
Several local contractors are currently busy with other contracts. Brown hopes when they finish they will look at this project more favorably. Brown said she would wait until October to talk about bidding again
Caryville seeking officers
The decision to hire an assistant police chief turned into a discussion about the need for more police officers.
One officer is leaving at the end of the month, Alderman Dewayne Gibson said. The word is another will be leaving after that.
�I don�t think it (the job posting) should just be for an assistant,� he said.
Police Officer Anthony Branam told the board the department is currently one police officer short but will soon be three short.
City Attorney Kathy Parrott advised the board not to advertise the position for assistant chief, but to post the position for a police officer and let the mayor and police chief bring a recommendation for an assistant chief before the board.
Smith asked if the board could take applications since the officer hadn�t left his position yet.
The board knows the position will become available at the end of the month, Parrott said.
Board approves purchase of a Salt Spreader
The board approved purchasing an eight-foot salt spreader from Geiser Services for $5,401 for the Street Department.
Smith asked if the money was in the budget.
Street Department Head David Muse said the board would have to amend the budget.
Caryville Street Department seeking part-time employee
A resignation within Caryville�s Street Department has left a part-time position open. Last night the board approved advertising for the open position.
�We are going to be needing somebody this winter pretty bad,� Alderman Lloyd Lawson said.
The Board also:
� Approved spending $1,100 for tech support for the library�s circulation.
� Approved the purchase of tires from White�s Tires for $784.16 for the police department.
Approved spending $933 to repair the street
department�s 2005 F550 at Harrell�s Mobile Repair.
Commission asked to donate building for housing project for homeless vets
County commissioners
spent over half of a three-hour workshop on Monday night asking
questions and discussing a request to donate the county-owned
John Cordell,
representing the Tennessee Valley Coalition to End Homelessness,
outlined the group�s plans to build a 32-unit housing project on land
formerly occupied by the
The new office would have the advantage of a large meeting room located on the ground floor. The current office contains a meeting room only on the second floor that is inaccessible to disabled veterans, Cordell pointed out.
TVCH plans to apply for
a $250,000 matching grant from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency
to acquire the five-acre tract from Lonnie Hatmaker and develop
infrastructure for the site. The Coalition plans to use in-kind
contributions from the City of
Commissioners had a
long list of questions about the proposal, including what would happen
to the La Follette satellite office for the
Other commissioners questioned whether the county would end up having to pay for the space in a building it now owns once the deed is transferred, while some suggested a revision clause needs to be in the deed in the event that the final stages of the project fail to materialize.
Once the $500,000 goal for land acquisition and infrastructure costs is reached, the completion of the community center and initial living units will cost another $1.9 million. The total cost for the project will be around $3,050,000. Cordell explained, with rent for each living unit ranging from $230 to $395 a month, according to size of the unit and income levels of tenants.
The goal is for veterans to save enough and receive job training that will enable them to eventually purchase the unit instead of paying rent, he added.
Rusty Orick pointed out
that the county originally paid $312,000 for the
Cordell also said that
in TVHC�s service area, there are presently 481 veterans who are
officially recognized as homeless. That area, however, is broad,
including Knox, Blount and
Some commissioners complained about the short notice for a subject containing so many unanswered questions. Mayor E. L. Morton explained that the commitment and asking price for the land just became available. TVCH must meet a September 25 deadline for applying for the matching grant from THDA, leaving the commission with little time to debate the matter before they must make a decision.
Also on the agenda for the September 21 meeting will be a request from residents in the Duff and White Oak communities. Melinda Poore, representing the citizens who have been attending commission meetings to pursue road improvements, told the commission that residents plan to meet with Road Superintendent Ron Dilbeck this week to determine how much it will cost to pave the sections of Duff Road that are in most urgent need of repair.
�Mr. Dilbeck is doing all he can to help us, but we request that the county commission appropriate enough money from the special capital projects fund set aside for road paving to address our needs,� Poore pointed out.
She added that Fifth District residents realize that there are other areas of the county that also desperately need road paving, but �We feel that our area has contributed millions of dollars in coal severance tax to the county that has been used in other districts while traffic from coal and logging trucks has deteriorated our roads. We feel we deserve your support for our request.�
The recently passed county budget included a special capital projects fund of over $500,000 that is planned to pay for paving projects over the next two years while being drawn down each year to cover expected decreases in state education funding.
The commission will
also discuss a proposal from Morton and the Environmental Services
Committee to impose a $17 per ton fee on brush disposal from commercial
tree services and other commercial customers that haul brush to the
Cause of death still not known
Update on Siwinski death
The autopsy results of woman found dead on Friday evening are still pending.
Janie Siwinski, 56, was found unresponsive on the floor of a Jacksboro vapor shop that she owned with her husband Mike.
Foul play is not suspected in Siwinski�s death, Jacksboro Police Chief Danny Chapman said earlier today.
An autopsy was ordered given her age and the absence of any outstanding medical issues, according to Chapman. Currently, there is no further information in the matter and Chapman was unsure when the medical examiner�s office would have preliminary report that specified her cause of death.
Siwinski and her husband, Mike, were the
co-publishers of the Christian-Journal newspaper.
Fresh new program set to teach children about substance abuse
Terry�s Pharmacy leads the way with innovative approach
By Susan Sharp
An innovative new program is set to change the way school children learn about substance abuse.
Generation Rx will be introduced in Campbell County Schools within the next six weeks. Generation Rx, developed and funded in collaboration with The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, the Cardinal Health Foundation and the APhA Foundation is an educational program that increases public awareness of prescription medication abuse and encourages health care providers, community leaders, parents, teens, and college students to actively work to prevent abuse, according to the program�s website.
The program is designed to have an impact in two ways. The first is it teaches children the dangers of substance abuse from a practical standpoint in that the presentations are taught by pharmacy school students from South College of Knoxville. The other impact is on the pharmacy students- it allows them to gain real world experience in giving the presentations they are later graded on. The fourth year pharmacy students take part in Generation Rx as part of their clinical rotations, Phyllis Clingner of Community Health of East Tennessee (CHET) said.
Generation Rx, an early
drug prevention program, is making its way to
With everyone on board, it was time to contact the Campbell County Board of Education, who gave its approval last week.
At this point, the next step will be to establish a pilot program.
Clinger said the creation of the program locally will be �slow� with the pilot program being allowed several months to refine the curriculum.
According to Clingner, it appears Generation Rx will begin with the LEAP afterschool program offered in the county�s elementary school. The expectation is that Generation Rx will eventually make its way into all of the county�s elementary schools with fourth, fifth and sixth graders reaping most of the benefits from the course.
Once the program gains footing, then the pharmacy students could be in the schools as many as five days a week, given this is part of their clinical rotations, Clingner said.
�The sky is the limit,� Clingner said.
Husband finds wife body at family business
By Susan Sharp
A Jacksboro woman has been found dead at a family owned business.
Janie Siwinski, one of the two publishers of the Christian Journal Leader, was found by her husband Mike, on Friday evening, according to Jacksboro Police Chief Danny Chapman.
Janie Siwinski�s body
was discovered around 7:30 pm at the vapor shop owned by the couple on
Chapman declined further comment on the case but did
say an autopsy was being performed. (9/12/15
(9/12/15 6:15pm)
Once would-be bridge jumper claims bear attack
Michael Savage seems to crave the spotlight.
On Friday, the man, who is no stranger drama, had yet another theatrical life event.
Savage claimed he was attacked by a bear.
WLAF�s Susan Sharp wrote on Friday that the 27-year old Savage, of La Follette, called 911 early that morning with allegations he had been attacked by an animal with �dark coarse hair.�
File photo of Michael Savage courtesy of the Campbell County Sheriff�s Department
Savage said he was
walking home at 6 am from the Demory community when the alleged animal
attack took place. He then walked nearly three miles to his
Savage�s injuries
included �claw marks and puncture wounds,� Matthew
However, since Friday, TWRA has said there is no evidence to corroborate Savage�s story.
This is the same
Michael Savage who forced traffic to be slowed and diverted on
Savage, however, was
taken to the
School board votes to give one-time $500 bonus to classified employees
Orick returns as chairman; Bane is vice-chairman
The Campbell County Board of Education, having been denied additional funding from the county commission to provide raises for non-certified employees, voted unanimously Tuesday night to give a one-time bonus of $500 to maintenance workers, office employees, cooks and all other classified personnel.
After Johnny Byrge offered the motion on the bonus, Finance Director Jeff Marlow asked for clarification on whether part-time employees would receive the full $500 bonus or a pro-rated fraction of that bonus.
�I believe everyone should receive the same bonus,� Byrge replied. He also included cafeteria cooks in his motion even though they were able to receive a two percent raise through federal funds in the current school budget.
All nine board members present supported the bonus, which will be paid from the school system�s undesignated fund balance.
The board also heard two proposals for drug awareness programs in the schools. Representatives of Community Health of East Tennessee (CHET) and Terry�s Pharmacy announced that they plan to offer a free after-school pilot program using pharmaceutical students to educate children about the dangers of drug abuse.
The program will start in elementary schools, the board was told, because recovery court statistics indicate that many drug dependent adults start using drugs around age 10.
Paul Sweat also offered to provide a puppet theater presentation in schools that carries an anti-meth message. Chairman Mike Orick promised to �run this by our board attorney and if everything is OK, start right away.�
Orick was elected to another term as board chairman on a unanimous vote after he was the only person nominated for the chair. Clint Bane was nominated to serve as vice chairman by Byrge and Orick then nominated Jellico representative Crystal Creekmore for a second term as vice chairman. After Creekmore failed to gain enough votes for election, Bane was approved for the post by a vote of 7-1 with Orick abstaining.
The board also voted
unanimously to approve Faye Heatherly�s candidacy for vice president of
the Tennessee School Board Association. Heatherly has served for most of
her tenure on the school board as
Before adjourning, the
board also discussed some changes in the schedules for SRO officers
because two officers have left and replacements will need to attend
police academy before assuming duties. For the time being,
A years-long feud between the Campbell County Ambulance Service and the privately operated Vital Care Ambulance Service may soon be a thing of the past, following a recommendation from Mayor E. L. Morton and the county commission�s EMS Committee to allow the two services to share employees.
Morton told committee
members Tuesday night that he is prepared to adopt a policy that would
allow the county service to use Vital Care personnel on a part time
basis and to reverse a policy that forbade
�This makes good fiscal sense in that we�re looking at $40,000 to $60,000 in overtime pay this year. Using off-duty Vital Care personnel as part time employees will save the county money,� Morton pointed out.
He added that most
Ambulance Director Bruce Perkins added, �Both services need to work together. We�re both here to save lives.�
Morton added that a lawsuit filed by Vital Care
operator John Bond against the county is still in the court system but
hopefully can be resolved and dismissed if the two ambulance services
can establish a good working relationship. The lawsuit was filed when
the county under previous leadership blocked city E-911 systems from
calling Vital Care for emergencies.
Bear story not panning out
Victim goes shopping
While authorities continued to investigate an alleged bear attack, the victim went shopping and later gave a television interview.
Michael Savage, 27, of La Follette, called 911 on Friday morning claiming he had been attacked by an animal with �dark coarse hair.�
Savage said he was walking home at 6 am from the Demory community when the animal attack took place. He then walked nearly three miles to his West Chestnut home where he called for help.
His allegations prompted the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) and the Campbell County Sheriff�s Department to launch an investigation as well as urge citizens to be alert for wild animals.
Savage�s injuries
included �claw marks and puncture wounds,� Matthew
However, since Friday, TWRA has said there is no evidence to corroborate Savage�s story. Furthermore, Savage was spotted at an area Walmart later that day, in a hospital gown, where his picture was taken and quickly spread on social media.
On Monday, Savage was
interviewed by a
The CCSD is considering this case an ongoing
investigation. (09/08/2015 - 6:00 AM)
Authorities investigate alleged bear attack
By Susan Sharp
While a
At a noon press
conference held at the
�Public safety is our number one concern,� Cameron said.
(Left to right) Campbell County Sheriff Robbie Goins, Matthew Cameron, Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency information specialist and County Mayor EL Morton assured area citizens at a press conference there is no cause for alarm after a man reported a bear attack early Friday.
Michael Savage claims
he was walking home from a friend�s home in the Demory community around
6 am when he was attacked by the yet to be identified animal. Despite
his injuries, Savage was able to walk nearly three miles to his
When emergency responders arrived, they saw Savage had what authorities deemed �pretty substantial� injuries. According to Cameron, these injuries included �claw marks and puncture wounds.� Savage was taken to the local emergency room and then transferred to UT Hospital. His exact condition is not known at this time.
TWRA has sent pictures
of Savage�s wounds to �bear experts in the western
Cameron said TWRA could not confirm or rule out it was a bear, so until it can definitively know, the agency will �treat this like a bear attack.� This includes having TWRA agents comb the area where Savage claims he was assaulted by the bear and putting bear traps out.
In the event a bear is captured, Cameron said it will be tested to see if it is the perpetrator. If so, it will be euthanized.
Morton said he was allowing TWRA to take the lead in this investigation because this is their area of expertise. He did note that citizens should not be overly alarmed but they should take precautions such not leaving food out for animals to find. He also reassured citizens that the park is safe and encouraged them to use it over the holiday weekend.
Goins said he will have extra patrols in the area
until the investigation is completed. In the event people have concerns
about wildlife attacks, the sheriff said to call 911.
conference at noon at
Officials with the Campbell County Sheriff�s Department say it appears a
man was attacked by a wild animal of some type and, as a result, was
taken to the hospital. It�s believed the man, 27-year old Michael
Savage, was attacked in the area of (09/04/2015
City council agreed to reduce speed limit on 25W as it crosses downtown
By PETER SAWYER
La FOLLETTE�The La Follette City Council voted to reduce the speed limit to 30 miles per hour on 25W as it crosses the downtown area.
The affected area will
begin at
�We�ve had problems with people flying through there,� Mayor Mike Stanfield said. �Especially those big trucks.�
Stanfield said he spoke to Jellico Police Chief Chris Anderson about borrowing an electric sign that makes drivers aware of their current speed in relation to the speed limit.
The council�s action will take affect when signage is complete, but Stanfield hopes to use Jellico�s sign before the speed limit is enforced in order to give citizens warning.
�I don�t want to see anyone get a ticket,� Stanfield said.
Council delays responding to letter from USPS
The council decided to delay its quest to change the zip codes of La Follette businesses. In certain cases businesses�such as Po-Hos, Charlie�s Pizza and the Shepherd�s Home Thrift Store�are located within La Follette, but are assigned a Jacksboro zip code. The tax revenue from these businesses has been going to Jacksboro instead of La Follette.
The La Follette City Council has sought to stop this by changing such businesses� zip codes from 37757 to 37766. However, a letter from the law department of the United States Postal Service warned that such an action is a �prohibited intrusion by local government on the Postal Service�s federally authorized activities.�
The council decided to wait another month to respond to this letter in order to receive counsel from City Attorney Reid Troutman.
The city leaders had
also filed a Situs report in order to recoup lost revenue. Stanfield
told the council Rachel Hall from the Tennessee Financial Control
Division found $31,415 had gone to Jacksboro that should have gone to La
Follette. This money will come back to the city of
Council spends $6,500 towards Downtown Revitalization
After expressing concerns, the council agreed to pay McGill and Associates $6,500 for a cost estimate for the Downtown Revitalization Plan.
For about two years,
the City of
Once McGill and Associates completes the cost estimate, the city should be ready to begin, Stanfield said.
However, city leaders were concerned about money and the Tennessee Department of Transportation when they questioned McGill and Associates Project Manager Quentin Craig.
McGill and Associates has already received $27,000 from the city, council member Anne Thompson said. She didn�t know if she wanted to pay more.
Council member Joe Bolinger said $27,000 was reasonable for the work McGill and Associates has completed. He pointed out McGill and Associates is an engineering firm that has made multiple trips to LaFollette, and the $27,000 fee also included an extension of the Cumberland Trail.
Thompson asked where the $6,500 would come from.
Stanfield said it would come from the fund balance.
City Administrator Jimmy Jeffries reminded the council it could use leftover STP money to help pay the $6,500.
Public Works Department Head Jim Mullins expressed trepidation the project would incur disapproval from TDOT. Because 25W is a federal highway, nothing can be done that restricts traffic.
Changes that come from the Downtown Revitalization Plan won�t restrict traffic, Stanfield said.
The plan originally called for angled parking on portions of 25W, Jeffries said. That is no longer part of the plan.
Jeffries asked if the cost estimate would increase La Follette�s likelihood to receive a grant.
Craig said it showed La Follette had a plan.
Council finds fault with waiving $500 fee for use of City Hall parking lot
The council sent an ordinance involving carnivals associated with 501-c3 non-profit organizations back to the drawing board.
During a public forum before the meeting, Bolinger said he didn�t agree with a portion of the ordinance that would waive a $500 fee to the city for using City Hall�s parking lot.
�They make big money out there,� Bolinger said.
People who use the parking lot also receive police protection and make a mess, Bolinger said.
Thompson agreed with Bolinger.
The council had increased the fee from $250 to $500 to finance raises for city employees, Stanfield said.
Council donated $2,000 to Food Life Services
The council approved donating $2,000 to Food Life Services.
�They�re in dire need of a fork truck pallet,� Stanfield said.
Food Life Services had
also donated property on the corner of
�Didn�t they buy it from you?� Council member Hansford Hatmaker asked Parks and Recreation Department Head Johnny Byrge. �Didn�t they give you $40,000?�
Byrge said they did.
Hatmaker made a motion to donate $2,000 to FLS.
�I really appreciate you making that motion,� Stanfield said.
Most of the people at FLS are elderly and they don�t get many volunteers, he said.
Bolinger told Hatmaker he should probably amend his motion to say from where the money would come.
Hatmaker said the fund balance was probably the only place from where the money could come.
Library building account changed to special projects account
The council approved changing the name of the library building account to the special projects account.
The council originally opened the library building account with money from the flea market. Its purpose was to fund construction on the library building. After the library was complete, the account remained open. The council decided to rename the account and use it on various projects, like the amphitheatre.
Council postpones decision about paying utilities at old post office
The council postponed making a decision about a request from the Campbell County Historical Society to continue paying utilities. Thompson said she wanted to take time to look into the cost.
The CCHS had been using the old post office for seven months and will begin displays and exhibitions in October.
The council also approved:
� Declaring a house on East Prospect surplus and auctioning it with a starting bid of $30,000. Money made from this house will go into the Special Projects account.
� Adding Barbara Wilson to signature line on checks.
� Adding Jeffries to the city credit card.
� Hiring Amie Anderson as a full time dispatcher with a $22,540 salary
� Promoting La Follette Police Officer Robert Foxx to Sergeant with a $1,500 salary increase.
� Donating old bunker gear.
� Declaring four fire trucks as surplus property.
� Spending $600 on equipment for a first responder truck for the fire department.
� Spending $2,500 on training for fire fighters.
Approved the only bid for
an All Terrain Vehicle for the Police Department. The $12,000 bid came
from Tommy�s Motor Sports and was less than the appropriated $17,000.
The money to pay for the ATV will come from the Drug Fund.
Pulling Rank: USPS says zip codes is a federal matter
La Follette meets in workshop session
By PETER SAWYER
La FOLLETTE�While city leaders seek to regain tax money by changing zip codes, the United States Postal Service may stand in the way.
Because some La
Follette businesses have a 37757 zip code, the state of
Therefore the city council is seeking to change all zip codes within La Follette�s city limits to 37766.
However, Helen A. Nicholas, an attorney for the United States Postal Service said in a letter to City Administrator Jimmy Jeffries, that zip codes are federal jurisdiction.
�From a legal perspective, LaFollette�s attempt to change zip codes is a prohibited intrusion by local government on the Postal Service�s federally authorized activities,� Nicholas said. �Moreover, many courts including the United States Supreme Court pre-empts attempts by state and local governments to regulate or interfere with the activities of the Postal Service. In sum, neither state nor local government may restrict the Postal Service from carrying out its statutory mandate...�
La Follette officials have also filed a Situs report to recoup lost revenue.
If this effort is successful, $126,000 can be regained in six months, according to city recorder Joy Ellison.
Public building blocks private property
There were
disagreements about what to do with a city building on
City Attorney Reid Troutman and Codes Enforcement Officer Stan Foust recommended the council vote to tear the building down.
Council member Hansford Hatmaker, agreed the building should be torn down.
�Go ahead and take our building down,� Hatmaker said.
Hatmaker sat apart from the rest of the council at one of the side tables, in order to face �the people.�
However, council member Bob Fannon expressed a desire to keep the building.
�It�s a piece of property the city really needs,� Fannon said. �We don�t have any other place to grow.�
Public Works Department Head Jim Mullins reminded the council about getting an appraisal of the private property that is being blocked by the city building.
�I thought that�s what y�all agreed on at the meeting,� he said. �I thought y�all agreed to have an appraisal done. Even if you reach an agreement, before you can legally buy it, you have to have a certified appraisal.�
Fannon suggested getting the appraisal.
Food Life Services
Food Life Services
donated property on
Hatmaker suggested the council donate $2,000 to FLS.
City Finance Director Terry Sweat said there isn�t $2,000 in the budget, and the council would have to take it out of the city�s fund balance.
Jeffries added the donation to the agenda and the council will decide tomorrow at its monthly meeting.
�They (Food Life Services) do a lot of good for people,� Stanfield said.
Jo Anne Myers spoke to the council about the Campbell County Historical Society. The CCHS has been using the old La Follette Post Office building for seven months and will begin exhibitions and displays in October.
Myers asked the council to pay for the utilities
for the building. (09/01/2015 - 6:00 AM)
Supreme court rules in Young�s case
By Susan Sharp
David G. Young vs. The City of LaFollette has thrashed about in a variety of courts for more than six years. Its latest stop was the state supreme court, which on Thursday issued a pivotal ruling that will send the case back to the Campbell County Circuit Court.
Young began his legal battle with the city in 2009 after he had been employed there as the city administrator for nearly five years. The Supreme Court�s opinion noted Young�s tenure with the city was embroiled with �controversy and litigation� for the majority of his employment. The problems reached a critical point when the, then, city clerk, Lynda White, made allegations that Young had sexually harassed her.
This is where the deluge of legal paperwork began. During the last six years Young and the city have traded legal filings in courts on each level of the state judicial system. The case is so perplexing that Justice Cornelia Clark noted in her opinion that �the background facts surrounding the disagreement between the parties in the case are convoluted and difficult to decipher.�
In an attempt to clear up some of the murkiness of the case, the supreme court looked at two issues in Young�s case. The first revolved around the Governmental Tort Liability Act (GTLA) as it applies to the Tennessee Public Protection Act (TPPA) and claims against governmental entities. The TPPA says an employee can�t be fired in relation for refusing to participate in or remain silent about illegal activities. Young has previously claimed that is why the city fired him. On this issue, the state supreme court said the TPPA was its own act and thus was set apart from any remedies that might be applied under the GTLA. For Young, this means he has no standing for filing a retaliatory discharge claim under the GTLA, as he did several years ago.
This led to the second issue for the state�s highest court- since the TPPA is �an independent statutory scheme and not subject� the conditions of the GTLA, is Young entitled to a jury trial, as he has repeatedly requested?
His attorney David Dunaway has continually argued Young was entitled to one under the state constitution while attorneys for the city have naturally said he was not.
On this question, the Supreme Court made a decision acknowledging it was �counterintuitive.� Clark penned, on behalf of the court, that TPPA claims in chancery court were entitled to a jury trial but TPPA claims filed in circuit court were not. All of Young�s filings have occurred in circuit court, therefore, he is not entitled to a jury trial on his TPPA claim in circuit court.
Clark then sent the case back to the Campbell
County Circuit Court while assessing the cost of the appeal to Young.
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There is more financial aid available for students
Tennessee Achieves needs mentors
By Susan Sharp
Attending a two year
school or vocational school continues to get financially easier in
Thanks to the Tennessee Achieves program, students who elect to attend one of these schools can do so without being left holding the financial bag.
�It is a last dollar
scholarship,� said Katherine Ayers, senior counselor at
According to Ayers, if a student qualifies for 90 percent of their tuition through academic achievement, Tennessee Achieves will step in and pay the remaining 10 percent. It also will step in when a student hasn�t received any academic scholarships and will pay the tuition for the student. The only thing the program will not cover is text books, she said.
However, a student must have signed up for the program and be meeting the eligibility guidelines in order to qualify.
Ayers is in the process of meeting with students to enroll them in the program.
Once the students are active in Tennessee Achieves, they must remain a full-time student, complete the FASA (the federal student aid forms) and complete eight hours of community service a year for a charitable organization.
The second tier of the program includes the students being assigned a mentor. �This is critical to the success of the program,� Ayers said of the mentors.
Mentors are given a group of students who they guide through the college application process as they offer support along the way. The mentors usually meet with the students twice and then send them reminders via texts as deadlines approach. Ayers said the encouragement the mentors provide is especially valuable to first generation college and vocational students.
Ayers said she also needs mentors at the local level. Currently, she has 29 as opposed to last year�s 52.
For those interested in being a mentor, they can apply through Tennessee Achieves at www.tnAchieves.org/mentor-application.
Tennessee Achieves
began in
In its first year, there were 493 applicants. The class of 2015, saw 54,896 applications filed for financial assistance.
�This program has been an incredible difference,� Ayers said.
To enroll in the program students need to see Ayers
at CCHS. (08/24/2015 - 6:00 AM)
Warriors celebrate winning season and Coach
King By Susan Sharp There was an air of
festivity last Thursday night as the And while the young team would oblige with a repeat
they did it in memory of King instead of with him. The longtime
basketball coach was in his second year coaching the Warriors when
health problems arose. He fought hard but just before Thanksgiving King
died. It was a blow the team struggled with. Yet, with the help of
Paul and a desire to make King proud, the Warriors pulled off a victory
in the final game of the county tournament beating Thursday night allowed
the boys to enjoy their win while paying tribute to the coach who
believed in them when they didn�t believe in themselves. Trophies and
tributes were showered on the team who suffered a loss that most adults
would struggle with. �I lost my coach my junior year,� said Starla
�Coach King was a
legend around here and we were lucky to have him,� said Ollie Medley,
CACC administrator. As she addressed the players who had gathered in the
gym for Thursday�s banquet, Medley held in her hand a stack of notes the
Warriors had written for the King family. Each one detailed what King
had meant to his team. Medley said the notes would be delivered to
King�s wife, Shelly, and daughter, Medley also unveiled a
plaque memorializing King that will hang in the CACC gym. Kevin Corner,
who played on King�s first team in 1977 was on hand to represent King�s
family. �I can see why he loved this place,� Corner said surveying the
audience. �He was all about class and this school obviously has that. He
loved you boys.� Sharing memories of when he played for King, Corner
said �Our team was the alpha and you boys, you are the omega. You are
the end of an era.� (04/20/2015
- 6:00 AM) Coach King�s Corner Coach Vic King left us in
November 2014. In honor and memory of him, we�ve created a �Coach
King�s Corner.� Click Coach�s picture to access Coach King�s
Corner. (03/23/2015) This picture of Coach
was snapped by Charlie Hutson on Friday, May 17, 2013, in front of the
former Regions Bank (where La Follette Junior High/High School once
stood). It was where the 60th
anniversary of WLAF was celebrated. Precinct-by-precinct.
District-by-district. WLAF has all the final numbers. You asked. WLAF
delivered. WLAF's Coach Vic King has taken all 184 pages of the
election numbers and posted them right here. Just
Warriors celebrate winning season and Coach King
By Susan Sharp
There was an air of
festivity last Thursday night as the
And while the young team would oblige with a repeat they did it in memory of King instead of with him. The longtime basketball coach was in his second year coaching the Warriors when health problems arose. He fought hard but just before Thanksgiving King died. It was a blow the team struggled with.
Yet, with the help of
Paul and a desire to make King proud, the Warriors pulled off a victory
in the final game of the county tournament beating
Thursday night allowed
the boys to enjoy their win while paying tribute to the coach who
believed in them when they didn�t believe in themselves. Trophies and
tributes were showered on the team who suffered a loss that most adults
would struggle with. �I lost my coach my junior year,� said Starla
�Coach King was a
legend around here and we were lucky to have him,� said Ollie Medley,
CACC administrator. As she addressed the players who had gathered in the
gym for Thursday�s banquet, Medley held in her hand a stack of notes the
Warriors had written for the King family. Each one detailed what King
had meant to his team. Medley said the notes would be delivered to
King�s wife, Shelly, and daughter,
Medley also unveiled a
plaque memorializing King that will hang in the CACC gym. Kevin Corner,
who played on King�s first team in 1977 was on hand to represent King�s
family. �I can see why he loved this place,� Corner said surveying the
audience. �He was all about class and this school obviously has that. He
loved you boys.� Sharing memories of when he played for King, Corner
said �Our team was the alpha and you boys, you are the omega. You are
the end of an era.� (04/20/2015
Coach King�s Corner
Coach Vic King left us in November 2014. In honor and memory of him, we�ve created a �Coach King�s Corner.� Click Coach�s picture to access Coach King�s Corner. (03/23/2015)
This picture of Coach was snapped by Charlie Hutson on Friday, May 17, 2013, in front of the former Regions Bank (where La Follette Junior High/High School once stood). It was where the 60th anniversary of WLAF was celebrated.
Precinct-by-precinct. District-by-district. WLAF has all the final numbers.
You asked. WLAF delivered. WLAF's Coach Vic King has taken all 184 pages of the election numbers and posted them right here. Just CLICK. (08/12/2014 - 8:00 PM)


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Composer Competitions
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|United KingdomOxford
The Villiers Quartet announces the 3rd edition of the VQ New Works Competition 2016, open to composers of any nationality & age writing for string quartet. Entry deadline is January 15th, 2016. The field will be narrowed to 6 composers, whose works will be video recorded and posted on the VQ website for online vote from April 1st - 15th, 2016. The top 3 finalists will have their works performed live at Oxford University on May 27th, 2016. Winner chosen by audience vote. 1st prize of £1000 + recording of work, 2nd prize £250, and 3rd prize of £125 will be awarded. Visit website for more info.Download PDF
|01 Oct 2015 - 27 May 2016
|15 Jan 2016
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|United StatesSeattle, WA
The Seattle Composers Alliance has announced its Second Annual Internat'l Call for Scores Competition. Compositions are for string quartet or any combo thereof, written within the past two years, never premiered. Full score and parts must be received by mail (printed) or email (in pdf format) by December 15. Submissions will be evaluated anonymously. Up to ten winners will be selected and notified by December 31, 2015. Entry fee is $10 USD for Assoc. SCA members, $40 for non-members and free for Full SCA members. More info and entry guidelines at http://www.seattlecomposers.org
|18 Sept 2015 - 15 Dec 2015
|18 Dec 2015
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|Czech RepublicJihlava
13th International Composers Competition Jihlava 2016
The organizers set themselves the task of initiating and supporting creation of new works which would be distinctive in composition and accessible for interpretation and which would be of benefit for the repertoire of non-professional choirs.Download PDF
|01 June 2015 - 31 Oct 2015
|31 Oct 2015
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|United KingdomLondon
OPUS2016 - open call for scores
Unpublished? Want to hear your music live? OPUS2016 invites submissions from applicants of any age and background who are resident in the UK, with the chance to receive a professional commission as part of Britten Sinfonia's award winning At Lunch series. The scheme offers an invaluable opportunity to ten shortlisted as yet unpublished composers, to develop their chamber writing skills under guidance from composer Julian Phillips and Britten Sinfonia musicians, with the winner receiving the prize of a commission for performances in a UK tour. ENTER NOW: BIT.LY/OPUS2016 Deadline: 19 Oct 2015
|01 June 2015 - 23 Jan 2016
|19 Oct 2015
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|United KingdomDorking
The Ray Bardsley Carol Composition Prize 2015
Dorking Choral Society is pleased to announce its inaugural composition competition, the Ray Bardsley Carol Composition Prize 2015. Open to composers of all ages and nationalities, and adjudicated by Master of the Queen's Music, Judith Weir, and Director of the BBC Symphony Chorus, Stephen Jackson, composers are invited to submit a short seasonal work suitable for an amateur choral society, either a capella or with piano accompaniment. For further details please go to http://www.dorkingchoralsociety.org.uk for a link to a pdf providing full details of the competition and terms of entry.
|01 Aug 2015 - 18 Dec 2015
|12 Oct 2015
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Posted 04 Aug 2015
International call for scores
Composers may send one or more scores. Every score must have a precise reference to the work(s) of one, and only one, of the contemporary figurative artists related to Brescia whose works are visible in the specific pages of the website. Scores must be sent by e-mail to email@example.com, in pdf format, with a description of the relationship between the score and the related art work(s). Deadline: November 30th, 2015. Selected scores will be performed in a concert in Brescia, Sancarlino Theatre, on January 2016. www.dedaloensemble.it for more info.Download PDF
|01 July 2015 - 30 Nov 2015
|30 Nov 2015
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Posted 13 July 2015
Concorso OPERA OGGI
OperaLombardia, in coproduction with Theater Magdeburg (Germany) and Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia (Spain), promotes a Competition for the commission of a new opera and directing project. An opera able to speak about the present, without forgetting the past, to tell a special, theatrical and representative story. Published by Casa Ricordi and staged in the 2017/18 season, the Competition is addressed to an artistic team, formed by composer, librettist, director, set and costume designer of European nationalities and under the age of 35.Download PDF
|15 May 2015 - 15 Oct 2015
|15 Oct 2015
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Île de créations, concours de composition
Orchestre national d'Île-de-France - Ce concours s'adresse aux compositeurs de moins de 32 ans au 1er janvier 2016, ayant été inscrits en cursus de composition et/ou d'orchestration en Europe entre 2011 et 2016.
|01 Sept 2015 - 01 Dec 2015
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II International Composition Competition GMCL / Jorge Peixinho
Is organized by the Grupo de Música Contemporânea de Lisboa (Contemporary Music Group of Lisbon) and its main purposes are the encouragement of musical creation and dissemination of the work of young composers, thus contributing to the increase of the repertoire of chamber music.Composition of the jury: Ivan Fedele (President); Gerhard Stabler; João Madureira; Jorge Sá Machado The competition is open to composers from all countries, under the age of 40 years on December 31st 2015. The art work and application form must be sent by registered mail, until October 28th 2015.
|23 May 2015 - 05 Dec 2015
|28 Oct 2015
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