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A wildfire in the Ivydell section of Campbell County is now out thanks to some help from Mother Nature.

More from WBIR-TV.

A shot I took on my cell phone the other day of some rolling hills here in Campbell County. Taken from atop Bakers Forge Cemetery.

Spoke with Dean Sexton, Administrator of Elections in Campbell County, on Wednesday and said that as of October 21st, a total of 2,700 people had voted early here — 2,400 in Jacksboro and about 300 in Jellico.

Lincoln Brass here in Campbell County is laying off 53 employees. Details on this and other job cuts from around East Tennessee in today’s News-Sentinel.

I’ve bookmarked so much stuff the past week or with every intent to post it here or comment on it somehow yet I’ve been so busy with the job’s website I’ve been neglecting my own.

Let’s get a round up of what’s happening locally:

Whenever I see a headline like “Meth bust; three arrested…”, I almost always now assume it’s Campbell County–related.

Today, I was right again.

I have it on good authority that the body Janie Love, who had been missing since May, was found Wednesday in a rugged mountainous area of Campbell County. Yesterday, he identity was confirmed via dental records.

On the heels of a LaFollette Police Department officer being charged with rape comes this….

JACKSBORO, Tenn. — A former LaFollette police officer faces charges of raping a woman at gunpoint during a traffic stop.

A Campbell County grand jury indicted Jeremy S. Cross last week on charges of aggravated rape, official oppression and two counts of official misconduct. The charges stem from July 5, when Cross would have been on duty…

There was a power failure early this morning at LaFollette Middle School. Right after I confirmed the information with LaFollette Utilities, Campbell County Director of Schools Dr. Michael Martin called to say due to the power failure there would be no classes at LMS today.