J.T. Russell

Knoxville

Sports Editor at The LaFollette Press

Sports editor for the @lafollettepress. @UTKDailyBeacon alum.

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LaFollette City Council passes budget on first reading

3 days ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

By By J.T. RUSSELL [email protected] The 2025-2026 budget for LaFollette was passed on first reading despite Mark Hoskins voting yes with reservation and Chuck Queener voting no because both felt they didn't know enough about the current proposed budget. "This a procedural thing that is done every year," City Administrator Stan Foust said.
Caryville board fails to pass 2025-2026 budget on first try

3 days ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

The Caryville Board of Mayor and Aldermen met on May 29 in a special-called meeting and failed to pass its 2025-2026 budget for the fiscal year as it was first presented. Pat Donahue made the motion to pass the budget, but the motion failed, due to a lack of a second.
ReFuel IV to host 5K benefitting Campbell County Boys and Girls Club

4 days ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

ReFuel IV will host a 5K race on June 21 at Campbell County High School at 8 a.m., with all profits going to the Boys and Girls Club of Campbell County. "We came up with the event because we see the focus of what the Boys & Girls Club can bring to this community," ReFuel IV co-owner Timmy Zupancic said. "We were actually at the last event they had with Phillip Fulmer and got to hear some stories about how the Boys and Girls Club changed some of their lives. We are definitely along for that.
Lady Blue Devils open summer schedule

4 days ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

The Jellico High School girls basketball team kicked off its summer play day schedule with a 50-20 loss against Unicoi at Northview Academy on Monday afternoon. Unicoi got off to a hot start as Jellico struggled to break the press defense of Unicoi.
Cove Lake 5K signups still open

4 days ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

Registration for the upcoming Cove Lake 5K race is available for those wishing to register early at runsignup.com. The race will take place on Saturday, June 14 at Cove Lake State Park and the start time for the race is 8 a.m.
Jellico trounces Apostolic; falls to Farragut

4 days ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

The Jellico High School boys basketball team competed in a play day at Maryville College on May 29 and defeated Apostolic 67-62 before falling to Farragut 76-32. "We are just trying to get better," assistant coach Gage Hyslope said. "I thought the first game we came out with good energy, especially defensively, that's our thing this year, defensive rebounding. I think we came out pretty good. That second game of course they got on us a little bit.
Jellico falls to Cosby

4 days ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

The Jellico Lady Blue Devils High School basketball team fell to Cosby 59-25 at Northview Academy on Monday afternoon. Jellico played well in the first quarter against a strong opponent.
Jellico dominates Greenback; struggles against Pickett County

4 days ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

The Jellico High School boys basketball team competed in a play day at Maryville College on May 30 and defeated Greenback 59-23 before falling to Pickett County 69-44. Jellico struggled to score consistently in the first quarter against Greenback but was dominating the game in all other facets.
Jellico Utilities approves cost-of-living adjustment

1 week ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

The Jellico Utilities Authority Board met on Tuesday night and approved a 7.5% increase cost-of-living adjustment for Jellico Utilities employees that will go into effect on July 1. "When I started here, we were around an $8 million-dollar gross company on the electric side," Jellico Utilities CEO and President Joe Carroll said. "Now with the improvements we've done you're looking at now we're probably going to be hitting somewhere around $20 million gross a year."
Fultz named drum major

1 week ago | themountainpress.com | J.T. Russell

Kiana Fultz, a sophomore member of the Campbell County High School band, was recently selected as a drum major. Fultz was in competition with multiple other members of the band before being selected for the position.