Making a Difference: Jellico Area Revitalization

Club Name Brainstorming:

• Jellico Pride
• C4: Campbell County Community Cleanup
• MAD: Make A Difference
• MADJ: Made a Difference: Jellico
• JAR: Jellico Area Revitalization
• JCC: Jellico Community Cleanup
• ROCKETS: Revitalizing Our Community & Keeping East Tennessee Successful

We are a club based at Jellico High School in Jellico, Tennessee.  The idea of the club is to revitalize our communities in Jellico, LaFollette, Elk Valley, Duff, Clairfield, Stinking Creek, Caryville, White Oak, Newcomb, etc.  If you have suggestions or information that can help us achieve any of these goals, please contact Mr. Griffith (askgriff@gmail.com).

We will:

• Work on community clean up and beautification projects
• Look for ways to improve infrastructure (missing / needed signs, road problems, safety issues)
• Support local business and buy local when possible
• Encourage potential businesses to consider our communities
• Celebrate and preserve our history and culture
• Attend City Council meetings to lend our voices to the mix
• Focus on School Climate / Making School a Community

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City Contact Information: City of Jellico (Campbell County) 410 South Main Street Jellico, TN 37762 Phone: (423) 784-6351 Fax: (423) 784-3131 City: http://www.jellico.tn.us City Email: cityofjellico@birch.net Governing Body / City Officials: Forster Baird (Mayor) Elsie Crawford (Alderman) Jamie Lawson (Alderman) Louise Walden (Alderman) Sarah McQueen (Alderman) [pool] 540 Wright Street, Jellico, TN 37762 Charlotte Lindsey (Alderman) Terry Basista (City Attorney) Don R. Moses (City Judge) Roy Price (Emerg. Mgmt. Director) Mark Bell (Fire Chief) Mark Tidwell (Library Director) Alvin Evans (Parks & Recreation) Christopher Anderson (Police Chief) JJ Hatmaker (Asst. Police Chief) Jerome Smith (Street Superintendent) Keith Blair (Water Manager)

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Some of the brainstorming/ideas students came up with so far include:

• More / New Police Officers
• Police Shouldn't Let People Off Easy
• Volunteering
• New Freedom (Building Help)
• 7th Day Adventiist (Store Work)
• Food Pantry (Exists)
• Homeless Shelter
• Drug Rehab:
• Springs of Life (Men)
• Shepherds Home (Women)
• Celebrate Recovery (Both)
• Need Adult Volunteers
• Teen Recovery Starting
• City Basketball League
• Build a Closer Community
• DMV / Department of Safety
• Attend City Council Meetings
• Community / Rec Center
• Tear Down Falling Buildings
• Fix Up Old Buildings / Storefronts
• Dog Park
• Animal Shelter
• Get the Pool Running Again: [Joe McCulley]
• Stop Sign / Hedges Blocking View
• Park Hours Extended (+ Lighting Trails:  [Joe McCulley]
• Clean / Trim Trails at Park  [Joe McCulley]
• Community Free Clothing for Kids / Teens
• 7th Day Adventist: Every Thursday
• Clothing Swap Meet (Possibly Between Schools)
• Fix the On/Off Ramps (Dangerous Circle)
• Fix the Roads (not just patch)
• Neighborhood Cookouts / Get to Know Neighbors / Block Parties
• Roadside Trash Clean-Up / Adopt a Road
• Railroad Trash Clean-Up
• Fix up the tennis courts
• Get community soccer/football field
• Jellico Towers Clean-Up
• Myrtle Street Clean-Up: [Rita Mclearran / Sarah Phillips]
• Day Care / Head Start
• Farmer's Market
• Community Gardens
• Fire Department / Firefighter Training
• Fix Up / Tear Down Jellico Motel
• Expand Skate Park: [Joe McCulley]
• Railing Along Roads (Guard Rails)
• Reclaim Empty Buildings
• Redo the Stage at Veteran's Park
• Report People Buying Alcohol for Minors
• Reduce Stray Animal Populations
• Organize Neighborhood Watch
• Volunteer Repair / Maintenance (fix loose boards, fences, paint porches, etc.)
• Helping Elderly: Cut grass, cut wood, cook, transport, walk dogs, shovel driveways, etc.
• Wellness Checks for Elderly -- Especially in very cold or very hot weather
• Visit Nursing Homes
• Hiking / Biking / Walking Trails & Greenways
• Tutoring for Children: [Brooke LeMarr]
• Raise Money for a Park
• Clean Up Cemeteries
• Restore Abandoned Cemeteries
• Cemetery Behind Jerry's Car Wash
• Plant Trees / 5k Tree Day
• Schedule Small Bands to Play at Veteran's Park Stage
• Visit People in Community to Make Lists of What to Work On
• Get More Vendor's for Fall Festival
• Raise Awareness of Jellico History / Promote Tourism / Speak to Travelers 
• More Playground Stuff (benches, equipment, shelters / gazebos)
• Classes for Parents to Learn Reading, Job Training, etc.
• Better Recycling Programs
• Shop Locally
• Fix Stop Sign Graffiti
• Remove Graffiti at the State Park (including the rock)
• 25W Sale: Annual "endless yard sale" along Highway 25

Businesses to Bring to Town:

• Gym (that includes men and women)
• Factory / Assembly Jobs
• A Real Restaurant



• Cracker Barrel
• Steakhouse
• Cheddars
• Buffet
• Shoneys
• Donuts / Krispy Kreme
• Amusement Park
• Escape Rooms
• Roller Skating Rink
• Theater / Drive-In
• Candy Shop
• Bowling Alley
• Starbucks
• Chick Fil-A
• KFC
• Bed & Breakfast
• Walmart
• Jump Jam
• Veterinarian
• Car Lot / Dealership
• Book Shop / Comics
• Art Gallery: 
• Ice Cream Shop / Baskins Robbins / FroYo's
• Something for Teens
• Arcade
• Paintball
• Laser Tag
• Airsoft

School Climate / Improvement:

• Morning Assembly / Launch: Pledge, Moment of Silence, Announcements
• Student-Led Programs: Bullying, Drunk Driving, Drugs, etc.
• More Pep Rallies
• More Class Variety
• Girls Weight Lifting
• Clean the Bathrooms (Especially in Locker Rooms)
• Larger Library
• Better Technology
• Less Focus on Sports
• Too Much Basketball Focus
• More Sports (Soccer and Golf)
• Paint Football Field for Games / "J" on Field
• More Paved Parking
• More Bleachers on Field
• More White Boards
• No Study Hall / RTI
• Less Test Focused
• A Greenhouse / FFA
• Attend More Parent/Teacher Meetings
• Bring Back Breaks
• Fix Broke Desks, Lockers, Lights, Ceiling Tiles
• More Hands-On Activities in Classes
• Talk to People You Usually Don't Talk To
• Bigger Lunch Room
• Longer Lunch
• Fix Roads Near School
• Sidewalks From High School to Elementary
• Stop Bullying
• Recycling
• Teachers focus too much on keeping pace for the tests.  Some get left behind.
• Off-Campus Lunch (for students with good attendance and GPA).
• Life Skills Class
• "One hall for focus classes and the other for required classes."
• Clean / Wash Bleachers in Gym (White is Brown)
• Sex Ed Class
• Paint Murals in Classrooms
• Build Bird Feeders and Bird / Bat Houses for Town
• Find / Prosecute Drug Sellers at School
• Turn Grass Area Between Buildings Into Courtyard
• Get Morning News Back: [Brooke LeMarr]
• Host Movie Evenings / Casual Get-Together: [Brooke LeMarr]
• More "Mix it Up Day" like activities: [Brooke LeMarr]
• Equal Equipment/Programs With Campbell County High School
• Better Internet

Community Safety / Public Image:

• Focus on Drugs / Drug Dealers
• Focus on Prostitution

Local Property Owners:

• John Davenport, PO Box 856, Jellico, TN  37762
• Jellico Motel: 131 Douglas Ln.

To Consider:

• 1 Peter 4:10: "Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms." (more)

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