Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler asked his audience how our day started. “Mine started by finding out that two young men, 20 and 19, were killed in a wreck in …
Ex-Californian finds a family at Rural Metro
At the age of 35, Marcos Sport Garcia made a decision to change his life. His was not a bad life – just not the life he thought he would …
Farragut Rotary goes to the dogs
You might say that the Rotary Club of Farragut “went to the dogs” yesterday!
Well, sorta. The club had to move its May 15 meeting from its normal home at Fox …
Merritt passionate about solving crimes
You may have seen him on local and national TV – “Dateline” and “20/20.” For six years he converted new white Ford Crown Victorias into patrol cruisers. As a corrections …
Prodigy wows blues veteran-partner Faust
When a man who plays the blues like Blue Barry Faust plays them calls a young man of 16 “a prodigy,” you need to pay attention. Ben Kreider is the …
Pickel knows the ropes in cave/vertical rescue work
Wrapped up inside the heart and passions of Trevor Pickel are his family, his faith, his profession, those he helps in a variety of roles, his love of country and …
Farragut Rotary reaches 100-member milestone
The Rotary Club of Farragut has for a while had its collective eye focused on reaching the 100-member milestone number, and it happened – on Wednesday, April 24, 2019.
Farragut Rotary …
Young trooper talks Gatlinburg fires, Chapman Highway
He’s 30 – only 12 years removed from Gibbs High School, and several times a night his Ford Explorer SUV may hit 120 mph. He’s calm in times of stress, …