The glass ceiling on the fourth floor of the Knoxville Police Department is no more. When Mayor Madeline Rogero appointed Eva Maria Thomas as the city’s new Chief of Police …
Words of a former Farragut Rotarian speak to us today
Farragut Rotarians are a close bunch. We become part of one another in Rotary, and we are part of something bigger than ourselves, an organization of some 1.2 million members …
Lt. Jackie Clark: a ‘true’ Vol at Seymour Volunteer Fire Department
Volunteers in any organization are hard to come by. But a volunteer like Jackie Clark is something else again. The good people at the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) know …
KnoxTNToday, Sandra Clark aim for ‘Connectivity & Community’
Today’s message is all about “Connectivity & Community,” and this local news, features and information website that you’re reading right now is my topic. Yesterday, our host for this website …
John Brinkley: He serves his community & country
In the emergency-services world of Knox County and East Tennessee, the name John Brinkley is well known. For his first 14 years in Knoxville, he was a first responder on …
Farragut Rotary at Christmas: Angel Tree & bell ringing
The holiday season is here. Today is Thanksgiving – Christmas parades and football on TV, lots of food and family. Tomorrow is Black Friday – mega shopping day. For many …
Karns Fire Capt. Chassity Pollard is the ‘real deal’
When the big rig known as Tower 1 rolls out of the Karns Fire Department Station 2 onto Hardin Valley Road these days, you might just do a double take …
KARM’s ‘business’ has picked up
Winter is here. And when winter blows in as it has this week, business at KARM – Knox Area Rescue Ministries – picks up. Business has also increased because the …