Bettye Sisco, who served as the president and chief executive officer of the Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce for 15 years, passed away Sunday evening, February 19, 2023, at …
Loudon County’s top deputy: Shane Gaumer
Shane Michael Gaumer will forever remember the evening of Dec. 23, 2022, at the Tellico Village Yacht Club. He was enjoying the annual Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Christmas party with …
Brent Seymour battles rare cancer
Synovial Sarcoma. Sounds wicked. Sounds scary. Only about 800 people a year in the U.S. hear this diagnosis. Most are men. It is a soft tissue cancer, rare and very …
Valerie Kinson’s RYE wish is real: South Korea
As they say at the Academy Awards and Grammys, “… And the envelope please.”
Last week Valerie Kinson, who turns 18 Tuesday and is a senior at Bearden High School, couldn’t …
Cindy Gass retires; leaves big hole at KPD
Not many people in this day and age spend 48 years working in the same building at the same location and for the same employer. The address is 800 Howard …
THP to offer citizens academy
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) will hold a seven-week Knoxville Citizens Academy at its new East Tennessee Dist. 1 headquarters on Neil’s Commerce in East Knox County.
The dates are Tuesdays: …
Sam Roach: Many talents, many jobs
Sam Roach is a full-time critical care paramedic and firefighter at Rural Metro Fire. The same Sam Roach is a full-time RN and paramedic in the emergency room at Parkwest …
‘Juggler’ Monday helps inmates find a path
Tenacious. Dedicated. Passionate. Workaholic. Loyalty. Words Samantha Monday uses to describe herself. Here are a few more we’ll use: Compassionate. Driven. Dependable. Empathetic. Effective. Self-reliant. Direct. Problem solver. Team player. …