Service to our community. New members who strengthen our mission. Supporting high school and college students and helping them become leaders. These are busy times for the Rotary Club of …
Nick Nitzband: A hero rescues Roxy
Sometimes, you know, it’s just meant to be. Go with the flow. Let it happen. It feels good. It’s the right thing to do. So, let’s just do it. And …
David Crocker’s sermon: Serving gives hope
The Rev. David Crocker’s message had two themes – service and hope. And the first is what drives the second. Holocaust survivor and Nobel prize winner Elie Wiesel makes the …
Sammy Shaffer: Leading KPD’s new district
Capt. Sammy Shaffer is not intimated by a challenge. He’s successfully navigated many during 21 years at the Knoxville Police Department (KPD). His newest is big, important, and includes 15 …
The Bradshaw bunch: 2 heroes and 3 kids
This time around Eric Bradshaw is “a hero of a different color” – with apologies to Shakespeare in “Twelfth Night” – along with his wife, McKenna. Two weeks ago today, …
Farragut Rotary’s CART donations for Alzheimer’s
That old saying that “every little bit helps” is alive and well with The CART Fund. If you’ve never heard of it, here is the meaning of this acronym – …
KFD’s Rusty Singleton: A man with 3 families
Family at home. Family at church. Family at work. Welcome to the world of Steven Russell “Rusty” Singleton.
At home he’s a husband and father. At church he is a talented …
Julie Tryukhan: From war in Ukraine to love here
Her home in Kiev, Ukraine, is some 5,200 miles away. The war with Russia, now in its eighth month, rages there. In the next few days Julie Tryukhan and her …