In 1863, Nancy Serena Galbraith was a 44-year-old widow living on her 4,000-acre farm in the Virtue community. Life was undoubtedly hard for her as she struggled to raise eight …
Giuliana Castillo’s Report: ‘Escaping Northern Italy’
Giuliana Castillo is home from Italy – finally. Safe. Negative for COVID-19. But she’s still a little lost between two worlds, adjusting to home yet leaving behind the people and …
Feeding the hungry in Farragut
Compassion Ministries is a non-denominational, non-profit food ministry that operates out of Cornerstone Church of God in Farragut. It began after a senior member of the church had a vision …
Crossword quandary: Three letters for ‘of course’
One of my new indulgences to fill time during these strange days was to download the Microsoft Ultimate Word Games on my desktop computer.
I had to find something. Candy Crush …
Bistro owner keeps head above water with curbside service
Like many other small business owners, Candace Viox has spent much of the past two weeks tap dancing.
First, she rearranged the chairs and tables at Water Into Wine Bistro & …
Not exactly a ‘staycation’
I did not realize how much I enjoyed my mundane little world until I lost control of it. That’s what this dangerous and deadly virus has done to us. We …
The census matters more than ever
These are strange days. We’re not sure what tomorrow holds, let alone a month or a year down the road. But we all want to believe that we’ll eventually get …
PAWsitive makeover earns Silver Award
What started as a simple paint project turned into something more as Farragut-based troop 20391 earned their Silver Award, the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can earn. Ally, Bailey, …