Striving to be quotable

Sherri Gardner HowellFarragut

I love quotable quotes. I love maxims, adages and mottos. I love all those sayings that we like to throw around when words fail us and when we need to …

Lauren Cox is VP of state parks group

Sandra ClarkFarragut

Lauren Cox, special events and program coordinator for the town of Farragut, was elected vice president of the Tennessee Recreation and Parks Association at the organization’s annual meeting in October.
TRPA …

Carolers sought for ‘Light the Park’

Sandra ClarkFarragut

The town of Farragut is looking for carolers to help welcome the holiday season by entertaining attendees at this year’s Light the Park, presented by TDS and hosted by Shop Farragut.
The …

Knoxville calls wanderer home

Sherri Gardner HowellFarragut

Home. As with a lot of four-letter words, it packs a punch.
I have always treasured the word “home” and have guarded its meaning jealously. Born in Mobile, Ala., I lived …

Cruising through the travelogue quagmire

Sherri Gardner HowellFarragut

Travelogues and home movies were frequent fodder for 1950s sitcoms. The plots usually involved children and fathers trying all manner of shenanigans to get out of an invite to a …