A special principal is leaving a special school filled with special kids after a 34-year career in education. Diana Gossett hasn’t quite left the building yet, but she’s close, retiring …
We interrupt the gloom for some good news
Out of my 65 turns around the sun, I have now been associated – in some form or fashion – with the newspaper business for 43 of those years.
Wow. That’s …
Safeguard your castle with summer crime-prevention tips
We all like to think our homes and personal property are safe, but no neighborhood is safe from crime – not even in Farragut.
“Nobody likes to think about crime in …
Sheriff weighs job toll, concerns on civil rights
Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler asked his audience how our day started. “Mine started by finding out that two young men, 20 and 19, were killed in a wreck in …
Singing the 65th ‘Birthday Blues’
Wish I could tell you how well I coped with turning 65 last Saturday. Problem is, I don’t like to lie.
And I really, really tried. I channeled my mother, remembering …
Free summer fun for kids in Farragut
Knox County Schools are out this week, and parents and kids alike will be deliriously happy to have free time – right up until the moment when a kid asks, …
Farragut Rotary goes to the dogs
You might say that the Rotary Club of Farragut “went to the dogs” yesterday!
Well, sorta. The club had to move its May 15 meeting from its normal home at Fox …
More words of wisdom from Mother
In continuing the words of wisdom from my mother that I started last week, I am reminded of her wise, sage advice and of her absolutely nonsensical, no-explanation-available comments.
A favorite …