If you live in Knox County and listen to the radio, you’ve probably heard the mellow voice of Joe Stutler. He is the program director/operations manager for WFIV, also known …
COVID-19-induced ‘closure’ anxiety
I have invented a new anxiety: COVID-19 Closure Anxiety. Over the past few days as discussions take flight regarding a return to whatever will be our new normal, I keep …
FHS staff sends message of hope to students
Farragut High School math teacher Emily Brandel misses her students and worries about how they’re doing during the COVID-19 epidemic. When she saw a video created by staff members of …
Keeping the balloons in the air
As the days and weeks of social distancing drag on, we are all becoming keenly aware that there’s nothing “social” about it. Even the most positive among us are having …
Zooming into a post-pandemic world
Like most people, I’m becoming acquainted with Zoom, the free online meeting app. I haven’t yet used it professionally; I’ve just been chatting with friends. Seeing them at home is …
Lemons and bluebirds for dark days
I love country music. Put it together with some down-home gospel, and it goes a long way toward keeping spirits up during these days of fear and unknown.
One of my …
Postscript to the Battle of Turkey Creek
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 …
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 …