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 & …
Bistro owner keeps head above water with curbside service
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 …
Some thoughts from Tennessee’s patient zero
My Alexa requests are getting redundant. Several times a day, she hears the same request from me:
“Alexa, play ‘You’ll Get Through This’ by Martina McBride.”
I know you all understand. It’s …
The coronavirus blues
My coworker showed me a video of her 6-year-old’s plan to tackle the coronavirus. His elaborate scheme includes rapid maneuvers by both parents that end with Mason dropping a “cold …
Loving when it isn’t easy
Extended family relationships in close families – especially in small towns – often defy the labels they carry. Cousins are more like siblings. Aunts and uncles fill roles beyond the …
Facing the giants
Last week, Farragut Town Administrator David Smoak traveled to Nashville to sit down with Verizon and AT&T leadership to discuss the town’s concerns about the installation of small cell structures …
Farragut Rotary says goodbye to ‘Mother Rotary’
A packed house of Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Farragut, joined by 13 members of the Rotary Club of Tellico Lake, said goodbye to its “Mother” yesterday – Joan …