“School Days… Dear old golden rule days.”
Schools are back in session which determines the official start of fall replete with football games, band and cheerleading practice, PTA meetings and many …
School days, then and now
Virtue Road roundabout is a win-win project
Love ’em or hate ’em, roundabouts have the benefit of reducing delay and improving traffic flow. They are also safer than intersections that rely on stop signs, and since speeding …
Joint visitation for Jim and Nell Chambers
James Foster “Hoot” Chambers (deceased 8/21/19) and Iva Nell Gambrell Chambers (deceased 8/26/19), longtime residents of Concord/Farragut, passed away at home within days of each other. Both were 88.
The couple …
A little – very little – beach philosophy
“Life’s a wave. Catch it.”
I spent five days last week at Orange Beach, Ala. It was a surprise suggestion from my sweet husband, who felt my summer had not gone …
MLILY gets comfy in Farragut
MLILY, the mattress company with the funny name (pronounced em-lily), sells products in over 70 countries, but its Farragut showroom is the only company-owned retail location in the U.S. The …
Feast for the goats
A party of 40 showed up for lunch and dinner at Cedar Bluff Aubrey’s restaurant on Middlebrook Pike every day for 10 days.
They actually came for breakfast, too, so it’s …
Don’t fear the fire marshal
Dan Johnson is the town of Farragut fire marshal. In spite of the weight of that title, Dan is a really nice guy. He just doesn’t want you to burn …
No ‘typical days’ for David Smoak
David Smoak will soon mark his tenth anniversary as Farragut’s town administrator. He came to the position in February 2010, and since then there have been few “typical days.” That’s …