Michael Napier, pastor of Berea Baptist Church in Knoxville, has recovered from COVID-19 after spending nearly a month at Parkwest Medical Center including 21 days on a ventilator. He and …
Prompt surgery gives Barbara Kimmitt continued quality of life
Some hobbies are just for fun or to pass the time. Barbara Kimmitt’s hobby is all that and more. It’s become something of a mission.
Kimmitt, 72, loves fabric, and the …
Covid survivor spends 30 days in Fort Sanders ICU
At the beginning of 2020, Sandra Savage couldn’t have predicted the whirlwind she was about to experience.
The Union County resident works as a dialysis nurse in Knox County, aiding patients …
Farragut Rotary helps deliver 1,000 Covid vaccines
Covid, unsurprisingly, has had an impact on the Rotary Club of Farragut. Like most organizations, businesses and schools, the club meets online each Wednesday now, and it has impacted our …
Josh Ellis: ‘He worked hard and got his life back’
Despite regular physical activity, Josh Ellis has struggled his whole life to find and maintain a healthy body weight. Ellis lives in South Knoxville with his wife and two daughters, …
UT professor’s research aids in Covid vaccine
When Moderna wanted to check if its COVID-19 vaccine would work against the new strains emerging in England and South Africa, it again turned to a UT Health Science Center …
RAM needs volunteers for February clinic
Remote Area Medical (RAM) will hold its first free clinic of 2021 Feb. 5-7 at the Jacob Building in Chilhowee Park. All RAM services are free, and no ID is …
Where to get the flu shot
You should get a flu vaccine by the end of October. However, as long as flu viruses are circulating, vaccination should continue throughout flu season – January or even later. …