When you’re selected as Rural Metro’s Fire Officer of the Year, it’s a very big deal. And Capt. Joshua James McKnight knows it. So do the agency’s senior keadership team …
Garrett Dobbs: 2022’s firefighter of the year
He’s a mighty, mighty shy young man, not one for idle talk. He is a devout practitioner of the adage “actions speak louder than words.” At work you hear words …
Chase Lane: ‘It’s all about helping’
The call came around 4 p.m. on November 25, 2022. Sounded routine. No big deal. “DAV” – disabled vehicle in police lingo – on I-75 North in Loudon County “at …
Wayne Waggoner is back at Rural Metro
The fire business set its hook in Wayne Waggoner 46 years ago. He embraced it. Swallowed that hook. He’s still hooked. And it is safe to say that he has …
Charles Munford: Family first and fighting fires
There’s a lot to unpack when it comes to Charles Cordarra Munford. Reared in poverty in South Memphis surrounded by murders, gangs, drugs and all matter of crime; his grandmother, …
THP’s Tanner Boshears: He’s filling big shoes
At the young age of 5, Tanner Cade Boshears began sitting in his family’s driveway waiting for his dad to pull in from work. It was easily the highlight of …
Wreaths Across America: Remember, honor, teach
The keywords today are Remember … Honor … Teach.
Remember the fallen … Honor those who serve … Teach our children the value of freedom.
That is the message you will see …
Jon Sartin II: Back with his Loudon County family
It was a three-year trip, but Jonathan Curtis Sartin II is finally back where he’s always wanted to be – as a deputy at the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). …