Level L-3 in the bowels of the City County Building contains the coolest office in the place. Pac-Man and Galaga arcade upright machines are against a wall and both work. …
At 58, Hal Thompson still makes a difference
Hal Thompson was 21 in 1982 when he left his hometown of Albion in western New York near Lake Erie for the warm environs of Orlando. He eventually moved to …
Pam Neal to lead International Chaplains
Her only nickname is what the five grandkids call her – “Mimi.” Perhaps the moniker “Rev. Go-To” would work in the other worlds she inhabits. She is leaving big footprints …
Blaylock gets warm sendoff
Rural Metro Fire leaders including several corporate executives were on hand July 11 for the retirement dinner for Deputy Chief Gene Blaylock. It was a private buffet at Calhoun’s on …
Young Seymour vol follows his passion, fills a need
Ethan Adkins was the second responder of the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department to arrive at the scene of a head-on wreck in October 2018 in Sevier County. The driver of …
Being police chaplain is part of Patty’s calling
He grew up as part of a poor family in town and lived in what he calls “poor folks rental houses.” He bounced from school to school and went to …
Rookie firefighters feel like part of the ‘brotherhood’
They’re both all of 5 feet tall. Both passed out on the third day of Rural Metro Fire Academy training doing the same drill. Both married men who also work …
Squad’s new name: Knox County Rescue
After 61 years, the Knoxville Volunteer Emergency Rescue Squad has a new name – “Knox County Rescue.”
The squad was officially chartered by the state of Tennessee on Jan. 8, 1958, …