In Roman and Greek mythology, they are known as “The Fates” – three goddesses said to preside over the birth, destiny and life of humans. Perhaps it was the three …
Scott Calloway: KFD’s new chief of training
He once crawled into a burning, smoke-filled home and pulled a woman and her two little girls out of a back bedroom. He helped rescue a man trapped on a …
Rocky Walker: A hero to celebrate
For the past 42 years Kenneth Royd Walker II has cut a wide swath in the field of emergency medical services … to say the least. What this man has …
KCSO Car and Motorcycle Show returns
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) is once again sending out the call for exhibitors and vendors for the 2021 Car and Motorcycle Show. This is KCSO’s biggest fundraiser for …
Kevin Kirkland: Deputy finds a buddy at Eaton
There’s something special going on between 11-year-old John Garrett Pinkston and School Resource Officer Kevin Kirkland. It’s refreshing, interesting, even sweet and heart-warming.
Kirkland is an eight-year veteran of the Loudon …
Phil Thompson: Marine finds home at KCSO
He was a little 8-year-old third grader at Friendship Christian Academy in Marianna, Arkansas, when he decided he wanted to be a cop. In May 2020 he was sworn in …
Brian Pratt: Rural Metro pro loves patient care
Five years ago, Brian Pratt thought he was dead. The Rural Metro firefighter was part of the team battling a serious blaze at a home on South Creek Road near …
Katelynn Spicer: ER nurse saves neighbor
Jane Cate is alive. Katelynn Spicer saved her life, literally dragging this unconscious woman out of her home full of flames and black, rancid smoke, dragging her by her ankles …