From tiny Stony Fork in Campbell County to Karns and then around the world and back, Marcus Pyle is enjoying life in Knoxville as a Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) trooper.
He’s …
THP’s Marcus Pyle: 100 percent trooper and Marine
Fast-acting Blount deputy Devan Teaster saves a life
Eric Spears lives today because of Blount County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) Deputy Devan Teaster. Spears lost his right arm – but he’s alive. Teaster’s quick work with a tourniquet and …
Lonnie Glenn now chief of KFD training
Heroes are everywhere. But many heroes are invisible, working behind the scenes, doing important work, crucial work, thriving and flourishing, and loving their jobs.
The Knoxville Fire Department (KFD) has an …
John Mark Duncan is all about families
John Mark Duncan juggles many balls and the good people at Knox County Rescue are happy that one has KCR written on it. And all the balls have one trait …
Patrick Donnelly beats the odds
He’s a special kinda guy, this Patrick Donnelly. He grew up in Montgomery Village in South Knoxville, the eldest of six children with parents, he says, “who never really worked.” …
Chief Kear heads West Knox operations for Rural Metro Fire
Billy Kear says he “grew up” at the old Rural Metro Station 31 on Depot Street in Powell back in the 1980s. Around the age of 6, he’d sit in …
Shelley Clemons brings her life into police career
Shelley DeAnn Clemons felt embarrassed and ashamed growing up in her small Iowa hometown of Clinton on the banks of the Mississippi River. Domestic violence, alcohol and drugs. She saw …
Captain Hugh Laxton is rescue specialist
Today we meet a man in our town, a 54-year-old who would be the last guy to claim to be a hero. He just does his job day in and …