Today’s Our Town Hero is an Our Town Survivor: Ashley Brea Frye. Frye has survived foster homes, a mother now in St. Louis, who has been in and out of …
KCSO to host Mud Volleyball on August 3
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting its fourth annual Mud Volleyball Tournament on Saturday, August 3, 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. at Holston Chilhowee Ballfields, 5900 Asheville Highway, 37924.
This …
THP Renaissance Trooper: Maleah Murray-Human
Today we meet a Renaissance woman – Maleah Ruth Murray-Human.
She’s gotta be an interesting lady and she is. She’s only 30, a wife and mother of two young kids. She …
KFD ranks high in national call volume
Every year for the last 43 years Firehouse Magazine has published a national-run survey. This year’s data is out, and of the departments that participated nationally, Knoxville Fire Department ranked …
KFD Capt. Justin Bailey: A go-to mentor & pro
You can look high and low, but around here you’ll be hard-pressed to meet a more well-rounded professional firefighter with multiple skills who thrives on training others, all done with …
KPD’s Rollin McGowan: Keeping our kids safe
Knoxville Police Department (KPD) Det. Rollin McGowan’s job is one you and the vast majority of people want no part of – period. But thankfully, he’s there, at times averaging …
Rural Metro changes: Harnish moves to AMR; Devlin is ‘new’ chief
Rural Metro Fire Chief Jerry Harnish is now overseeing all Knox County operations at American Medical Response (AMR), parent company of Rural Metro Fire, while Jeff Devlin, a 34-year Rural …
Yates-Matoy: A Hero in the THP and Army
His name is Frank William “Billy” Yates-Matoy. His job is public service. He wears two uniforms. For 11 years he’s been a decorated Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) trooper in East …