Category: Our Town Heroes

Do you know a young person who has stepped up to help others, made a lasting difference in the...

Khristian Chappel Kirkland is a sergeant detective at the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO)....

For so many years, East Tennesseans have shared “Our Dolly” with the world. With the artist’s...

Let’s cut to the chase and share up front that this week’s Our Town Hero is an 18-year law...

Connections matter. Bonds are developed. Ties that bind. In families and with friends. Teamwork...

The mean, demeaning, degrading and disgusting world of “Crimes Against Children” can take one’s...

There’s a new fire chief in town, in the East Tennessee rural hamlet of Seymour, population 17,000...

Some young people impress us with their accomplishments. Others inspire us by the way they care...

Westley Ryan Williams is just 28, in his eighth year as an officer with the Knoxville Police...

East Tennessee-based Smoky Mountain Service Dogs is helping wounded veterans regain independence...

He’s a professional who wore many hats, a man with a skillset acquired in almost 28 years with the...