Category: Our Town Heroes

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...

Brian McKinley Mize is a 7th-generation Karns guy living on the family’s original 20 acres on West...

Life is chock full of change. Many people get stuck in careers and jobs they come to hate. Thomas...

Crafty. A really nerdy computer whiz. Determined. Perceptive. Adaptable. Witty. Master of one-line...

“I’ve lived a lot of life in a short time.” – Loudon County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) Det. Sgt....

Memorial Day is one of those holidays most Americans recognize on the calendar, even if we...