It was 57 days ago when Lance Corporal Benji Bash went airborne off of his Yamaha R1 Super Star motorcycle on a dark rural road near Camp Lejeune. He landed …
Rotary clubs Zoom about Ukraine
There are Zoom meetings and then there are Zoom meetings. Yesterday the Rotary Club of Farragut (RCF), during its Wednesday meeting at Fox Den Country Club, connected via Zoom with …
Lick Skillet’s Miller talks family farming
Family farming and Alex Miller Ph.D. is a match made down on a New Market farm – 1,000 acres known as “Lick Skillet.” His great grandfather liked what a neighbor …
Markowitz jumpstarts Pellissippi Rotaract Club
Stephanie Shipley Markowitz has re-launched the Rotaract Club at Pellissippi State Community College (PSCC), and the members are already participating in service projects to fulfill Rotary International’s motto, “Service Above …
Preston Hennessy, 19, is Farragut Rotary’s 1st teen
The Rotary Club of Farragut has been meeting for 42 years and recently made membership history with the induction of its first-ever teenager – Preston Hennessy. This 19-year-old Farragut High …
Rural Metro: ‘Largest private fire dept.’
Jeff Devlin has pretty much seen it all and done it all at Rural Metro Fire. He is in his 32nd year with Knox County’s emergency services provider, and, in …
Jonathan Johnson: A busy man with a servant heart
These are fun and satisfying days for Jonathan Johnson, a past president of the Rotary Club of Farragut who remains a loyal member after 19 years. And during those 19 …
Mónica Lebrón: Little shoulders, huge job
On February 8, 2021, Mónica Lebrón Ph.D. was not offered the athletic director’s position at the University of Central Florida, recently vacated by Danny White. Her first call was to …