Farragut News

Mary Ann Harris Miller, 65, of Farragut, Tenn., formerly of Fredericksburg, passed away late Tuesday, May 22, 2012, at home, with John, her loving husband of 45 years, at her side.

KNOXVILLE - Medic Regional Blood Center is calling on donors in an effort to get prepared for the summer season.

At tonight's 7 p.m. [Thursday, May 24] meeting, the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider approval on the first reading for a financially conservative FY2013 budget.

Michael Reynolds, FHS principal, emphatically reminds a heckler that this graduation ceremony belongs to his Class of 2012 during festivities in The University of Tennessee's Thompson-Boling Arena Saturday evening, May 19.

Captain Ernie's closed * According to a sign posted on the door, Captain Ernie's Fish House off Campbell Station Road has closed 'due to economic crisis.' Bath Junkie relocating * Bath Junkie will relocate from Turkey Creek to Cherokee Plaza in Bearden, 5508 Kingston Pike, at the end of May.

He responded with, 'It would take billions of tax dollars to build roads for trucks.' They can use roads that are already built, in case you hadn't thought of that, specific roads for the trucks and that's what they would need to use.

Knox County Sheriff's Office is taking steps to relieve the perception that Farragut isn't receiving enough police coverage by establishing a Farragut precinct and staffing it with a KCSO liaison.

Jimmy Sparkman said he wanted his son, Tanner, 'to play baseball.' Stephanie Sparkman, Tanner's mother, said she wanted her son 'to play basketball.' But thanks to Tanner 'deciding he wanted to play soccer,' mom and dad caught on quickly about how to become valuable soccer volunteers with Knoxville Football Club Crush.

Diane Jablonski said she takes pride in being 'a parliamentarian, and I'm looking to clean up the language and clarify language in the [Knox County] Charter.' However, this former Knox County Board of Education member who served Farragut schools is looking to make charter language less specific, through referendum, as a member of Knox County ... (more)

The 8th Annual Parrot Head Party Blood Drive is Thursday, May 24 at two donor centers: 1601 Ailor Ave and 11000 Kingston Pike in Farragut.

Kathy Wickard of Farragut does a tuning fork demonstration on Debbie Stewart of Maryville during Rhamapalooza on Saturday.

Mike Fleenor, owner of Fleenor Security Systems, tells 10News a salesperson approached at least two of his customers -- one in the Farragut area, another in a neighborhood of Walker Springs Road -- offering a security system upgrade.

The herb garden at Wisner's Farm includes rosemary and sage, which Lucy Wisner adds to her fresh baked breads.

* May 9: A Stonebrook Lane man reported to police an unknown suspect broke out the passenger-side window of his vehicle and took several items while the vehicle was parked in the 10000 block of Kingston Pike.

"One of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce energy use at home is to obtain a solar clothes dryer-otherwise known as a clothesline," writes University of Tennessee Professor John Nolt in Down to Earth: Toward a Philosophy of Nonviolent Living .

* Thursday, May 17 Town of Farragut is offering a refresher on rules of the road through AARP's driver safety course from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Farragut Town Hall.

Cyber bullying through use of 'personal communications or electronic devices' among Knox County K-12 students has exploded, 'Seeing kids just hammer other kids' regularly within the last four years.

A 2005 Farragut High School graduate recently stepped out into a faith calling by being ordained into the Baptist faith.

Jeff Winston, Winston Associates, shows a three-dimensional rendering of how West End Center revamped into a downtown district could look.

A sports medicine physician from Farragut is in special company nationally, sharing an important task while involved in a sport he describes as 'my passion.' Dr.