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January

Sunday, Jan 25th National Blood Donor Month The American Red Cross and National Football League are partnering in January for National Blood Donor Month. As a thank-you to donors for helping address the need for blood during the critical post-holiday time, those who come to give through Jan. 25 will be automatically entered for a chance to win a Super Bowl LX giveaway. For full details, visit RedCrossBlood.org/SuperBowl. Make an appointment to give blood or platelets by visiting RedCrossBlood.org, downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App or calling 1-800-RED CROSS.
Friday, Jan 30th Tennessee’s EFS application window open Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) application window for the 2026–2027 school year is open. Families who are already EFS beneficiaries and wish to renew for the 2026–2027 school year can begin submitting their renewal applications now. On Jan. 13, 2026, the application window opens for students who are not currently receiving an EFS scholarship. All applications must be submitted by Jan. 30. For questions related to all available school choice programs, call 615-741-5158 and select the prompts for Office of Programs and School Choice or e-mail EFS.Questions@tn.gov
Saturday, Jan 31st Snowflake Ball The CAC Office on Aging’s Senior Companion Program will host its annual Snowflake Ball on Saturday, Jan. 31, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Rothchild Conference Center, 8807 Kingston Pike in Knoxville. Dance the night away at this fundraising event benefitting the Senior Companion Program. The Snowflake Ball will feature the Ensemble Swingtime Band, dinner and a silent auction. Attendees also vote for their favorite Snowflake Ball king and queen nominees and watch the crowning to close out the evening. For tickets and more information, visit knoxseniors.org.

February

Sunday, Feb 8th The Ends We Seek The Farragut Museum has partnered with WordPlayers, a Knoxville nonprofit theatre organization, for a production of The Ends We Seek, by Ethan Norman on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 1:30 at the Farragut Community Center, 239 Jamestowne Blvd.
Saturday, Feb 21st Town of Farragut Quilt Show The public is invited to the Town of Farragut Quilt Show, which will take place at the Farragut Community Center Saturday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, Feb. 22. This free event is open to the public from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. To apply to submit a quilt for the show, complete the application at townoffarragut.org/townevents. Deadline to apply is Friday, Jan. 23.

March

Tuesday, Mar 3rd Tennessee Artists Association scholarship Tennessee Artists Association is offering a $500 scholarship to a deserving senior to be used at any two-year or four-year technical school, college or university or independent study toward a certificate or degree in the arts. Applications now are available and are due by Tuesday, March 3. The Official TAA Scholarship application form is available from: taa.findout@gmail.com/scholarship. Additional information can be found at Tennessee Artists Association website: tnartists.org or by e-mail at TAAfindout@gmail.com.
Saturday, Mar 28th Sunshine Open Sunshine Services invites golfers, businesses and community partners to participate in and sponsor the Sunshine Open: $1,000,000 Hole-in-One Challenge & Golf Tournament on Saturday, March 28, at Avalon Golf & Country Club. This inaugural event raises funds to support Sunshine Services’ mission of providing person-centered supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Team and corporate sponsorship packages are available. Visit www.sunshineservicesknox.org for registration and sponsorship details.

April

Wednesday, Apr 1st “Farragut Focus: A Creative Community” The Farragut Museum has opened a new temporary exhibit on Farragut artists titled “Farragut Focus: A Creative Community.” The exhibit features local artists including visual, performing, musical, etc., and will be open through April. The Farragut Museum is open Tuesday – Saturday 11 am – 2 pm, and admission is free.

Quarles ready for ‘fresh start’ at Webb

George Quarles has not yet personalized his new office inside the Lee Athletic Center at Webb School of Knoxville. Two Spartan football helmets sit under a television, and on the white board, players’ last names are scrawled in black marker with each group separated by class. The decor is minimal, yet Quarles appears right at home in his new digs. After leading Maryville to 11 state titles in 18 years as head coach and spending almost a decade with three different college programs, the Jefferson County graduate is ready for a fresh start in a setting that is all too familiar. “The biggest thing to me is the mountains,” he said with a smile. “Whether it’s down Alcoa Highway or Pellissippi going back toward Maryville, just seeing those mountains calms me down and makes me feel good. “It’s just the right time for me to come back and do this. And we have so many friends that live here, so that’s been a good part for us. It has been really nice to be back home.” In his return to East Tennessee, the 58-year-old is tasked with leading a Webb program that is looking to return to prominence in Division II-AA.

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Cotton Eyed Joe goes LED

Motorists and patrons of Cotton Eyed Joe might expect to see a new sign at the long-time entertainment venue at 11220 Outlet Drive. Chuck Ward, owner of Cotton Eyed, is looking to improve its existing sign, so he took the old sign down with plans to replace the neon with LED lighting. “When you’re getting four or five hundred calls from people complaining … voicing their opinion about the sign, you want to get it fixed," he said. “This sign was put up 33 years ago, and it’s an eyesore. It doesn’t work,” Ward said. “The neon’s out of it because of the transformers or things of that nature. “So, we started taking bids about two years ago to redo it,” he said. “And, the gentleman who originally built it came to me and said, ‘I can redo it.’ So that’s who we went with, Tony Saples with Neon Services. “He came out, looked at it and we discussed a couple quotes,” Ward said. “We decided we’d let (Saples) do it. “It’s been about six months in the works to take it down just because of the weather, and he’s very busy. “Finally, this week we got a chance to take it down, and here we are,” he said. “It’s in his shop, getting ready to be refurbished.

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News

Cotton Eyed Joe goes LED  Read More

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Utility aid offered for winter heating costs  Read More

Getting down to business — addressing areas of improvement in Farragut  Read More

KCSO police reports  Read More

Presstalk

PRESSTALK RULES  Read More

Opinion

Letter to the Editor  Read More

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR RULES  Read More

Business

Blue Ridge Yoga gives back to community  Read More

KOC hand surgeon Dr. Robert Ivy retires  Read More

business briefs  Read More

Community

Quarles ready for ‘fresh start’ at Webb  Read More

Celebrating 100 year milestone of Faith Lutheran member Elmer Syler  Read More

Sports fans unite!  Read More

Community Worship Night to unite churches, life-affirming organizations  Read More

Sports

Admirals swim past HVA on Senior Day  Read More

No. 2 Bearden stays perfect in district  Read More

Hodge gets hot to lead Bearden past Farragut  Read More

HVA, FHS wrestling teams advance to regionals  Read More

Hawks shock Wildcats, 70-63  Read More

Lady Wildcats take down Hawks, 49-43  Read More

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