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In 2023, while 33 weeks pregnant, West Knoxville resident Rachel Strange noticed a lump in one of her breasts while getting dressed. “I just happened to feel it — I wasn’t doing a self-examination or trying to feel for it at all,” said Strange, who was only 33 years old at the time. “I was also too young for mammograms so, to be honest, I wasn’t freaking out or anything much at first because your body goes through so many different things when you’re pregnant anyway.” In fact, at a routine OB-GYN appointment later that day, Strange was told the lump could very well be a result of hormonal changes during pregnancy. “They said it’s kind of weird but could be normal, and to just keep an eye on it,” she said. However, at her next appointment a few weeks later, Strange mentioned that the lump had not gone away yet, causing her prenatal care team to swiftly take action. “Luckily for me, they said that they don’t mess around with a lump and sent me down for a mammogram and ultrasound,” Strange said. “And things went pretty quickly from there.” Strange soon was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer but, seeing as she was in her third trimester, she was unable to begin treatment until after her daughter was born.
Read MoreConcept unveiled for new Town park
About 60 Farragut residents and Town officials attended a public meeting at McFee Park on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to see the unveiling of a concept plan for the new park property at the corner of McFee and Boyd Station roads. “It was a very good turnout,” Farragut Vice Mayor Greg Wiberley said. “We answered lots of questions.” Tunnel, Spangler, Walsh & Associates (TSW) Design unveiled its first concept plan for the park and explained the process used to develop it. “I’m happy to see the direction and community input,” Alderman Joey Ruffalo said. “There were a lot of questions, a lot of back and forth.” Ruffalo noted Farragut Municipal Planning Commissioner Angel Ray asked how residents' previous input was being incorporated into the plans. “That’s being put into the plans in subsequent meetings,” Ruffalo said. “They seem to be doing a good job, at least having the meetings, and citizens are showing up. “I’m glad to see the citizens. Ask as many questions as you can. It’s going to give better answers.” Wiberley expressed concerns about traffic, access to neighboring property and the preservation of trees that provide a buffer from railroad noise. “I addressed the crowd based on a previous conversation I had with TSW,” Wiberley said. “I said they’re missing the point on their design, that their first priority was addressing traffic: how the park was going to interface with McFee [Road], if they define the easement for the road to the property behind it and how that property behind it was going to impact the traffic on McFee Road and the local neighborhoods.”
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