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Couple to open Absolute Health in Farragut

June 4, 2025 by Tammy Cheek

A husband and wife partnership, Roland “Keith” Hollifield and Jeny Conrad-Rendon, are bringing Absolute Health to Farragut at 11808 Kingston Pike, Suite 130, in the Summit Medical Building with plans to open Monday, June 16.

“I love it,” Hollifield said. “I can’t wait (to open).”

He will bring a personal training side with a specialty in rehabilitation and pre-habilitation, while Conrad-Rendon, a licensed practical nurse, will bring a concierge wellness aspect to Absolute Health.

With pre-hab, Hollifield, a certified personal trainer, said he gets people ready for surgeries.

Hollifield explained after a certain amount of months — or 12 sessions — insurance stops paying for prehab and rehab sessions.

“I can fill in that piece,” he said. “I also work with Parkinson’s (Disease) patients, dementia and Alzheimer’s. Nothing you can do for Parkinson’s patients is more powerful than exercise. I’ve been working with those folks for years.”

FWKCC Speaker Series to focus on women’s athletics success

June 4, 2025 by Tammy Cheek

The impact of women’s athletics will lead discussions in an upcoming Farragut West Knox Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Speaker Series, “In HER Arena: Where Women Lead the Game Follows,” slated for Wednesday, June 18, in the auditorium of Jewelry Television, 9600 Parkside Drive.

Emceed by Missy Kane, 1984 Olympic middle distance runner and Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame inductee, it will feature Joan Cronan, University of Tennessee Women’s Athletics director emeritus; Brittany Tarwater, an All-American swimmer at UT; and Drew McKenna, owner/founder of One Knoxville, which is “our pro soccer team,” FWKCC president/CEO Julie Blaylock said.

“The team is playing at the new Covenant Health Park baseball stadium,” Blaylock added. “In addition to their men’s soccer league, they have a pre-professional women’s soccer league that they just launched in March.”

Doors will open at 7:15 a.m. with the breakfast and networking at 7:30 and the program starting at 8 a.m. and ending at 9 a.m.

“Please plan to arrive early in order to allow yourself time to get parked, be checked in and pass through venue security, find seats, get breakfast and network,” Blaylock said.

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• Charles Martinez, assistant professor and Extension specialist in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, recently received the Emerging Scholar Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. The award is presented to high-performing, early-career professionals with demonstrated research and resulting publication activity.

Martinez was chosen among peers nationwide for this distinguished honor. He received the award during the annual SAEA meeting in Irving, Texas on Feb. 3.

• State Rep. Michele Carringer (R-Knoxville) recently was appointed by House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) to serve as chairwoman of the House Population Health Subcommittee for the 114th General Assembly.

Carringer is an advertising professional who served on Knox County Commission for four years prior to her election to the State House in 2019. She also has been involved in several non-profits, including Knoxville Academy of Medical Alliance and Knox County Foster Care Review Board.