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October

Sunday, Oct 26th Harvest Fest 2:00PM - 6:00PM, Village Green Shopping Center, 11505 Kingston Pike, Farragut, TN 37934 Join the Farragut Business Alliance at Harvest Fest for a celebration of all things fall in East Tennessee. This event features a wide variety of retail and promotional booths, including food and beverage vendors and entertainment. Be sure to participate in the Halloween costume contest. This is a free event and we look forward to seeing you there.
Sunday, Oct 26th St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church Gift of the Month St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, 110 Sugarwood Drive in Farragut, has announced its Gift of the Month for Mobile Meals. Mobile Meals serves over 1,100 hot, nutritious meals to seniors living in Knox County every weekday. Meals are delivered on holidays. For Christmas, gift bags are handed out to each person. To make gift bags, St. Elizabeth’s is collecting: footie Socks with tread, small lotion, square boxes of tissue, nightlights or small flashlights, magnifying glasses and large print puzzle books. The Drive By to Drop Off is on Sunday, Oct. 26 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the church parking lot.
Thursday, Oct 30th Harvest Jam 5:00PM - 8:00PM, Pinnacle at Turkey Creek, 11251 Parkside Drive, Knoxville, TN 37934 Fall into fun at Harvest Jam, Pinnacle Turkey Creek’s annual autumn celebration. Join us for an evening filled with festive vibes, local flavor and community spirit. This family-friendly event features: • Live music • Trick-or-treating for kids • Pop-up vendors and shopping • Photo ops, giveaways and more
Thursday, Oct 30th Turkey Creek Medical Center Fall Festival Turkey Creek Medical Center, which is part of Tennova Healthcare, will host a Fall Festival from 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 30, at the medical center, 1020 Parkside Drive. “Join us for a spooktacular evening of family fun at our annual Fall Festival event,” a TCMC press release stated. “Bring the little ones out in their best costumes for a safe, fun and festive Halloween celebration right here at Turkey Creek Medical Center. “This is a free community event, and all are welcome,” the release further stated. The event is being held at Lobby B. Parking will be available near the Lobby B entrance.

November

Saturday, Nov 1st Tennessee Student Poetry Contest and Tennessee Collegiate Poetry Contest The Poetry Society of Tennessee (PST)’s Tennessee Student Poetry Contest and Tennessee Collegiate Poetry Contest are open for submission. The contests are free to enter and open to Tennessee-based students in grades 2-12 and at any level of college study. Winners will receive prizes, and first-place poems will be published in Tennessee Voices Anthology, 2025-2026, PST’s anthology of winning and other selected poems. E-mail or postmark deadline for the Tennessee Student Poetry Contests competition is Feb. 10, 2026. Find guidelines at www.poetrytennessee.org/pststudentcontests.html. Entries for the Tennessee Collegiate Poetry Contest must be submitted via e-mail by Nov. 1. Guidelines are available at poetrytennessee.org/pstcollegiate.html.
Saturday, Nov 1st Outdoor Farmers Market Season Dixie Lee Farmers Market is well under way with its Outdoor Farmers Market Season from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Saturday through Nov. 1 at The Reniassance - Farragut, 12740 Kingston Pike. “We are committed to bringing you the freshest and most delicious fruits, vegetables, and other locally sourced products,” a DL Farmers Market press release stated.” Our farmers work hard to bring their harvest to your table, and our artisans craft unique products that you won’t find anywhere else.”

December

Friday, Dec 5th Cathedrals: An Advent Night of Worship St. John Neumann Catholic Church will present Cathedrals: An Advent Night of Worship on Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m at 633 St. John Court in Farragut. This concert event will feature acclaimed Christian artists Matt Maher and Sarah Kroger. Tickets are on sale now. General admission tickets are $30 and VIP tickets are $75. VIPs have access to special seating, heavy hors d’oeuvres and drinks along with a meet & greet before the concert. Tickets can be purchased at www.itickets.com/events/484242.html.

Town founder fondly remembered

Fearless, rational, fair, faithful … The Town of Farragut lost Mr. Clifton “Gene” McNalley Sr., 91, a Town founder Monday, Sept. 29, but he remains remembered. “(Mr. McNalley) was such a good man,” said Marianne McGill, wife of the late Mayor Ralph McGill and a former alderman in the early years. “We couldn’t say enough about him. He was loyal, good, faithful.” Born March 1934, in Morristown, Mr. McNalley was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in the ASA Division in West Germany, where he met his wife, Eva. According to his obituary, after returning to Tennessee, Mr. McNalley joined the Tennessee Highway Patrol, moving up in rank to captain, and, in the meantime, earned an associate’s degree in criminal justice technology and worked to strengthen the drunk driving laws and safety regulations. He retired in 1990. In 1979, Mr. McNalley and Eva, were living in Kingsgate subdivision, when he was chosen as the subdivision’s homeowners association leader to fight against a dangerous road through the subdivision. That fight led to a larger battle, trying to incorporate the Town. While the Farragut Committee Group worked to get the Town incorporated, “he did a lot of leg work for us, working with officials and just anything you asked him to do,” Marianne recalled. “He knew everybody downtown, and the stories he used to tell us kept us laughing, kept us going. “He pretty much did some things I didn’t even find out about until probably two years ago,” she said. “We had a lot of threats during that time we were trying to incorporate. People were calling, threatening and following us home, that kind of thing.”

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Two years in the making

Hurricane Cycles is sharing space with a new business, The Reef Coffee Shop, in the building at 138 West End Ave., in West End Center. When Hurricane Cycles owner Andrew Ingram first opened his cycle shop in October 2023, he said, “this space here was too good not to do something with it. “A coffee shop was, by far, the favorite of the options,” he said. So, Ingram recently opened The Reef, a business separate from Hurricane Cycles but in the same space. While now open, he said Tuesday, Dec. 2, will be its grand opening. “It’s been incredible,” Ingram said. “The bike shop has absolutely thrived. It’s been an unbelievable experience getting to serve the community here. Very positive. “The success of the bike shop is what’s allowed us to launch the coffee shop,” his second business, he said. “Now, we’re adding more options to serve the Farragut community,” he added. Since the infrastructure already was in the space, “we had the stuff, we had the bar … it allowed us a lot easier runway to building a coffee shop,” Ingram added. Customers’ feedback has been “five-star reviews so far,” he said.

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Daily Update

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