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December

Monday, Dec 1st Now through Dec. 1, guests at participating Pilot travel center s can round up their purchase or donate $1, $3, or $5 to support the Call of Duty Endowment, which helps veterans transition into high-quality civilian careers.
Thursday, Dec 4th Farragut High School invites the community to FHS’s World Cultures Night from 6 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 4, in FHS’s Commons. The free event will feature food and beverages from around the world, students’ art and crafts table, dances, singing and other musical performances from the students, as well as culture tables to visit, where they can have a passport stamped as they visit each table.
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.
Sunday, Dec 7th First Farragut United Methodist Church is reaching out to the community with a Community Christmas Day from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7, at the church, 12733 Kingston Pike, Farragut. The church will be giving away clothing, toys, food and more to the public. “Each child gets a brand new toy, new socks and underwear,” church event organizer Lynn Kirchner said. “We have gently used clothing and coats. Each family gets a bag of groceries, which includes ham.” Kirchner said anyone can call the church, 865-966-8430, and register to receive items. “We’ll probably cut off at like 175 to 200 families, so it’s kind of first come, first served.”
Tuesday, Dec 9th Mission of Hope Christmas Drive Mission of Hope is preparing for its annual Christmas Drive to spread holiday cheer to children and families in rural Appalachia. This year, the CYBER BARREL Christmas Drive makes giving easier than ever. From now through Tuesday, Dec. 9, supporters can visit online registries to select items that will be shipped directly to the Mission of Hope warehouse. Once received, donations will be packed and delivered to students in need. Visit https://missionofhope.org/christmas-collection-delivery/. For those who prefer to give in person, Mission of Hope will have its iconic Blue Barrels set up at select Food City, Home Federal Bank, and Fisher Tire locations. These barrels will be available throughout the CYBER BARREL Drive period and welcome donations of new toys, coats, and non-perishable food items.
Wednesday, Dec 10th Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans Any veteran seeking legal help is encouraged to attend the Legal Advice Clinic for Veterans on Dec. 10 from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Knox County Public Defender’s Office, 1101 Liberty Street in Knoxville, TN 37919. Please note: This is an advice-only clinic. Clients can expect legal advice, but no wills are drafted at this clinic nor legal work performed. Veterans who are not able to attend the clinic in person are encouraged to continue to use the telephone clinic option. Preregistration is required for telephone clinic and veterans are asked to call Legal Aid of East Tennessee at 865-637-0484 to preregister.
Saturday, Dec 13th Farragut Lions Club Pancake Breakfast with Santa Farragut Lions Club is sponsoring a Pancake Breakfast with Santa, which will be held Saturday, Dec. 13, from 8 to 10 a.m. at Longhorn Steakhouse on Parkside Drive. This event is free to the public.
Wednesday, Dec 31st Friends & Pets in Need Holiday Food Drive Food City has kicked off its 8th annual Friends & Pets in Need Holiday Food Drive. Now through Dec. 31, specially marked bags containing non-perishable food items, as well as bags containing pet food products, will be available for purchase for only $15 (plus tax) at all area Food City locations. Customers wishing to purchase the bags may deposit them in the collection bins located at the front of the store. One hundred percent of the products collected will benefit local hunger relief organizations and animal shelters throughout the region.

Pantries seeing a surge

Food Insecurity, Part 1 of 3 As the holidays approach, Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee and the food pantries it serves already are seeing a surge in people seeking assistance. With this influx, they have to prepare to serve more families and individuals. “Our numbers have picked up about double from what we’ve been getting,” said Joan Cambeses, who is in charge of Grassy Valley Baptist Church’s food pantry. “We’ve been averaging about 160. Today, we had 187, and it’s a lot of new people. “These are huge families,” she said. “They have to fill out a form and list how many people in a household, and it was averaging like one to two, three, sometimes four. Now, we’re looking at eight, sometimes nine, 10 people in their homes. “There’re a lot of teenagers and younger children on these lists,” Cambeses said. “Some of it is grandparents taking care of their grandchildren. “We’ve had a lady from Lenoir City came over here. Some from Knoxville and Alcoa,” she said. “They have been looking for food pantries, and one they went to was out of food, and they couldn’t find any others open. “All food pantries run differently,” Cambeses said. “Some run once a week, like us. Some are open once a month. Some are by-weekly. And, there are certain hours.

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Taste of the season

Gingerbread men, sugar cookies and more are being made for this year’s Faith Lutheran Church Cookie Walk & Craft Fair. The church is welcoming members and the community to come choose cookies around the tables the first Saturday in December. This year, Gabriel Figueroa, Faith Lutheran’s director of communications, said the cookie walk will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Dec. 6, in the church, 225 Jamestowne Blvd., while the craft fair will begin at 8:30 a.m., giving attendees time to shop before buying cookies. “We are expecting 20,000 of all sorts of variations (of cookies),” Figueroa said. “We have a lot of members from the church and even a lot of our friends and families contributing to baking cookies.” He advises people to come early to get their best choice of cookies and crafts. “That’s the exciting part about it,” he said. “The appeal is as opposed to you coming in and we just hand you a box (of cookies), you get to pick out your own cookies. “So if all you want is a box of chocolate chip cookies, then go for it,” Figueroa added. Even more fun, “you can fill your box up as much as you can as long as the lid closes,” he said. When a person comes in, he or she pays $20 for a 9-by-9-by 2-inch box then they get in line to get their cookies.

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News

Pantries seeing a surge  Read More

Sugarwood road plans move forward  Read More

Day of Infamy presentation, Dec. 1  Read More

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FMPC approves ‘speed cushions’ for Union, Midhurst  Read More

Honor veterans this Christmas season  Read More

KCSO police reports  Read More

School

FPS Project Giving Tree supports families in need  Read More

Future Leaders Day to give students a chance to learn skills  Read More

Business

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Y-12 Farragut recognized for fighting fraud  Read More

business briefs  Read More

Community

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Building diabetes awareness in the community  Read More

Sports

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Lady Admirals show promise versus Alcoa  Read More

Young Hawks escape the jaws of the Bobcats  Read More

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