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October

Wednesday, Oct 7th Movies at the Museums Historic House Museums of Knoxville present Movies at the Museums. HHMK invites the community to watch six different movies outdoors at six different museums across Knox County: Friday, Sept. 4, at Mabry-Hazen House (www.mabryhazen.com), Friday, Sept. 11, at James White’s Fort (www.jameswhitesfort.org), Friday. Sept. 18, at Farragut Museum (https://visitfarragut.org/listing/museum/), Friday. Sept. 25, at Blount Mansion (www.blountmansion.org), Friday. Oct. 2, at Marble Springs State Historic Site (www.marblesprings.net) and Friday. Oct. 7, at Historic Westwood (https://www.knoxheritage.org/westwood/). Admission is free for each movie, but donations are greatly appreciated to support each museum’s mission. Attendees are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets. Concessions will be available. Arrive early to visit the museums. See each museum’s respective event pages on Facebook for more details and schedule for each movie.
Thursday, Oct 8th Senior Job Fair The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) will host a bi-annual Senior Job Fair featuring prospective employers and vendors seeking to hire adults 55 and older for part-time and full-time employment on Thursday, Oct 8, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., at O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St., 37917. Job Fair attendees can explore job opportunities in the fields of retail, administrative, service industry, home health care, hospitality and more. Job seekers should bring copies of their resume and be prepared to fill out job applications.
Wednesday, Oct 14th Legal Advice Clinic Knoxville Bar Association and Legal Aid of East Tennessee are offering a free Legal Advice Clinic on Oct. 14 at the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office, 1101 Liberty St. Veterans seeking legal help are encouraged to attend from noon to 2 p.m. Veterans who are not able to attend in person may 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.
Wednesday, Oct 14th Free Legal Advice Clinic for veterans Knoxville Bar Association and Legal Aid of East Tennessee are offering a free Legal Advice Clinic on Oct. 14 at the Knox County Public Defender’s Community Law Office, 1101 Liberty Street, Knoxville, TN 37919. Any veteran seeking legal help is encouraged to attend from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Veterans who are not able to attend the clinic in person are encouraged 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.

November

Tuesday, Nov 10th Carry the Torch fundraising luncheon Volunteer Ministry Center will host its 18th Annual Carry the Torch fundraising luncheon at the Knoxville Convention Center on Tuesday, Nov. 10, featuring Jeannette Walls as the keynote speaker with WATE Anchor, Lori Tucker, as Honorary Chair. This signature annual event boasts 700-800 attendees and raises funds towards preventing and ending homelessness in Knoxville. Funds are raised to support the mission of VMC through sponsorships, ticket purchases and donations. Attendees will enjoy a program, lunch and book signing from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will also be a Mission Fair to highlight other community organizations and their services beginning at 10 a.m. Get involved and learn more at www.vmcinc.org/carry-the-torch.
Friday, Nov 20th Knoxville Fire Fighters Association benefit concert The Knoxville Fire Fighters Association represents the professional fire fighters of Knoxville and has been proudly serving our community since 1918. In order to raise funds for educational and safety programs, they are hosting a benefit concert featuring the Ultimate Garth Brooks Tribute with songs like “Friends in Low Places,” “The Dance,” and “The Thunder Rolls.” The concert will be held Friday, Nov. 20, at 8 p.m. at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. The purchase of tickets to the show helps to support programs in Knoxville, Knox County and East Tennessee. Visit www.knoxvillefirefighters.com for more information and to purchase tickets.

Boring Road proves anything but boring

Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen members had more questions than answers Thursday, Sept. 24, as they considered, in a workshop, the future of Boring Road and the potential traffic impact of the new Farragut Area Elementary School. Boring Road has been closed to through traffic since June. Town engineer Darryl Smith said the Board is considering four options: keep Boring Road closed; make Boring Road at Kingston Pike a right-in, right-out intersection; reconstruct Boring Road from about 300 feet east of the rear school entrance to Kingston Pike; or take no action for now. During a workshop before its regular meeting, the Board discussed the options but took no action. Instead, members asked that a public workshop be scheduled to allow more residents, as well as representatives from the Knox County Sheriff’s Office and Knox County Schools, to weigh in. No date for the public workshop was set at the workshop. Board members also discussed waiting until after the new school opens in August 2027 to determine how traffic patterns develop. “Does the school [system] anticipate having a crossing guard like at the other schools to help mitigate traffic problems?” Vice Mayor Greg Wiberley asked. “I don’t know that for sure,” Town administrator David Smoak replied, adding that he had spoken with the school board representative for Farragut. “Funding for that is problematic, for the Board and the school system.”

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Farragut Harvest Festival returning this October

On Sunday, Oct. 25, Shop Farragut and the Farragut Business Alliance will welcome people to the Village Green Shopping Center for the annual Farragut Harvest Festival. The event is set to run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. More than 30 vendors are scheduled to be on hand with space available for approximately five more, according to Shop Farragut executive director Ashley Lynch. She noted First Century as the presenting sponsor, along with Town of Farragut, Lee Company and Grayson BMW as well. Trick or treating options will be available for children, and there will be a costume contest with judging at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. that day. Also, live music will be on hand, and vendor shopping will be available as well. The Sherry’s German Street Food truck will be in attendance, as will That Pour Thing with plenty of offerings. The German food truck offers everything from meat dishes to pretzels and desserts while That Pour Thing includes custom drink fusions with creamy twists, along with popcorn and apple slices with drizzles and toppings, too.

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News

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Opinion

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Business

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Community

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Sports

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