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July

Tuesday, Jul 28th Paralyzed Veterans of America launched its annual in-store checkout campaign with long-time partner Food City. NASCAR legend Kyle Petty joined his dad, seven-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty, to support the campaign. This year’s in-store donation drive will run at all Food City locations from July 1 to 28. Customers can select $1, $3, or $5 donations, donate the amount of their choice, or round up their order total to the next dollar amount as they checkout. Customers who are shopping online can also donate. To learn more about the Food City/PVA partnership and this month’s activation, visit foodcity.com.

August

Saturday, Aug 8th Shoes for School event The Knoxville Area Urban League (KAUL) is seeking support from sponsors, vendors and volunteers for this year’s Shoes for School event. The event will be held Saturday, August 8, from 9 a.m. to noon at Covenant Health Park. Sponsors and volunteers can register now at givebutter.com/2026-shoes-for-school-oswjdl.
Saturday, Aug 15th Emory Valley Center Dragon Boat Race Registration is now open for the 2026 Emory Valley Center Dragon Boat Race on Saturday, August 15, at Melton Lake in Oak Ridge. Each team will race in authentic dragon boats with 10 paddlers and 1 drummer. No experience is necessary, and practice sessions will be available before race day. For more information, contact Aaron.Price@evcmail.org. Register at www.emoryvalleycenter.org/dragon-boat-race-2026/

New Farragut Museum exhibit features churches

Farragut Museum presents its newest temporary exhibit, “Cornerstones of Community: Churches of Farragut,” which will run until early September in the museum, located in Town Hall, 11408 Municipal Center Drive. “When we opened the museum, we did an exhibit on a tribute to veterans,” Town Historic Resources coordinator Kristi Vining said. “Then we did an exhibit about sports stars from Farragut, and then we did an exhibit on Farragut artists. “Now, our exhibit is on the history of churches in Farragut,” she said. “We do these temporary exhibits every four months.”

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Deeper than a dress

Craning her tiny neck for a better view, 5-year-old Casey Whitson leaned forward on Kingston Pike on July 4, 1998. Her American flag dress marked the occasion, billowing in the wind during Farragut’s annual Independence Day parade. Former farragutpress editor Dan Ping captured the moment in a sweet photo, which landed on the front page of the next week’s newspaper. Fast-forward 29 years to the day that photo was taken, Whitson, now Casey Freed, stood near the same spot last Saturday. Her parade attendance stood the test of time. But so had the dress, which had been purchased by Freed’s mother, Kathy Barger. Except now, that same material rested on the shoulders of Freed’s own 5-year-old daughter, Malia Freed — making this 250th anniversary of America’s independence even more memorable.

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