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Farragut veteran shares HonorAir experience

April 29, 2026 by Tammy Cheek

Retired Air Force Col. Jim O’Brien of Farragut had been on Honor Air Flights before but as an escort for other veterans participating in the experience.

Notwithstanding, on Wednesday, April 8, he joined other veterans to have the experience as his own when he joined 138 veterans on Flight 38 — HonorAir’s last flight from McGhee-Tyson Airport to Washington D.C.

“As you might expect, my thoughts differed at each of the memorials,” O’Brien related. “While I was at the Lincoln Memorial, reading his Inaugural Address and the Gettysburg Address, I thought about the horrors of that war and the strength and fortitude that President [Abe] Lincoln demonstrated as he led the country through it.

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Bearden Golf Classic teeing off for 26th year

April 29, 2026 by Jake Nichols

The Bearden Golf Classic has been going strong for 25 years.

On Friday, May 1, at Willow Creek Golf Club, the Bearden High School fundraiser will write another chapter as it unites generations of Bulldogs.

“It’s amazing,” tournament chair Krista McIntosh said. “I’ve talked to guys in their 80s who are coming back, and it shows how much they love Bearden High School. It’s really great for them to intermingle and support the school in such a big way.”

One notable BHS alumnus, former Tennessee men’s basketball color commentator Bert Bertelkamp, has served as the host for more than a decade.

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