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Farragut Youth Spring Art Show

Seven 1st-place awardees, 21 in top three in seven categories

June 11, 2025 by Tammy Cheek

Twenty-one youngsters came out as winners after taking recent art classes at Farragut Community Center.

They showed their new talents in a Youth Spring Art Show in FCC Thursday, May 29.

The winners are:

• Best In Show: first place, Garrett Melton; second place, Landon Downey; and third place, Henry Frazier.

• Best use of color: first place, Eli Hurtado; second place, Macie Martin;

and third place, Evan Jenson.

• Best use of materials: first place, Isaac Jenson; second, Jolene Melton; and third, Lily Knox.

• Best overall composition: first,

Ellie Martin; second, Gabe Ma;

and third, Mateo Celis.

• Best technique: first, Ellie Kinzler;

second, Violet Knox; and third, Jonah Frazier.

• Best 2D Design: first, Charlotte Melton; second, Malachi Hurtado; and third, Truly Downey.

• Best 3D Design: first, Daphne Frazier; second, Lily Knox; and third, Daisy Knox.

BHS, CAK: TN Theater Marquee winners

June 11, 2025 by Staff reports

Christian Academy of Knoxville and Bearden High School students brought home wins from 2nd Annual Marquee Awards in Tennessee Theater, downtown Knoxville, Sunday, May 25.

Hosted by Broadway star and Knoxville Central High School alum Bailey McCall, Tennessee Theatre celebrated high school musical theater in the region during the event.

Eli Solomon of Bearden High School won the Lead Actor Award as Bert in “Mary Poppins” and Annika Kallstrom of South-Doyle High School won the Lead Actress Award as Reno Sweeney in “Anything Goes.”

The lead actress and lead actor winners earned a trip to New York City for the Jimmy Awards in June.

Among group performances, Christian Academy of Knoxville’s Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” the Broadway version, earned the Outstanding Choreography Execution Award.

“Tennessee Theatre’s membership in The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, allows the two winners to attend The Jimmy Awards, which is a national celebration of outstanding student achievement in high school musical theatre,” a Tennessee Theater press release stated. “Those 2025 awards will be held Monday, June 23 at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre.”

“We are so excited to send Eli and Annika to New York to represent the Tennessee Theatre in the Jimmy Awards,” stated Mary Adkins, director of education and outreach for the Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation. “The Marquee Awards enables the Tennessee Theatre to elevate cultural arts in our area and region, and we know that they will have the experience of a lifetime and be wonderful representatives of East Tennessee high school musical theater at the national level.”

Explaining the canine parvo virus, including ‘great results’ treatment

June 11, 2025 by

Q: My brother’s puppy had parvo and was treated with some new parvo treatment, and she is doing great. I’ve never had a puppy with parvo, but I know it’s serious. Can you tell me more? P.W., Farragut

A: Yes, there is a new treatment available for the canine parvo virus. The initial research showed great results, so it is now available with USDA conditional approval, with full approval expected soon. It is a one-time intravenous injection, based on the weight of the pet.

Parvo is a very contagious virus that can cause life-threatening gastroenteritis, often with severe vomiting, diarrhea and secondary dehydration. Large quantities of viral particles are present in the intestine and are shed in the stool, creating additional concern for other pets in the home. This new treatment binds to the virus inside the pet, blocking it from continuing to damage the intestines.