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Prelim plat for townhomes, apartments affect Town streets: FMPC
June 11, 2025 by Tammy Cheek
A preliminary plat for a new residential development, with 240 apartment units and 80 townhomes, at 11471 Outlet Drive was presented to Town planners for consideration during a Farragut Municipal Planning Commission Staff/Planner meeting in Town Hall Tuesday, June 3.
“The development’s not really in the Town, but in the traffic impact study associated with it, there are some recommendations that would affect some of the Town’s streets,” Community Development director Mark Shipley said. “So, the Planning Commission is required to review and approve the items that are going to be performed on our streets.”
Located adjacent to Tapestry at Turkey Creek Apartments near Smith Road, “The development is called Venture at Laster Farms,” Shipley said. “It’s kind of a mix (of apartments and townhomes).”
Presented by Canon & Canon, an engineering firm, the complex is Millstone Construction and Development’s first development in Tennessee.
He said the property was rezoned a few months ago to provide for the development. He noted the preliminary plat includes a turn lane for the property and improvements at Snyder Road/North Campbell Station Road intersection in association with the proposed development.
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WFIV 105.3’s Gerhardt, Skinner have a special love of gloves, bats, homers, great pitching
June 11, 2025 by Alan Sloan
For the unmistakable “Voice of Farragut High School athletics” dating back more than 20 years, Erik Gerhardt’s love of FHS baseball and softball is perhaps deepened even further by his near miss of winning a state championship.
That came in 1988 as a starting right fielder, Gerhardt’s last rodeo as an Admirals senior. His team finished as Class AAA state runner-up.
The ever-popular Ralph Skinner, meanwhile, is the one constant public presence with Ads baseball during the program’s 13 state-championship run dating back to 2003.
Its 23-year “Voice” in public address home games and 17 years of play-by-play calls on WUCP-FM, Skinner’s love for baseball dates back to his childhood growing up in northeast Alabama.
These two finally teammed up on a regular basis in 2022 when Gerhardt invited Skinner to become part of a new WFIV-FM 105.3 baseball team, primarily as a color analyst, to follow the Ads during big regular season games — and the entire way in the post-season.
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Globally loved singer, future NFL Hall of Famer attend wedding of FHS grads at RiverView Family Farm June 6
June 11, 2025 by
One of the most popular singers in the world and her National Football League future Hall of Fame boyfriend were featured guests at a wedding in Concord (RiverView Family Farm) Friday, June 6. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce attended the wedding of a cousin to the Kansas City Chiefs superstar tight end, Tanner Corum, a 2019 Farragut High School graduate (top photo in middle playing to the camera alongside his bride, fellow FHS 2019 grad Samantha Peck). Corum himself knows about winning big just like Kelce (three Super Bowl rings) as a part of the FHS Admirals’ 2016 TSSAA Class 5A state champion football team. They had a final wedding day photo surrounded by family and close friends, while Swift and Kelce (above photo) also got a little silly.
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June 11, 2025 by
• At 9:46 a.m., Monday, June 9, a complainant called Knox County Sheriff’s Office West Precinct to report a motor vehicle theft from U-Haul of Farragut, 10833 Kingston Pike. Complainant advised the listed vehicle was rented to the suspect on Wednesday, June 4, with the promise of returning it on Thursday, June 5. Complainant sent out a certified demand letter on Friday, June 6.
Complainant has not spoken with the suspect since June 4 and does not know where the listed vehicle is located. Complainant (said a) Parkside Drive (address) in Farragut is the address the suspect provided on the documents used to rent the listed vehicle.
• At 12:15 p.m., Sunday, June 8, a complainant called KCSO Teleserve Unit to report a theft at a Lanesborough Way apartment. Victim advised “she received a phone call from the listed suspect stating she was there to drop off the complainant’s Walmart delivery,” the report stated. “She (said) she went outside to get her package and discovered the listed suspect was nowhere to be found and did not drop off the package. Complainant advised she contacted Walmart and they advised it showed delivered on their end, and (advised filing) a police report to start an official complaint.”
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