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August 19, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
St. John Court area residents soon may see a traffic signal at the intersection with Grigsby Chapel Road, with the project expected to be completed by Feb. 28, 2027.
Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen, at its Thursday, Aug. 13, meeting, unanimously approved a contract with Ardurra Group Inc. to design improvements to the Grigsby Chapel Road-St. John Court intersection, including a traffic signal.
Vice Mayor Scott Meyer, who will be stepping off the Board this month, made the motion to approve the contract. Alderman Alex Cain, who recently was elected mayor, seconded the motion.
“After six long years … between this and Union Road, which is going to be the biggest project, I’m glad … so thank you,” Meyer said.
“I’m looking forward to this,” said Cain, who represents the North Ward. “This was one of those items that started two years ago, when I was put on the Board … and I’m glad we got this done.”
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How the West was Won tackles new season
August 19, 2026 by Jake Nichols
This fall, the How the West was Won football contest is back for another year.
The contest has been an annual occurrence for more than two decades, as the seven teams within the farragutpress coverage area — Farragut, Bearden, Hardin Valley, Christian Academy of Knoxville, Knoxville Catholic, Webb School of Knoxville and Concord Christian School — compete for the regular-season title.
Last season, Concord Christian won the contest for the first time ever, going 6-4 in the regular season with a plus-170 point differential providing the difference between CCS and Christian Academy of Knoxville, which also went 6-4 with a point margin of plus-54.
The winner will be the team that finishes with the best record through the regular season, and if two teams are tied, the win will go to the team with the highest point differential through those 10 games.
There will be a familiar sponsor this year, as PureMagic Car Wash returns.
Once the regular-season title is decided, representatives from PureMagic and the farragutpress will award the winner with a check to commemorate the honor.
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August 19, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
Farragut residents will have an opportunity to be involved in two upcoming meetings affecting their land use and how a new park is designed.
The Town is holding a meeting to update its Comprehensive Land Use Plan from 4:15 to 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 24, in the large classroom in Farragut Community Center, 239 Jamestowne Blvd.
“The Town’s consultant — TSW — that has initiated the process of updating our Comprehensive Land Use Plan will be providing an overview for the [Farragut Municipal] Planning Commission and Board of Mayor and Aldermen of what the CLUP is, why it is being updated, the general process of updating the plan and how the updated plan may be used,” Community Development director Mark Shipley said. “Please try to attend this session as it should be very informative."
Following that session, a public kickoff meeting will be conducted at 5:30 p.m. in the Farragut Community Center Assembly Room for both the Comprehensive Land Use Plan update and the development of a Master Plan for the 70-acre park property at the southwest end of McFee Road.
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August 19, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
The Farragut community bid farewell and thank-you to Mayor Ron Williams, Vice Mayor Scott Meyer and Alderman Joe LaCroix, who stepped down last week, at a reception and at the meeting, Thursday, Aug. 13.
Williams and Meyer, representing the North Ward, bothwere term-limited, with North Ward Alderman Alex Cain succeeding Williams as mayor and Joey Ruffalo succeeding Meyer. After being sworn in as mayor, Cain will have to appoint someone to his North Ward alderman seat. Alderman Joe LaCroix was defeated in the election by Greg Wiberley, who is to be sworn in, along with Cain and Ruffalo, just before the Thursday, Aug. 27, Board meeting.
Prior to the meeting, citizens crowded the conference room to speak to the three Board members. Then at the beginning of the Aug. 13 meeting, Town administrator David Smoak presented a plaque and framed photograph to the Board “celebrating the Board members that will be rolling off the Board here,” he said.
“This is their last Board meeting this evening,” he added. “Being a public servant, being an alderman, being a mayor, is a very difficult position but a very rewarding one. And, I think they will all say that in some different way, shape or form.
“Volunteering for your community is one of the best services you can possibly give, and they do it with their heart each and every day,”
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August 19, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
The Canton Hollow Road improvement project has been put on hold for “a few years,” according to Jim Snowden, director of Knox County Engineering and Public Works.
“I greatly appreciate your understanding,” he said about the delay. “My department is responsible for implementing roadway improvements, and, sadly in this case, for making the hard decision to defer Canton Hollow so that another large project can proceed.
“This project involves widening Schaad Road — from Oak Ridge Highway to Pleasant Ridge Road.
“Both projects have an estimated construction cost of $20-$22 million, and as you can imagine, $40 million is a burden we can’t perform simultaneously,” Snowden said. “We would very much like to do both, but after a thorough review of the objective statistics, e.g., traffic volumes, crash statistics and vehicle delay, we realized that the Schaad Road project had higher metrics across all noted criteria.
“Therefore, we made the hard decision to defer the Canton Hollow project for a few years to secure the necessary funds,” he said. “In our review of the above-noted factors, we noticed that Canton Hollow has a trend of wet-weather crashes and a concentration of crashes at a specific intersection.
“To combat these issues, we will repave the road with skid-resistant asphalt and install a warning flasher at the intersection this fall.
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August 19, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
The Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted unanimously to continue its memorandum of understanding with Shop Farragut/Farragut Business Alliance.
The agreement provides $70,000 to Shop Farragut, which, in turn, provides services and events designed to promote Farragut businesses.
“The FBA was formed in 2009 as a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization whose primary mission is to help promote businesses in the Town of Farragut,” Town administrator David Smoak said. “Since that time, the FBA has held several community events, such as Harvestfest, Health & Wellness Expo and Dog Daze at Village Green.
“The FBA also manages the grand opening sign applications for new businesses to the Farragut community and has been leading the marketing of the Shop Farragut campaign throughout the holiday shopping season,” he said.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved an updated agreement with the FBA in 2023.
“The amended MOU would be for a one-year term and may be renewed annually unless the agreement is terminated by either party at any time during the agreement,” Smoak said.
“The MOU outlines the economic development initiatives and events the FBA will be responsible to provide for the Town of Farragut and the businesses located within the Town,” he said. “This MOU reflects the additional funding the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved in the FY 2027 budget, for a total of $70,000. The FBA has submitted a proposed budget and how they would utilize these funds.”
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