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April 29, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
Since last year and even earlier, Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen have heard complaints from Town residents, asking for more law enforcement presence.
To address those law enforcement concerns, Farragut Mayor Ron Williams sent a letter on March 27 to Sheriff Tom Spangler, explaining his concerns.
However, Williams said he has not had a response from the sheriff’s office. Likewise, the farragutpress also reached out to the sheriff’s office through communications director Kimberly Glenn, who said she passed on the request for comment to the sheriff, but the farragutpress also has not received a response from the sheriff.
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April 29, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
Knox County residents have one more day to vote early for candidates seeking county offices, as early voting ends Thursday, April 30.
Farragut residents can vote from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 29, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at Farragut Community Center, 239 Jamestowne Blvd. According to Chris Davis, Knox County Election administrator, the final day to request an absentee ballot was Saturday, April 25.
For the Tuesday, May 5, Primary election, “We’re relocating one of the precincts out of Farragut High School,” Davis said. “There are two precincts currently that vote at Farragut High School.”
He explained the Election Commission office
is splitting up the two precincts.
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April 29, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
Because of a clerical error, Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen scheduled a special called meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in Farragut Town Hall Board Room to act on agenda items planned for the Thursday, April 23, meeting.
Instead, they used the meeting to address issues concerning a proposed hiring of an economic development director.
Town administrator David Smoak said the agenda that was published in the farragutpress was dated April 9 when it should have been dated April 23, “although all the agenda items are properly noticed; they’re on the agenda.
“Out of abundance of caution, I would just ask that we defer tonight’s items that the Board was going to be voting on for the next meeting or for a special called meeting,” Smoak said.
Mayor Ron Williams made the motion to hold a called meeting, and it was seconded by Alderman Joe LaCroix.
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Carson earns state honor at 72
April 29, 2026 by Jake Nichols
On a recent afternoon, Joe Carson opened his mailbox in Concord and pulled out an envelope.
Inside, the 72-year-old found a document with the State of Tennessee’s official seal. It was a Senate Joint Resolution, written to recognize his efforts in the 2026 National Senior Olympic Games.
Last summer, Carson joined forces with players from North Carolina to win a gold medal in 3-on-3 basketball at the games in Des Moines, Iowa.
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April 29, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
Farragut residents and senior center visitors should have an easier time turning from Jamestowne Boulevard onto North Campbell Station Road once the town installs a traffic signal at that intersection.
The Farragut Municipal Planning Commission got the project started when it unanimously approved design plans presented by Town engineer Darryl Smith during its meeting Thursday, April 16. Mayor Ron Williams made the motion, seconded by Vice Mayor Scott Meyer, to approve the plans.
Smith said the purpose of the signal is to improve access.
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April 29, 2026 by Tammy Cheek
Jeffrey Marzolf’s plans to establish an office at 11830 Kingston Pike, behind the new Turner Homes development, were denied when Farragut Municipal Planning Commission unanimously voted against recommending his request to the Farragut Board of Mayor and Aldermen during FMPC’s meeting Thursday, April 16.
Marzolf, owner and financial planner with Marzolf Investment, asked FMPC to amend the Future Land Use Map designation for the 1.1-acre parcel from Very Low Density Residential to Office/Light Industrial and to rezone the property from General Single-Family Residential (R-2) to Office (O-1).
However, the request faced objections from Farragut Crossing Homeowners Association and hesitation from commissioners.
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April 29, 2026 by
Theft, fraud and forgery reported at Municipal Center Drive
On April 18, a woman reported between March 27 and April 18 that a check she mailed from the Farragut Post Office, 11409 Municipal Center Drive, was stolen, altered and cashed without authorization. The complainant said the check, originally written to a credit card company for $1,853.11, was “washed” and changed to another name before being cashed through a bank. Authorities are investigating the incident as theft, fraud and forgery.
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