While admitting to “maybe a mistake” in a private “15-second” correspondence with fellow Town of Farragut Alderman David White, Alderman Alex Cain said he never “admitted” to any Open Meetings Act (Sunshine Law) violation as reported in the July 30 issue of farragutpress (starting on page 1A).
Farragut Municipal Planning Commission has a new young face hand when it meets every third Thursday.
Farragut High School rising senior Albert Liu has been chosen as its 2025-26 youth representative.
“I’ve always wanted to have a larger role in helping my community and looking out for the issues I believe in and the people who are around me,” he said.
So, when he saw there was an opportunity to be a student representative in Town, “I thought this was a way I could help others,” said Liu, son of Xiaobing Liu and Dongyi Xiao.
• At 8:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 2, Knox County Sheriff’s Office units responded to a Conductor Way address “in reference to what appeared to be gun shots in the area,” the report stated. Officers made contact with (eventual arrestee/suspect), who said “he had smoked weed and had been drinking. Officers could tell (he) was highly intoxicated and could hardly walk or stand.
