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Stabbing at Farragut Market sends one to UTMC ■
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An altercation in the parking lot of a Farragut business left one man stabbed and another on the run from Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies. KCSO officers were dispatched to Farragut Market at 11104 Kingston Pike (pictured right) at around 8 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 16, following a
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report of a stabbing. According to a KCSO website update, the victim, whose name is being withheld, was stabbed in the leg during an argument with another man. The victim was later transported by ambulance to The University of Tennessee Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Officials said the suspect has been identified and his vehicle
was found and processed by KCSO. KCSO took out a warrant on the suspect and is presently searching for him. A representative of Farragut Market stated the altercation did not involve any store employees and no employees were harmed. More details will be released as the investigation continues.
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TAMMY CHEEK tcheek@farragutpress.com
Beer permits for The Casual Pint Craft Beer Market and The French Market Crêperie got the green light as the businesses are preparing to open their doors in Farragut. Farragut Beer Board approved a Class 5 Off-Premise and Class 4 On-Premise Tavern permit for The Casual Pint during its meeting Thursday, Aug. 14. Dr. Patrick O’Brien and wife, Barbara, plan to locate at 143 Brooklawn St., in the former Sunset Tanning Company building in Kroger Marketplace. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted May 22 to allow additional classes of beer permits, such as Class 4 on-premise tavern. “I’m excited,” Barbara O’Brien said. “I think it’s going to be a place where people can get together, have a pint of beer, socialize with friends and neighbors and enjoy relaxing.” “Thank you for choosing Farragut,” Alderman Bob Markli said. Barbara O’Brien said they plan to open in mid-October. See PERMITS on Page 3A
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Martin Piller of Fort Worth, Texas, a 2008 Texas A&M graduate, stares upward with joy at the crystal trophy he earned, along with $99,000, as champion of 25th News Sentinel Open presented by Pilot. Despite a cloudy and rainy final round Sunday afternoon, Aug. 17, at Fox Den Country Club, Piller fired an 8-under-par 63 to finish 22-under par 262. Bronson Burgoon of The Woodlands, Texas, finished second, two strokes behind Piller at 20-under.
TAMMY CHEEK tcheek@farragutpress.com
Farragut area residents and businesses experienced a power outage when a 69,000-volt switch failed Friday, Aug. 15. “That’s the main feed that comes into the substation,” Mark Robinson, Lenoir City Utilities Board assistant to the superintendent of operations, said. “That’s the reason everyone was out of power. “We replaced the switch,” he added. “When that goes out, we’ve got to fix it right then. They did pretty good at two hours to fix it.” The area from Choto Road to Northshore Drive, along Kingston Pike, the Fox Den subdivision and the northeast end of Loudon County were affected, Robinson said. He said such a switch failure does not happen very often. “Most often, it’s storm damage or an animal,” Robinson See POWER on Page 2A
SERC welcomes new members, ponders teacher rewards ■ ALAN SLOAN
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A new member of Farragut Schools Education Relations Committee tapped into her personal experience, warning the committee of its consideration “to reward money” to top achieving teachers in four Farragut public schools and Hardin Valley Academy. “One of the things that happens when you start giving money to people as an award, is that Miss So-And-So down the hallway says, ‘I did that as well, why am I not getting awarded?’”
said Carla Werner, a teacher “for 40 years” who recently retired from Maryville City Schools. “You might want to look at taking away the money component and giving them an honor where they are recognized in the paper or something to that effect,” added Werner, one of three new SERC members who attended their first meeting Tuesday, Aug. 5, in Town Hall boardroom. Mark Littleton, SERC chair, said committee member Mike Singletary “is a strong ally … also in that same camp” against See SERC on Page 2A
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New town of Farragut Schools Education Relations Committee members Lee Wickman, left, Carla Werner and Tony Carasso study a SERC agenda during their first-ever meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 5, in Town Hall boardroom.
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