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Courage and tragedy of 18th century family honored at Mars Hill Cemetery By Kelly Norrell A ceremony honoring a historic West Knoxville family and memorializing a horrific killing 227 years ago will take place at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 6, at Mars Hill Cemetery. The peaceful hilltop graveyard is behind homes on Doublehead Lane in the Cavett Station neighborhood. You can approach it from Broome Road and park in an adjacent field. The tilting headstones in Mars Hill Cemetery, with its view of open meadow and an ancient sinkhole beyond, have captured the imaginations of generations. At least 150 are expected to attend the event that is free and open to the public. Participants will include West Hills neighbors, Cavett family descendants, Cherokee Indians, anthropologists from the University of Tennessee, and members of the Sons of the American Revolution, Overmountain Victory Trail Association, and Daughters of the American Revolution. Guests are asked to bring lawn chairs and to contact Cindy Johnson at cjohnson@iglide if you want to stay for lunch afterward. There will be a patriot marker dedication ceremony for soldier Moses Cavett, honoring his service in the Revolutionary War. Cavett fought in the pivotal Battle of King’s Mountain, moved to the Knoxville area after his brother, Alexander, and lived here with his wife, Agnes, until his death in 1802. And the Sons of the American Revolution will place a wreath on a 1921 monument to 14 people buried there following a massacre in 1793. They were Alexander Cavett, his 11 family members, and two militiamen, all slain in a raid by Cherokee and Creek warriors. Their graves are unmarked but are believed to be located in the ground near the monument. This is what historians believe happened. Alexander Cavett came from Virginia with his older brother, Moses, and bought 640 acres in the Grassy Valley area of what would become West Hills. He built a fortified blockhouse, or log home, in an outpost known as Cavett’s Station. Other stations, which protected settlers and travelers who stopped, included nearby Erin Station (now Bearden) and Campbell Station.
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Free symphony concerts return
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform a free concert on Market Square downtown on Thursday, May 4, at 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by Home Federal Bank, it kicks off the City of Knoxville’s Concerts on the Square Series. Arrive early and bring blankets and/or chairs or picnic dinners. Parking is free after 6 p.m. in the city-owned Market Square, Walnut Street, Locust Street and State Street garages. Light pops, including classics from Brahms and Beethoven, plus American composers Leroy Anderson and Aaron Copland, and a medley of music by George Gershwin will be performed. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be at the Bijou Theatre, at 803 S. Gay St.
Storytelling at Marble Springs
he Marble Springs StoT rytelling Festival takes place Saturday, May 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Professional storytellers from the Smoky Mountain Storytellers Association will be performing on the historic grounds. This year will include traditional folk musician and Appalachian historian Chip Bailey, whose program will emphasize the contributions of African slaves, Scots-Irish immigrants and Stephen Foster, “Father of American Music.” Gates open at 10 a.m., the Knoxville Dulcimer Group will start at 10:30 and the storytelling will begin at 11. This event is free. The Marble Springs State Historic Site is at 1220 West Governor John Sevier Highway.
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Jack Neely, author, Knoxville Mercury columnist and executive director of the Knoxville History Project, will be guest speaker for the League of Women Voters of Knoxville and Knox County annual dinner and meeting Thursday, May 4, at The Southern Depot, 306 W. Depot Ave. Dinner, 6:30 p.m.; speaker, 7; meeting, 7:30. Info/registration: lwvknoxville.org.
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To page A-3 David Whaley of the Sons of the American Revolution is dressed as Moses Cavett would have dressed when fighting in the Revolutionary War. Whaley is overseeing the May 6 program at the Mars Hill Cemetery.
Record Store Day 2017 is a big hit locally By Carol Z. Shane “There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store,” says Sir Paul McCartney. Comedian Patton Oswalt says, “The idea of ‘The journey is the destination’ is put into action by browsing in an indie record store. Besides, a human being is a much better guide than a ‘More Like This’ link on the internet.” And gravelly voiced Tom Waits says, “Folks who work here are professors. Don’t replace all the knowers with guessers; keep ’em open – they’re the ears of the town.” Maria Armstrong, who owns and runs Lost
& Found Records on North Broadway, agrees. And on a recent Saturday she hosted a big party celebrating her store and others like it. “This is our 10th anniversary of Record Store Day,” she says. “It started when some folks got together to get people to come out to brick and mortar stores; now it’s all over the world!” The annual observance has gotten so big that some artists release certified vinyl titles especially for it. Armstrong holds up an album by the band Shocking Blue. “The only place you can get this is in independent record stores,” she says.
The store itself was crowded with record hunters talking and sharing information. Outside on the porch, four-man band The Shazam played driving power pop while members of the large crowd enjoyed hot dogs and danced or bobbed to the music. Other participating bands were Bark, The Cancelled, Mic Harrison & The High Score, Whole Wizard, Noon, Daddy Don’t and guitarist, singer and songwriter Richard Lloyd, a founding member of the seminal alternative band Television. To page A-3
Cinco Fest benefits RAM
By Margie Hagen
For hundreds attending Cinco Fest in Turkey Creek last Friday, it was a time to combine meeting friends to enjoy sampling tacos and tequila with an opportunity to support the mission of Remote Area Medical (RAM). Founder and president Stan Brock shared his story about how it all came to be. As a young cowboy in a remote area of British Guiana (later Guyana), Brock never imagined that his life would evolve from working and managing one of the world’s largest cattle ranches to founding the internationally renowned RAM relief corps.
As a 17-year-old wanting to escape the confines of the rigid school system in England and looking for adventure, Brock set sail from Southampton and journeyed to the area near the equator inhabited by the indigenous Wapishana Indians. Spending 15 years there, he learned firsthand about the struggles endured by the natives lacking any medical care. His own near life-threatening accident there would involve a 26-day trek to the nearest doctor, so he made a vow to work to bring medical care to those with no access or resources to pay. Founded by Brock in 1985, RAM
has brought free medical, dental, eye care and even veterinarian services to hundreds of thousands of patients. From humble beginnings, RAM has grown to serve over 32,000 people just last year, with 11,000 volunteer medical professionals and support staff providing over $10 million in services. And that’s top-notch care, with well-equipped mobile units going around the country and the world to alleviate suffering. There are many heartbreaking stories, but RAM fights that battle one patient at a time. Chief philanthropy officer Anabel Evora said,
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Inside the RAM mobile eye lab, Stan Brock stands with Karen Wilson, a 25-year staff member. The eye lab can produce 400 pairs of glasses in one day at a remote location.
Cinco Fest An animal lover and conservationist, Brock co-hosted and produced TV’s “Wild Kingdom” and starred in other wildlife programs. An author of several books, his most recent one, “All the
From page A-1 Cowboys Were Indians,” tells of his adventures during his early years and how it shaped his future. RAM is a nonprofit organization relying on donations and volunteers to
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Record Store Day “Each year it gets bigger and bigger,” says Armstrong. Kaitlyn and Randall Smith brought their daughter Alessa. They say they’re big fans of vinyl and cassettes, and they like “B.B. King and classic rock – Dr. Hook and Meatloaf.” After Lost & Found Records, they were headed over to Raven Records on Central Avenue. Clearly enjoying Record Store Day 2017, they said, “It’s the best thing ever. It’s awesome!”
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Kaitlyn and Randall Smith of West Knoxville brought their daughter Alessa, who bounced and danced to the music in the store. Photos by Carol Z. Shane
COMMUNITY NOTES ■■ AARP Driver Safety class, noon-4 p.m. Thursday-Friday, May 4, Church Street UMC, 900 Henley St. Info/registration: 865-524-3078. ■■ East Tennessee Hosta Society plant sale, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, May 7, UT Gardens parking lot, 2518 Jacob Drive. Info: 865 591 6774. ■■ Council of West Knox County Homeowners. Info: cwkch.com. ■■ District 6 Democrats. Info: Mike Knapp, 865696-8038, or Janice Spoone, 865-771-5920. ■■ Family Community Education-Bearden Club. Info: Shannon Remington, 865-927-3316.
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On the morning of Sept. 25, 1793, a band of about 1,000 Cherokee and Creek warriors attacked Cavett’s Station. Deeply angry following killings and broken treaties by white settlers, the warriors intended to destroy Knoxville. Drawn to Cavett’s Station by smoke from the chimney, they assaulted it and then sent in an English-speaking warrior named Benge. He told the people in the blockhouse to surrender, and they would be exchanged for Indian captives. When the settlers emerged from the blockhouse – 12 members of the Cavett family and two militiamen – Cherokee war Chief Doublehead and his followers attacked and killed them on the spot. Even Cavett’s 5-year-old son was later killed in a Creek village. Divided over the attack, the warriors disbanded after that and did not attack Knoxville. Events following the massacre still reverberate today. For one, the cemetery and 12 acres around it have stayed in the Cavett family for 227 years. Even though the Cavett Station subdivision was built on much of the historic area, the residents are fiercely protective of the cemetery and the land around it. Last November, the neighbors successfully blocked a developer’s attempt to build a subdivision on the land next to the cemetery. Ground-penetrating radar has found unmarked graves in that land. “This has become a gathering place for
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the community. People keep coming back to look at it,” said Johnson, who is secretary of the West Hills Homeowners Association. In the early 1980s, Dr. Charles Faulkner, UT professor of anthropology, conducted an archeological dig in search of the blockhouse even while a developer was building the Cavett Station subdivision around him. Faulkner and his team never found the site of the blockhouse. “It’s like something doesn’t want us to find out about this horrible massacre. That wants us to let it lie,” Faulkner said. “I am pretty convinced the victims are buried in that cemetery. Susannah Cavett, either the wife or mother of Alexander, was buried there the year before. So when the family was killed, they already had a member buried there.” Faulkner, who went on to write “Massacre at Cavett’s Station: Frontier Tennessee during the Cherokee Wars” (UT Press 2013), helped the neighbors coordinate with UT anthropologists to determine if more graves are outside the boundary. He said at least 40 unmarked graves have been found in the graveyard. Dr. Barbara Heath, UT professor of anthropology, and anthropology PhD student Dan Brock will present their findings at the event. “Usually, these early cemeteries are much larger than they appear,” Faulkner said.
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Bearden Middle Science Olympiad team takes 25th state championship By Kelly Norrell Determination, good coaching and a year of hard work paid off when the Bearden Middle School Science Olympiad team walked away from the state tournament at the University of Tennessee March 26 in first place. But that’s not all. The team qualified to compete in the national tournament, to be at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, May 20, making Bearden Middle one of the top 60 teams in the U.S. Twenty-three of the 27 members of the team will attend that event, and the top 15 will compete. But that’s not all. This was the 25th time in 32 years of competition that Bearden Middle has taken the state title. Bearden Middle School is the secondwinningest Science Olympiad team in the country. “It is a tremendous feat to have won the 25th state championship. The kids put in long hours every day after school and all day Saturday, from August until May. Their coaches are up here also,” said Sarah Kenny, seventh-grade math teacher and, along with sixth-grade math teacher Emily Butterfield, co-sponsor of Science Olympiad. “I wasn’t surprised, but I was relieved that we won. It was close,” said eighthgrader Ryan Gibbons, 14. “It was probably the dedication of the students and the dedication of the coaches. We are fortunate to have so many coaches helping.” “The sheer amount of time these kids put in. They are at the school 2-5 times each week after school for two hours, and on Saturdays from 9 to 3. That’s what it takes,” said team coach Bill Kenny. He added that this schedule lasts from August through May. Now the members are preparing for the national event. “Our five ninth-graders have come back to work with the team to get them ready for nationals,” he said. Science Olympiad is a team competition in which
Bearden Middle School Science Olympiad team members at the state tournament at UT are (back) Maggie Dobson, Elizabeth Stambaugh, Kassidy Gray, Gavin Madgett, Henry Dansereau, Colin Dobson, Reese Gabrielson, Ryan Gibbons, coach Bill Kenny, James Pierce, (middle) Harry Crist, Radwan Algasi, Iris Zaretzki, Abby Rinaldi, Cathy Fan, Ian Scott, Willy Kenny, Inesh Nabier (front) Sophie Foster, Hannah Bhakta, Isaac Zarestzki, Seth Bhakta, Stone Newton.
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Variety is what we’re about! Early spring in East Tennessee is an exciting time. Certainly at the nursery, an overabundance of plant options can be found. Many native flowering trees such as dogwood, redbud and serviceberry can easily find a home in your garden. Popular flowering shrubs such as rhododendron, viburnum, camellia, and forsythia are great options to add color to your spring landscape. Viburnum in particular seem to hold a special place in our hearts. Commonly called snowball bush, the medium to large shrubs are generally very hardy, and many varieties add tremendous sized flowers and fragrance to your garden. On the smaller end of the scale are the many flowering perennials that bloom in early spring. Candytuft, creeping phlox and dianthus are all great, low-growing flowering ground covers that help fill the edges of your landscape beds with carpets of color. Dianthus is a personal favorite because of its compact habit and evergreen foliage. Most of these spring flowering plants don’t bloom for a particularly long time, but that is part of their charm. It’s through a combination of various bloom times, colors and textures that we achieve year-round interest in our gardens. Whether you’re driving down the highway, hiking your favorite trail, or working in your backyard, take a moment to appreciate the natural beauty of East Tennessee.
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Church Street UMC – ‘Day of Blessings’ By Carol Z. Shane In the time-honored manner of good folks who like to help out other good folks by doing good things, members of Church Street United Methodist Church recently kicked off their first “Day of Blessings” by banding together and helping out at Vestal United Methodist Church. There were 58 members from Church Street and 14 from Vestal for a total of 72 willing and able “hands-on
helpers.” Pat Bellingrath, missions committee chair, had sent out the call for anyone who wanted to help with “cleaning, organizing clothing and things for the Sharing Shop, doing construction, making detergent and ‘Blessing Bags,’ doing yard work and other various jobs.” “Thanks be to God for Pat Bellingrath!” exclaimed associate pastor the Rev. Barbara Clark, who points out the biblical inspiration
FAITH NOTES ■■ Central UMC, 201 Third Ave., will hold a flea market, bake sale and breakfast and lunch fundraiser 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 13, at the church. ■■ Solway UMC, 3300 Guinn Road, hosts a women’s Bible study 10 a.m. each Thursday. The group is led by Cindy Day. Info: 865-661-1178.
These kids assembled “Blessing Bags” for the city homeless population and others in need. Shown are Jordan and Emma Mynatt, Hannah Blake, Parker Jenkins, Brian Seivers and Jaime Hampton.
for the day. “The focus verse for the event was taken from I Peter 4:10,” she says. “‘As each one has received a special gift, use it in serving one another… ’” The Day of Blessings is part of Beacon of Hope, Church Street’s outreach mission. Volunteers spent the day polishing pews in the sanctuary and cleaning
Wednesday-Thursday, May 17-18, O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info/registration: George Hancock, 865-368-8294. ■■ Cumberland Estates Recreation Center, 4529 Silver Hill Drive. Info: 865-588-3442. ■■ Frank R. Strang Senior Center, 109 Lovell Heights Road. Info: 865-670-6693. ■■ John T. O’Connor Senior Center, 611 Winona St. Info: 865-523-1135. ■■ Karns Senior Center, 8042 Oak Ridge Highway. Info: 865-951-2653.
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Diane McCarn and Mary Ellen Smethells enjoy tidying up the grounds at Vestal United Methodist Church. it and other rooms, planting Lenten roses, cleaning out storage areas and sorting through many rooms of supplies and clothes. Church Street youth drew greeting cards and assembled 117 Blessing Bags consisting of bottled water, crackers, granola bars, wipes,
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It’s Kentucky Derby Day on Saturday, May 6, in Louisville, Ky., when the thoroughbreds run for the roses at Churchill Downs in the race’s 143rd edition. It’s also Derby Day in Knoxville, as the Rotary Club of Knoxville presents its third annual Jockeys & Tom King Juleps Derby Party on Saturday, 3-7 p.m. “Jockeys & Juleps” is a Kentucky Derby party fundraiser that benefits the Rotary Foundation of Knoxville, established in 1929 to provide financial assistance to worthy college students. The foundation is a 501(c)3 organization that receives tax-deductible contributions and provides funding for two primary missions of the Rotary Club of Knoxville: college scholarships and special projects. Last year the Foundation not only awarded $25,000 in scholarships to deserving Knox County school students, but
also sponsored projects ranging from an after-school reading program at Beaumont Elementary School to refurbishing the Elkmont Amphitheater in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The race is known as the “Two Most Exciting Minutes in Sports” by its approximate duration. Post time for the Derby is around 6:34 p.m. This is a unique and festive party. You are urged to come dressed in Derby attire. It is being held at Lighthouse Knoxville, 6800 Baum Drive, which is a country setting in the heart of West Knoxville. There will be bourbon tastings and a contest for the Derby-clad lady wearing the prettiest hat. There will be a gentleman’s tie contest, a drawing for the winning horse and the prizes are all Derby themed. “We will be offering our guests Derby themed foods and, of course, yummy mint juleps. This year we will have two thoroughbred horses for pictures and an authentic Derby Day feel. Let’s not forget that our guests will also experience a red carpet arrival!,” said Kim Isenberg, the event chair for the Knoxville Rotary Club.
BOMA/Beer Board welcomes new business By Margie Hagen
Farragut’s Beer Board welcomed new business Stefano’s Pizza, approving the license recommended by Town Recorder Allison Myers during the last meeting on April 27. The restaurant, owned and operated by Aubrey’s Inc., will be at 11683 Parkside Drive in Turkey Creek. The Beer Board, composed of the members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, meets before every meeting when applications are pending. Town Hall will soon be getting up to speed, Internet wise, that is. The board approved a contract to M3 Technology Group to install cabling and update the physical infrastructure of the computer system. Since January, Farragut’s new IT manager, Joe LaCroix, has been developing a plan to integrate the system in order to increase speed and improve reliability. Alderman Louise Povlin remarked, “This is the beginning of the process of bringing Town Hall up to date.” The contract includes removing old cabling, and will enable the town to bring all servers and data back in-house. An amendment to the Planned Commercial Development District (PCD) was approved, allowing the Kingston Pike
Properties development at Kingston Pike and South Watt Road to move forward. The amendment now stipulates that the concept master plan be prepared by a professional team including a licensed engineer, registered land surveyor and landscape architect, all with Tennessee credentials. Building scale and height were also clarified, allowing for more flexibility when designing projects zoned for the PCD district. Other business included approving a new fee schedule for town of Farragut services regarding food trucks, plumbing, gas and mechanical permits and Parks and Leisure concession fees. The fee schedule is online at townoffarragut.org, or call 865966-7057. Keith Alley, current municipal judge, was appointed to serve another one-year term. Alley presides over cases involving violations of codes of ordinances, as well as hearing traffic cases. Court convenes the second Monday of each month at 6 p.m., if there are cases to be heard. Running our town may look easy, but BOMA and staff are constantly looking to the future. Parsing every word of every ordinance, they look at not only how their actions will affect residents today, but also what it will mean in the years to come.
Anesthesiology group pledges $1.5 million to UTMC The physician group University Anesthesiologists has made a four-year $1.5 million philanthropic commitment to The University of Tennessee Medical Center and the UT Graduate School of Medicine. The contribution will fund initiatives including educational and training opportunities for anesthesiology residents and nurse anesthetists, expanded faculty training and development, program and equipment needs at the UT Center for Advanced
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The winning University of Tennessee team at the Wisconsin Cheese Industry Conference in Madison ended a run of eight consecutive titles for South Dakota State University. From left are coach Charles White, an adjunct professor in Food Science; individual winner Michael Luethke (Karns High ’14), Rand Clapp (Karns High ’14), Michael Lawrence, Katie Magee, Kindal Tatum, assistant coach Trent Kerley, Bailey Brown and Quint Gasque.
Creaming the competition By Sarah Frazier
A University of Tennessee student team coached by adjunct professor and Karns resident Charles White took top honors at the 95th Collegiate Dairy Product Evaluation Contest last month in ■■ Union County Farmers Market, Wilson Park. Hours: 9 Madison, Wis. It is the first time a UT a.m.-noon Saturdays, opening team has won the contest, May 6. Special events held which involved 14 teams, each second Saturday. Info: Facebook. including one from France. Also, UT had the indi■■ UT Farmers Market, UT vidual winner, Michael Gardens, 2518 Jacob Drive. Luethke, a junior in Food Hours: 4-7 p.m. Wednesdays, May through October. Science and a Karns High
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Reporter’s notebook: Mangled trees and the return of an old political hand What, oh what to do about the Alice Bell Park Tree Massacre? Weeks after a privately hired landscaping crew whacked major limbs off flowering trees in the park, city officials are having a tough time figuring out how to remedy the damage. There’s been a lot of correspondence between Alice Bell Spring Hill Neighborhood Association president Ronnie Collins and city officials, but the matter is still unresolved. Collins’ first email was to urban forester Kasey Krouse, who said he’d already investigated the matter and learned that the culprits were landscapers hired by Amigos Restaurant, the park’s next-door neighbor. “Their intent was to clean up the area and make it look more presentable, but I don’t think their contractors
is still unresolved, but he believes there’s something Betty Ibarra could do that would Bean be a good start: “I think the first thing he needs to do is talk to Bob Luttrell, his neighbor realized they were working on Green Meadow Lane. on public property,” said Bob’s the reason that park is Krouse, who favored wait- there, and we ought to hear ing for the trees to recover what he has to say before we before pruning them into make any decisions.” form. Amigos manager Carlos Ibarra said the landscapers had shown up on his day Bolstered by strong supoff and didn’t understand their boundaries. He was port from party stalwart Sylvia Woods, the Ninth extremely apologetic. “Anything that we can District Democrats elected do to help fix the problem, former county commissionthis is our community, too. er/school board member/ I grew up on Green Meadow trustee candidate Robert Lane, in the Alice Bell Com- Bratton to represent them munity. Anything we could on the Board of Governors. do for the community, we’d Bratton’s past was an isbe glad to do it.” sue, and the contest was a Ibarra’s apology got Col- graphic example of the divide lins’ attention. The matter between traditional Demo-
crats and Progressives. Out of public office since 2010, he lost a re-election bid to Pam Trainor in the wake of the county’s settling a female custodian’s sexual harassment lawsuit that named him as the offender. School video of Bratton walking in the hallway of a school with the custodian was made public, and Knox County Schools took the unusual step of banning a sitting board member (Bratton) from school property. His sponsorship of a 1993 County Commission resolution urging Congress not to extend civil rights protection to gay people was also a flashpoint. Bratton’s defense is that gays are not a downtrodden minority. Ultimately, however, Bratton won out 8-6 over Colby Inman, who has never held public office.
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The Cornerstone Foundation here in Knoxville, headed by former city director and attorney Laurens Tullock, is closing its doors on Sept. 4 after operating 20 years. The FounTullock dation has been funded by Rodney and Dell Lawler. The announcement stated that Cornerstone, which has funded many projects in East Tennessee impacting downtown development, disadvantaged kids and community leadership development, was never meant to be permanent. Tullock will handle the wind down of the foundation and will establish his own firm, Tullock Consultsion I talent, Chandler was ing, to work with state the best player on the field community and change both nights – running for agents in the future. The 218 yards (2016 Division Lawlers will be Tullock’s II-AA Blue CrossBowl) and first clients. 258 yards (2015 BlueCross The letter announcing Bowl). He sandwiched in the closure was signed by a 341-yard performance six board members – the against Brentwood Acade- Lawlers, Tullock, David my during the 2016 regular Martin, Renda Burkhart season. and Gov. Bill Haslam, who I actually liked Chandler also has his own foundaas a running back prospect tion. more than I liked former ■■ The local 911 board Tennessee tailback Jalen will be looking for a perHurd – and I watched Hurd manent director this year. run for a TSSAA record 394 One name being mentioned yards for Beech in the 2012 is County Commissioner BlueCross Bowl. Brad Anders, who serves on So that means the pres- the board and is mentioned sure is on Tennessee’s staff as a candidate for county and running backs coach mayor. If Anders were Robert Gillespie to expe- chosen the 911 director, it dite Chandler’s readiness. would create a vacancy on His keen cutting ability and county commission, which uncanny burst past the de- the commission would fill, fensive line and linebackers as well as an opening on will prove valuable. the 911 board. Anders is a But for crying out loud, city police officer in his day someone teach the kid to job. He would not run for pass block before the Flori- county mayor either. da game. Am I right, Jamal ■■ County CommisLewis? sioner Charles Busler
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Vols’ running game a step behind Even some 10 days after the Orange and White Game, the University of Tennessee football team’s quarterback situation continues to spark debate. Should Quinten Dormady be named the starter? He went 10-for10 in the spring game. Or maybe big-armed Jarrett Guarantano? If he doesn’t play this fall, the threat of him transferring may surface. Maybe both should be named co-starters? Tough call for Tennessee coach Butch Jones. In reality, that position should be the least of his worries. Did you see that running game April 22 in Neyland Stadium? Me neither. It was non-existent. Sure, expected running back starter John Kelly did not play. But given what his understudies showed before the storms arrived, it’s apparent Tennessee needs a quality backup.
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Prized recruit Ty Chandler can’t report to the backfield fast enough. I’m not one to look too deeply into spring game production, but it was hard not to notice a lack of playmaking ability out of the backfield – especially on a day when the defense wasn’t at SEC level intensity. Tennessee ran for 57 yards on 21 carries. Running Back U? More like Running Back Who? Carlin Fils-aime had the long run of the day with nine yards. And just by the time I figured out who Taeler Dowdy was, he limped off the field. Kelly was held out of the game for precautionary reasons. When we see
him again in the fall, Kelly will be Kelly. He averaged 6.4 yards per tote last season, rushing for 80 or more yards five times. He’ll need spells, though, this fall. No team can survive in the SEC with just one quality running back. Tennessee signed three running backs in the Class of 2017: Chandler, Tim Jordan and Trey Coleman. Chandler is the 4-star, two-time Mr. Football winner from Montgomery Bell Academy who tore through Tennessee high school football as an upperclassman and garnered U.S. Army All-American honors. Jordan and Coleman are two- and three-star talents, according to Rivals, and not expected to contribute immediately. I’ve watched Chandler play plenty; he’s capable of pulling this off. In two state title games against a loaded Brentwood Academy team, which was twice replete with high-level Divi-
Bill promotes higher education opportunities Tennessee lawmakers recently passed legislation sponsored by state Rep. Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro) that reconnects Te n n e s s e e adults to higher education opPowers portunities. House Bill 531, also known as the Tennessee Reconnect Act, makes Tennessee the first state in the nation to of-
fer all Tennessee adults without a degree access to community college tuition-free — and at no cost to taxpayers. Currently, Tennessee adults without a degree or certificate can already attend Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs) tuition-free. House Bill 531 adds community colleges into that same category. The legislation also expands on a program launched in 2015 aimed at attracting approximately 900,000 Tennesseans who have earned
some college credit, but not enough to earn a degree. To be eligible for Tennessee Reconnect, a student must be a Tennessee resident for at least one year preceding the date of application and must not already have an associate or bachelor degree. Other requirements include completion of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) where the applicant is deemed an independent student, participation in an approved advising program, and enrollment in
any of the state’s 13 public community college’s degree or certificate programs for six semester hours. In order to maintain the Tennessee Reconnect grant, the student must enroll in classes leading to an associate’s degree or certificate continuously and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA. “This legislation is a tremendous investment in our state’s economy because it provides adults with new avenues for career growth,” said Powers. “Companies in our state also benefit be-
cause new job candidates will have increased skills and experience to offer employers across Tennessee.” Powers serves as a member of the House Business & Utilities Committee, as well as the House Insurance & Banking Committee and Subcommittee. Powers lives in Jacksboro and represents House District 36, which includes Campbell and parts of Union and Anderson Counties. He can be reached by email at: Rep.Dennis.Powers@capitol.tn.gov or by calling 615-741-3335.
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turns 68 on Friday, May 5, and his much younger colleague, County Commissioner Hugh Nystrom, turns 50 on Tuesday, May 9. Nystrom is seen by some as a future county mayoral candidate. ■■ With three seats open on the TVA board now and two more coming open in two weeks, President Donald Trump can reshape the whole board. However, they will not all be Tennesseans. East Tennessee is missing any representation at present. State Sen. Ken Yager, 70, of Rockwood has been mentioned as a possible choice along with former Virginia state senator Bill Wampler, 57, who lives in Bristol, Va. However, two more names have emerged. They are Jeff W. Smith, 58, associate director at ORNL in Oak Ridge, and Memphis attorney John Ryder. Smith is viewed almost as nonpolitical but a highly respected professional. He serves on the Knoxville Airport Authority and lives in West Knox County off Pellissippi Parkway. As an airport commissioner, he attends regularly, is methodical, has a dry sense of humor and asks questions. He has worked hard for the creation of an airport in the Oak Ridge area as chair of the general aviation committee. If on the TVA board, he might drop off the Airport Authority because of time, but it is not required. Ryder is a longtime business attorney who served as legal counsel to the Republican National Committee for many years. He also works on redistricting for the GOP in the state legislature and is considered an expert. ■■ Gov. Haslam continued his efforts to assist the election of more GOP senators by hosting a fundraiser last week in Knoxville for Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker, who faces a primary challenge in 2018. ■■ City Council candidate Wayne Christensen has named former state representative and well known attorney Dick Krieg treasurer of his campaign.
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Stroke commercial reminds man to act quickly Lying on the kitchen floor with coffee grounds strewn all about, Paul Schaab knew he needed to act fast. Fast because he couldn’t talk. Fast because his right arm was paralyzed. And fast because his situation reminded him of the FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, Time) stroke awareness campaign he’d seen on television. “As soon as I couldn’t talk, I knew what was wrong – I keep myself informed,” said Schaab, a 70-year-old Fairfield Glade resident, who four years earlier had the last of five heart stents implanted. “My cardiologist had told me, ‘Everything we are doing for you now is to keep you from having a stroke.’ I have a strong heart – it’s just the ‘plumbing’ that’s not good.” But he had twice missed the basket on the coffeemaker one morning last July, tossing coffee all over the counter, the sink and the floor. The next thing he knew he was lying on the floor in a pile of coffee and thinking about that stroke commercial. “The woman is standing there and people are all around her and trying to get her to talk, asking ‘What’s wrong? What’s wrong?’ Her mouth didn’t move, but she kept saying, ‘I’m having a stroke! I’m having a stroke!’ That message was in my head,” said Schaab. “I knew what was wrong, but how could I tell my wife?”
“It wasn’t really talking – it was all slurred, and she looked at me and said, ‘What’s wrong?’ And I said, ‘There’s something wrong and it could be serious, but let’s get to the hospital and find out.’ I didn’t tell her I was having a stroke because she had to drive, and I didn’t want her to get too nervous.” At Cumberland Medical Center, a Covenant Health hospital located in Crossville, the emergency department physician quickly recognized the symptoms, conferred After experiencing a stroke last with her summer, Paul Schaab is back to his colleagues active lifestyle, exercising, riding at Fort his bike, and walking three miles, S a n d ers five days a week with his wife. Regional Medical Fortunately, Schaab was able Center (FSRMC) and administo temporarily regain his speech tered the clot-busting drug tPA and pull himself to his feet long (tissue plasminogen activator) beenough to explain to his wife, fore transporting Schaab who had found him on the floor. to FSRMC by helicopter.
“When we got to Fort Sanders Regional, everything seemed to be coming around,” said Schaab, explaining that his speech had returned and he could move his arm again. “I honestly thought they were thinking about releasing me that afternoon because I felt good. But around 3 or 4 that afternoon, I couldn’t talk again.” More CT scans revealed a clot inside Schaab’s brain. Keith Woodward, MD, a neurointerventional radiologist, inserted a catheter into his patient’s groin and maneuvered it to the clot. As he began retrieving the clot, it broke in two. After several more attempts, he successfully extracted the remaining clot. “I wanted to go home the next day, but they wouldn’t let me,” said Schaab, who was discharged two days later. Today, he is “feeling fine” and maintaining his active lifestyle. “I exercise all the time, I ride bikes and do yardwork,” he said, adding that he recently did a 20mile bike ride and walks three miles a day with his wife, five days a week, weather permitting. He credits Covenant Health’s stroke hospital network with the ability to stay active. His time at Cumberland Medical Center was brief, but he praised the emergency department doctor for recognizing his symptoms and acting
quickly. Likewise, he praises Fort Sanders Regional’s Stroke Center, a facility recognized by the Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as a Comprehensive Stroke Center. “I thought they were great,” he said. “The nurses were really nice. They did their job and they did it well. And Dr. Woodward, now he’s my kind of guy. All the doctors, all the nurses were enjoyable considering the situation. They were very nice. They did their job well and professionally. “I’ve had guys tell me that they would’ve probably just laid back down or something,” said Schaab. “And I tell them, ‘Wait a minute – you don’t understand what you’re doing.’ None of us are young anymore. We can’t afford to be macho and just say, ‘It’ll go away. It’ll pass.’ Dr. Woodward noted that a person’s age and the speed of intervention are key factors for stroke recovery. “Patients who are older or are slower to receive treatment may not regain as much functionality,” he said. A voice of personal experience, Schaab understands the need for fast treatment of stroke. “You’ve only got so much time,” he said. “Don’t waste it – do something about it. Even if you’re wrong, you’re doing the right thing.”
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center – the hub of Covenant Health’s stroke network Covenant Health has the region’s only stroke hospital network for delivering advanced diagnostics and treatment to halt the devastating effects of stroke. At the hub of the network are Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and the award-winning Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, located at the hospital. Fort Sanders is a Stroke Center of Excellence, and the only facility in the region to hold both a Comprehensive Stroke Center Keith Woodward, certification from The Joint MD Commission and two separate stroke accreditations from CARF (the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities). When a stroke happens, timely treatment is critical. “The clock starts with the onset of symptoms. As time ticks by, treatment options become more limited and patients can lose more and more functionality,” said neurointerventional radiologist Keith Woodward, MD. “Covenant Health’s hub-and-spoke model gives us an edge when it comes to stroke treat-
ment,” said Dr. Woodward. “We work with outlying hospitals to respond quickly and get patients to Fort Sanders Regional.” Fort Sanders Regional has a team of experts available to treat patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The stroke team includes emergency room physicians, neurologists, neurosurgeons, neurointerventional radiologists, nurses and therapists. The team works together to quickly diagnose patients and uses advanced treatment methods available to remove clots, repair broken arteries and restore blood flow to the brain. “There are new tools and devices available to help remove clots and restore blood flow more easily than even just a few years ago,” Dr. Woodward said. For many patients, results from rapid intervention using new treatments and technology are nothing short of miraculous. The Comprehensive Stroke Center sees patients from throughout East Tennessee and beyond. “We treat strokes the way no one else in our region can,” said Fort Sanders Regional President and Chief Administrative Officer Keith Altshuler. “From diagnosis to state-of-the-art treatment, research and rehabilitation, our focus is to minimize the long-term physical impact of stroke.”
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No comprehensive stroke and rehabilitation center in our region does more to reverse stroke’s devastating effects than Fort Sanders Regional Medical Fort Sanders performs Center. That’s why hospitals clinical trials and procedures for stroke not available across East Tennessee refer their most complex stroke patients to anywhere else in our region. us. And only Fort Sanders Regional is home to the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center, East Tennessee’s elite rehabilitation hospital for stroke, spinal cord and brain injury patients.
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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS UT Medical Center Evan and Stephanie Burns, Corryton, a boy, Charles Thomas Burns. Sean Welch Sr. and Kanietha Welch, Knoxville, a girl, Olivia Marie Welch. Joseph and Jodey Beil, Knoxville, a boy, Maverick Joseph Beil. Nicolas Garcia Dominguez and Diana Guzman, Lenoir City, a boy, David Nicolas Garcia Guzman. Jason Fremming and Breanna Grugel, Maryville, a girl, Kennedy Ryanne Fremming. William Brooks and Amber Scott, Loudon, a boy, Peyton Levi Brooks. David and Ashley Samples, Madisonville, a boy, William Danny Samples. Jason and Miranda Hatch, Knoxville, a boy, John Edwin Hatch II. Cameron and Jeannie Brown, Knoxville, a boy, Brody Eugene Brown. Brian Brewster and Alisha Darnes, Madisonville, a boy, Michael Keith Brewster. Kaheem Ketter and Kenneisha Carter-Hudson, Knoxville, a boy, Cali Bleu’ Ketter. Shawn and Haley Thurmer, Knoxville, a girl, Laney Brooke Thurmer. Derrick and Jessie Vernon, Sweetwater, a girl, Emerald RoseMarie Vernon. Blake and Jessie Thomas, Seymour, a boy, Lawson James Thomas. Kayleigh Kazer, Sevierville, a boy, Jayden-Asher Edward Kazer. Blake and Sommer Malone, Maynardville, a girl, Blakelynn Sommer Malone.
Noah and Brandie King, Seymour, a boy, Cannon Monroe King. Chad and Jessica Lane, Maryville, a girl, Evie Mae Lane. Trevor and Melanie Stoutt, Maryville, a boy, Sawyer Allen Stoutt. Kevin and Marideth Thomas, Maryville, a boy, William Elmer Thomas. Erick Hernandez Terrones and Damna Sanchez Ugarte, Morristown, a boy, Jair Gael Hernandez Sanchez.
Zoran and Natalie Stepanov, Knoxville, a boy, Vuk Sava Stepanov.
■■ Neylan Rafael Bright, 23, Knoxville, and Jessica Christine Turner, 21, Knoxville ■■ Valerie Pauline Buckner, 32, Knoxville, and Stephen A Tippitt, 39, Knoxville ■■ Eileen Michelle Casper, 33, Knoxville, and Aaron Curtis Ball, 26, Knoxville ■■ Melissa Joann Click, 35, Louisville, Tenn., and Michael Todd Brown, 41, Knoxville ■■ Corinna Rae Cutsinger, 28, Knoxville, and Cody Edward Vandergriff, 28, Knoxville
Steven and Stephanie Haley, of Maryville, a girl, Bella Grace
Matthew and Nicole Sandefur, of Harrogate, a girl, Shelby Kimrah
Clint and Megan Chapman, of Sweetwater, a girl, Amelia Carol
Kyle and Georgia Grammer, of Rockford, a boy, Spencer Marshall
Scotty and Jessica Thornhill, of Mascot, a boy, Zane Richard
Jared and Ivy Boyd, of Jefferson City, a girl, Anastasia Celeste
James Wilburn and Stephanie Fidler, of Knoxville, a boy, Israel Alan James
Cody Loveday and Destiny Swann, of Knoxville, a boy, Brycen Lee Charles and Chandra Swanson, of Briceville, a boy, Jackson Lee Peter Hovsepian and Ashley Lanzi, of Spring City, a girl, Sable Faith Rachel Isner, of LaFollette, a boy, Haiden Storm Markeece Moody Sr. and Keeaira Poteet, of Athens, a girl, Kimora Paris Kimberly Lopez-Esteban, of Knoxville, a girl, Juliana Marisol
Kevin Hensley and Heather Patterson, of Briceville, a girl, Sadie Ashlyn Joey Wright and Megan Crabtree, of Wartburg, a boy, Oliver Abel Zachary and Heather Dyer, of Knoxville, a boy, Oliver Lee Reggie and Bailee Elliott, of Greenback, a boy, Rigby Blu Jesse Lowe and Whitney Condrone, of Harriman, a girl, Neyland Rose Adam and Courtney Barton, of Tazewell, a boy, Gavin Tate
■■ Timothy George Austin Faulkner, 21, Knoxville, and Marina Skye Crosbie, 23, Knoxville
■■ Robert A Bratta II, 32, Knoxville, and Angela Brooke Shelton, 36, Knoxville
Dustin and Chelsey Simerly, of Maryville, a girl, Nora Reagan
Lauren McLoud, of Knoxville, a Boy, Tayo Adam
■■ Stephen Michael Behan, 26, Knoxville, and Haley Kirkland Hopkins, 21, Knoxville
■■ John Jackson Bradley, 29, Knoxville, and Allison Nicole Woods, 30, Knoxville
Kenneth Guymon and Stephanie Sparks, of Knoxville, a boy, Ace Kenji Augustus
Russell and Reva West, of Oneida, a girl, Emory Sue
■■ Thomas Grayson Evans, 25, Knoxville, and Taylor Brooke Hatfield, 21, Knoxville
■■ Carrie Lynn BohannonHolpp, 46, Monterey, and Gary Scott Holpp, 42, Monterey
Zachary and Kelsey Scheppmann, of Clinton, a boy, Parker Wayne
Christopher and Kayci Pondel, of Knoxville, a boy, Liam Joseph
■■ Meagan Bateman, 27, Knoxville, and Robert K. Allen, 27, Rockwood
■■ Ernest Ray Biggs Jr., 43, Knoxville, and Theresa Rose Smigelski Minnich, 43, Knoxville
Kevin and Amy McMahon, of Knoxville, a girl, Madelyn Jane
■■ Buffy Leann Franklin, 41, Maryville, and Lucas Anthony Breeden, 26, Maryville ■■ Sean Michael Gale, 35, Knoxville, and Tiffany Marie Kuhns, 36, Knoxville ■■ Jerre Bruce Gibson, 76, Knoxville, and Rita Creasman Sutton, 66, Knoxville ■■ Ashley Nicole Gibson, 28, Knoxville, and Christopher Lee Gibson, 46, Knoxville ■■ Taylor Christopher Grills, 25, Knoxville, and Lauren Kay Foote, 25, Knoxville ■■ Zachary William Haaland, 21, Knoxville, and Katryn Elizabeth Faller, 19, Knoxville ■■ Alyssa Kay Hall, 25, Knoxville, and Kevin Christopher Ferrantello, 29, Knoxville ■■ Travis Wayne Hamlin, 23, Knoxville, and Tara Ashley Dalton, 23, Knoxville ■■ Savanah Elise Helton, 25, Mascot, and Jacob Fredrick Wright, 25, Knoxville ■■ Brianna Marie Henry, 18, Corryton, and Roy Edward Anderson, 23, Corryton
Picture of the week
As I drive around Knoxville each week, I see some interesting sights. This wooden cow near Holston Hills was one of them. If the purpose was to draw attention to the entrance of the beautiful dogwood trails through the area, it worked. Photo by Ruth White
■■ Frank Kehren, 48, Knoxville, and Megan Elizabeth Tipton, 37, Knoxville ■■ Rachel Elizabeth Killen, 21, Knoxville, and Matthew Lee Taylor, 30, Knoxville ■■ Hailey Alexis Laidlaw, 24, Knoxville, and Joseph Taylor Lawson, 24, Knoxville ■■ John Charles Lethgo, 24, Knoxville, and Chelsea Marie Donovan, 24, Knoxville ■■ Ciarra Christine Light, 25, Knoxville, and Bryan Daniel Meeker, 25, Memphis ■■ Shane Tyler Love, 22, Powell, and Kimberly Leeann Hooks, 18, Powell ■■ Melissa Lynette Lowe, 30, Knoxville, and Denis Robert Mault, 34, Knoxville ■■ Andrea Lorene Ludwig, 34, Knoxville, and Ryan Goeller O’Connor, 39, Knoxville ■■ Molly Elizabeth Lusby, 20, Knoxville, and Violin Turcan, 20, Powell ■■ George Wesley Martin, 53, Knoxville, and Luz Elena Molina, 51, Knoxville ■■ Lacey Desiree Masse, 32, Knoxville, and Holly Ariann Moses, 34, Knoxville ■■ Johnny Earl Massengill, 67, Knoxville, and Terry Lynn Amanns Massengill, 60, Knoxville
■■ Stephanie Marie Merry, 28, Oliver Springs, and Michael Richard Gilliland, 29, Oliver Springs ■■ Riley James Miller, 22, Knoxville, and Kristen Hope Ellis, 21, Knoxville ■■ Amanda Michelle Mohney, 36, Knoxville, and Matthew Thomas Everett, 44, Knoxville ■■ Buddy Allan Morgan, 50, Knoxville, and Kimberly Diane Nelson Lindenschmidt, 53, Knoxville
■■ William Darius Ricker, 25, Knoxville, and Lindsey Michelle Blalock, 27, Knoxville
■■ Patricia Lucille Tindell, 19, Clinton, and Joshua Alan Brooks, 27, Clinton
■■ Lawrence William Riley Jr., 41, Knoxville, and Sherrie Lee Hale Hodge, 41, Knoxville
■■ Bethany Ashlynn Trotter, 24, Bowling Green, Ky., and James Tyler Basler, 25, Bowling Green
■■ Allie Marquanne Rogers, 20, Maynardville, and Roger William Kaman, 21, Maynardville ■■ Christina Renee Rouse, 32, Powell, and Henri Coizeau Vinales Coizeau, 35, Margate, Fla.
■■ Jonathan Michael Ruth, 36, Knoxville, and Lydia Ruth Maples, 24, Knoxville
■■ Haley Alexandria Viles, 21, Maryville, and Kenneth David Allen, 22, Maryville
■■ Tyler Warren Scalf, 23, Knoxville, and Briana Lynn Alleman, 24, Knoxville
■■ Robert Tanner Wallace, 26, Seymour, and Elizabeth Ann Blair, 25, Rutledge
■■ Edward Taylor Seabright, 25, Knoxville, and Kendhl Kate Witt, 25, Knoxville
■■ Casey Suzanne Whitson, 24, Knoxville, and Skylar Reede Tanaka, 21, Knoxville
■■ Sean Lucas Seever, 25, Knoxville, and Sophia Anne Zachary, 27, Knoxville
■■ Caleb Joshua Williams, 24, Johnson City, and Victoria McKenzie Hale, 22, Farragut
■■ Shawnna Lynn Sellards, 40, Knoxville, and Douglas Glenn Watters, 39, Knoxville
■■ Detreece Laurice Wilson, 46, Knoxville, and Darryl Wade Harris, 52, Knoxville
■■ Hailey Anita Smith, 27, Knoxville, and David Sidney McGee, 32, Knoxville
■■ Jacob Andrew Woods, 19, Knoxville, and Melinda Roshell Kelley, 20, Knoxville
■■ Daniel Quaye, 33, Knoxville, and Julia Deh, 27, Knoxville
■■ Amelia Adelaide Stanford, 29, Knoxville, and Todd Jamison Jones, 42, Knoxville
■■ Cary Alan Ratliff, 62, Knoxville, and Sheryll Elaine Blanc Carroll, 59, Farragut
■■ Joshua James Tanner, 30, Knoxville, and Tracie Renae Martin, 25, Knoxville
■■ Melissa Ashley Wroe, 27, Knoxville, and Michael Edward Van Nuland, 27, Knoxville
■■ Elizabeth Lance Ray, 24, Knoxville, and Brandon Ray Hoskins, 23, Knoxville
■■ David Dewayne Tapley, 45, Rocky Top, and Patricia Gale Sweeney, 42, Rocky Top
■■ Alex Christopher Mullins, 27, Upland, Calif., and Meghan Marie Danielson, 28, Upland ■■ Altomese Tierra’ Nolan, 28, Knoxville, and Shaquan O’Bryan Andrews, 26, Knoxville ■■ Robert Eugene Paulk III, 23, Noble, Okla., and Madeline Carole Rorabeck, 23, Martinsville, Va. ■■ Amy Catherine Pickens, 24, Memphis, and Ricky Duane Frech, 28, Woodward, Okla. ■■ William Arthur Pond Jr., 21, Knoxville, and Andreana Nicole Cooper, 19, Knoxville ■■ Sierria Louise Pride, 23, Knoxville, and Donovan Tyronne Smith, 28, Knoxville
■■ Jessica Erin Dew, 35, Knoxville, and Aaron Bryant Beeler, 33, Knoxville
■■ Sufyan Najah Ibrahim, 25, Knoxville, and Samah M. Ahmed, 21, Knoxville
■■ Diego Francisco Diego Mateo, 34, Knoxville, and Elva Francisco Miguel, 32, Knoxville
■■ Barbara Ann Johnson, 28, Oak Ridge, and Timothy Chad Pyle, 32, Knoxville
■■ Christopher Lynn Mayes, 32, Knoxville, and Rachel Elizabeth Joanna Sanchez, 34, Knoxville
■■ Nicholas Lee Jones, 28, Knoxville, and Morgan Brittany Rogers, 27, Knoxville
■■ Bradley Allan McMahan, 33, Knoxville, and Jessica Marie Farley, 35, Knoxville
■■ Katrina Ann Reagan, 24, Farragut, and Matthew Ryan Dills, 26, Farragut
■■ Barbara Jean Thomas, 75, Knoxville, and James Leroy Turner, 72, Knoxville
■■ Bajazit Kargic, 36, Knoxville, and Kristi Lena Coughlin, 34, Knoxville
■■ Lauren Leigh McMillan, 42, Knoxville, and Ian Matthew Lane, 35, Knoxville
■■ Chad Edward Reneau, 30, Louisville, Tenn., and Bryttney Elaine Hancock, 24, Louisville, Tenn.
■■ Shawn Aaron Thurner, 31, Knoxville, and Haley Brooke Fawver, 19, Knoxville
■■ Ahmed Farag Elatar, 35, Knoxville, and Melissa Galyon, 35, Knoxville
■■ Patricia Lauren Renee Turpin, 32, Knoxville, and Paul Brandon Seger, 32, Knoxville ■■ Victor Manuel Vargas Abrosio, 32, Knoxville, and Heidy Marina Pineda Corea, 34, Knoxville
■■ Andrew Christian Hilliard, 30, Knoxville, and Tara Stafford Stafford Mee, 29, Knoxville
■■ Wilbur Raymond Mattice, 69, Knoxville, and Alice Laverne Sparks, 50, Knoxville
■■ Roman Joseph Turnage, 26, Knoxville, and Victoria Foalea, 21, Knoxville
■■ Rebekka Kalan Rudd, 17, Jonesboro, Ga., and Kevin Trevon Brown, 22, Hinesville, Ga.
■■ Astraea Sade Dawkins, 30, Knoxville, and Desmond Lamar Brown, 30, Knoxville
■■ Kristin Joanna Dylewski, 25, Farragut, and Jeffrey Sean Hickman, 26, Farragut
Timothy and Jessica McGrew, of Caryville, a boy, Easton Len
Evan and Fernanda Bollers, of Knoxville, a girl, Olivia Michele
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■■ Jordan Seth Besnoff, 30, Farragut, and Sara Lynn Virgil, 33, Farragut
Spence and Meredith Hunter, of Knoxville, a boy, Sawyer Nathan
Stephen and Cassandra Williamson, of Knoxville, a boy, Mason Carson
Ashley Atherton, of Strawberry Plains, a boy, Brooks Alexander
Michael Goodson and Heather Brookshire, Harriman, a girl, Sawyer Jade Goodson.
Michael Miller and Brittany French, of Knoxville, a boy, Jackson Evan
Shannon Ashburn and Chrystal Martin, of Knoxville, a boy, Terrick Ray
Harry Clark Jr. and Terri Davis, of Rutledge, a boy, Harry Cameron III
Nicholas and Stacie Russell, of Bulls Gap, a girl, Paislie Nickole
Donte Linton and Danielle Roark, Knoxville, a girl, Jazmyn Addison Renae Linton.
Bradley and Meloney Faulk, Knoxville, a girl, Annalee Rose Faulk.
Dustin and Megan Inman, of LaFollette, a girl, Makayla Nicole
David and Alissa King III, of Knoxville, a boy, Remington Barrett
William and Gretchen Rivers, of Seymour, a boy, David Maxwell Norris
Richard Eller and Sarah Hobbs, Clinton, a boy, Victor Sue HobbsEller.
Jacob and Amy Scarborough, of Clinton, a girl, Sadie Lynn
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Jonathan and Chelsea Mathis, Rockwood, a boy, Jace Michael Mathis.
Matthew and Jheri-Anne Howard, Harriman, a boy, Tyler Cole Howard.
Jason Wilder and Brittany Carstens, of Knoxville, a girl, Cecilia Ann
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Powell woman finds surgeon is ‘straight shooter’ Paul Johnson, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon with Knoxville Orthopedic Clinic and Parkwest Medical Center, walked into Anna Halliburton’s exam room carrying an MRI report and bad news. “The first time I met him he walked in with the MRI report and said, ‘Your back is a wreck! What are we Paul Johnson, going to do about it?’” the 71-year-old Powell woman MD said. “I said, ‘I don’t know. You are the expert – you’ll have to tell me!’ And he did. He told me that surgery was a likely option.” It was not news she wanted to hear, as she had been looking forward to her retirement years. But it was not news that was totally unexpected. She had begun experiencing hip pain in early 2015 while she was still working as the vice president of finance and administration at a Knoxville civil engineering firm. “It was very uncomfortable. I was having a lot of difficulty walking and standing for any period of time,” she said. “I was having a lot of hip and leg pain and numbness and I thought it was my hip. But my primary care doctor said, ‘No, it’s not your hip – it’s your back.’ So he sent me to Dr. Johnson.” He quickly found Halliburton’s problem – two deteriorating and ruptured lumbar vertebrae at L4 and L5. “He told me that we could do surgery or we could try some other treatments,” she said. “And I did have a couple of steroid shots but they were not very effective. “After that, we talked about surgery some more, but I wasn’t quite ready,” said Halliburton, who had never had surgery before. “I was just not prepared to do that yet. As I was getting closer to retirement, it was getting worse. I was trying to train my replacement and I went ahead and finished working as best I could. I did miss some work because of the hip and leg pain, but I went ahead and retired April 30, 2015.” But as it turned out, those “golden years” of retirement weren’t so golden. Her husband, Jack, was diagnosed with cancer and her back pain grew worse. “She was almost in a wheelchair by the time she agreed to the surgery,” said Jack. “She’s tough.” “Later that fall, I went back to Dr. Johnson and we talk-
I was able to get outside and do some more walking. I used a walker for about two weeks and then I was able Anna Halliburton resisted to walk short distances without it. I back surgery at the outset of kept the walking up because Dr. Johnretirement but was surprised son had told me that it would be one of at the good results. the keys to recovery. He had also told me to expect a six-month recovery period, which I thought was awfully long – but he was right. It took most of that time for me to get back to where I was pretty functional again,” she said. A year has passed and Anna Halliburton is back doing the things she enjoys. “The surgery and the recovery period went much better than I had expected,” she said. “I can do pretty much everything I did before the surgery with just a little bit of limitation, not much lifting. But as far as doing housework, yardwork, household projects, I have no problem.” In fact, she and her husband even helped build the exterior walls of a Habitat for Humanity “Blitz Build” house sponsored by her former emed about the surgery again,” she said. “He set up an MRI ployer. “That was one of my ‘bucket list’ items,” she said. “It because the other one was about a year old by that time. was very exciting and very rewarding to be able to be part When I went back to see him for the results, he said there of that. Before the surgery, I couldn’t have done it.” The most demanding task, however, was tackling a were even more discs that had ruptured and would have to be fixed. It was the L2 and L3, and there was some curva- painting project on their own home’s large deck and railture of the spine above that. We talked a little about fixing ing. “At one point I was lying on my back under a builtthat, but he said he would have to wait until he got in there in bench and painting,” she said. “I told Jack, ‘I wish Dr. Johnson could see me now! to see. “All in all, I feel incredibly blessed,” she said. “The hos“I liked his matter-of-factness,” she added. “He didn’t dance around my condition; he didn’t sugarcoat anything. pital experience was absolutely great. All the staff and He told me exactly what I was up against, and that’s what I the nurses at Parkwest were great. They were extremely needed. If I know what I’m looking at, I can handle it. I like friendly, extremely attentive. I felt that I, as the patient, someone who will tell you like it is – just give it to me, tell had been put first. “Dr. Johnson just did an outstanding job. I don’t think me and I can deal with it.” Finally, a year after her retirement, she had the surgery I could have been up and moving as quickly if he had not at Parkwest Medical Center. The procedure required the done such a good job. He’s an extremely gifted doctor, very compassionate and caring toward his patients. I’m just insertion of two spinal rods and 10 pedicle screws. “It was a very successful surgery from my viewpoint,” thankful for the experience and everybody involved. Hopeshe said. “I knew immediately when I woke up that the hip fully, I won’t have to be in the hospital again, but if I do, I and leg pain were gone. I was able to come home from the hope to go to Parkwest. I couldn’t have asked for any better hospital the next day. They got me up and I walked. The treatment.” For more information about the services offered at physical therapists worked with me on some exercises to Parkwest, or to find a physician, visit www.TreatedWell. continue at home. “I walked mostly in the house the first week or so. Then com or call 865-374-PARK
Lower back problems? You aren’t alone If you have lower back pain, you are not alone. Almost everyone has low back pain at one time or another. Understanding why it happens, and what you can do about it, is a big step toward relief. Your spine is made up of bones called vertebrae. The vertebrae in your lower back are called the lumbar vertebrae. Your vertebrae are separated by disks, which act as cushions between the bones. Your spinal cord passes through a tunnel, or canal, in the middle of the vertebrae. The cord is made up of nerves and other tissue. Spinal nerves, known as nerve roots, branch off the cord. These nerve roots exit through spaces between the vertebrae on each side and lead to other parts of the body.
Causes With aging, changes occur to the disks in your spine. Over time they become worn and less plump. As the disks flatten, the vertebrae can also rub against each other, causing wear and tear to the bone. Sometimes this causes new growths called bone spurs to form. The tough cartilage covering the disks can tear. The soft material inside the disk
Physical therapy and chiropractic care are sometimes used to relieve symptoms. Medications can often relieve pain and calm inflamed nerves. The most common choices are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, known as NSAIDs. These include aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen. Prescription pain medications, such as codeine or morphine, are sometimes prescribed for short periods of intense pain. Steroids and anesthetic can be injected into the spinal canal. This may Diagnosis help relieve chronic pain. A corset-type brace may help in If you have symptoms of lumbar disk disease, your health care provider may rec- some cases. This type of brace can be ommend certain tests. A straight leg raise, wrapped around the back and stomor SLR test, can be a good test for a herni- ach. Some people may feel more comated disk. Your healthcare provider can do fortable and stable while wearing one. this test in the office. If you have a herniated disk, or if these You may have imaging tests. These can treatments don’t relieve your pain, surgery include a computed tomography (CT) scan may be an option. Surgery can give fast or MRI. relief of pain, weakness and numbness to You may also have a bone scan or a bone a person with severe sciatica. But it may density test. work less well in other cases. Talk with your healthcare provider to see if surgery is Treatment a good option for you. There are many kinds of treatment for © 2000-2016 The StayWell Company, LLC. 780 Township Line Road, Yardley, PA 19067. All rights reserved. This information lumbar disk disease. It can be treated with is not intended as a substitute for professional medical care. heat, ultrasound, and special exercises. Always follow your healthcare professional’s instructions. may bulge out, or herniate, causing it to push into the spinal canal and put pressure on the cord or nerve roots. When a herniated disk or bony spur puts pressure on nerves, this can cause symptoms. You may have pain, tingling, numbness, or a burning feeling in your lower back, buttocks, hips, groin, or legs. This is known as sciatica. Some people may have weakness in the legs or feet. This can cause clumsiness or trouble walking.
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