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MLS 1114677 VALARIE THOMPSON MBA, REALTOR, ABR, CRS, GRI, PMN, RRC, SRES, e-PRO, CDPE, Multi-Million Dollar Producer since 1995, REMAX Lifetime Achievement and Hall of Fame Awards Email: [email protected] www.valariethompson.com farragutpress.com • @farragutpress • @farragutpress1 • © 2021 farragutpress all rights reserved • 50¢ Offi ce: 694-8100 • Direct: 218-1149 ISSUE 24 VOLUME 33 FARRAGUT, TENNESSEE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 • 1A First Ingles tenant P3 Martial Arts to move ■ MICHELLE HOLLENHEAD [email protected] P3 Martial Arts will be the first tenant in the newly renovated “old” Ingles shopping center building. Currently located in Vil- Photo submitted lage Green shopping center Rick Lewis, a neighbor of Carole Turk, whose home was destroyed by fire Friday, Feb. 12, tried in vain to find Turk’s glasses and — where it has been for five years — P3 will be relocating cell phone following the fire. to 11805 Kingston Pike “some- time in the not-too-distant future” according to owner Scott Bailey, who said the business simply outgrew its space. “We began in 3,200-square feet in Village Green, then Charred, challenged leased another 1,700 square feet,” he said. “We outgrew Daughter tells the depth of her mother’s loss as fire destroys home that and are now leasing al- most 10,000 square feet in the MICHELLE HOLLENHEAD “She was at the threshold of her front door, and unable to get Ingles shopping center.” ■ [email protected] out, and our crew with Station 242 helped her to safety,” said The “old” Ingles center, Jeff Devlin, Rural Metro Fire assistant chief of operations. which housed a handful of A Choto community resident and her dog were rescued from “That was, and is, our top priority when we get to the scene, businesses after Ingles built her burning home Friday morning, Feb. 12 — but the house was then we concentrated on fighting the fire,” he added. its new store a few hun- a total loss and the fire remains under investigation. Turk was cared for by neighbors Rick and Ruth Lewis, then dred feet to the west and Carole Turk, who is wheelchair-bound, and her dog, Jade, later transported to Parkwest Medical Center, where she was opened in 2008, had fallen into were saved by Rural Metro Fire department firefighters, who arrived at the home, located at 1628 Nighbert Lane, at 4:18 a.m. See FIRE LOSS on Page 4A See TENANT on Page 2A After 31 Going back-to-back for Town, Brewer says ‘bye’ ■ MICHELLE HOLLENHEAD [email protected] Long-time Town employee Scott Brewer bid Farragut goodbye Friday, Feb. 12, following 31 years of service: 18 in Public Works, culminated as a foreman, before his final 13 years as an engineer tech. “It was just time,” said Brew- er, who is leaving to work as a superintendent with Southern Site Inc., the grading company Alan Sloan most recently working in Far- ragut on McFee Park and Ivey Farms. “There just comes a A repeat PureMagic-HWWW performance by Warriors time in a man’s life when you Celebrating a repeat as PureMagic How the West Was Won champions among six Farragut-area high schools who annually compete know it’s time to move on.” His service was celebrated for best regular season high school football record, Christian Academy of Knoxville players hold the Stetson Hat trophy and $1,000 with a reception Feb. 12 in enlarged check — $500 each from sponsor PureMagic Carwash, represented by Sales & Marketing manager Christopher Peters (light green shirt, right) and contest presenter farragutpress, represented by publisher Tony Cox (sportcoat beside Peters). Led by See BREWER 31, Page 3A head coach Travis Mozingo (plaid shirt, left), the program hosted this ceremony in the school lobby Friday morning, Feb. 12. bbusinessusiness ccommunityommunity ssportsports “I thought of it during the wedding for our wedding “One day I saw a story on the news. I thought that “He’s an awesome kid, works hard. I’m super happy guests, but we had so few people that I didn’t get a this was a great idea, but I realized something was for him. ... Very deserving. We look forward to more chance to actually give it to them,” missing,” stuff in the future,” - Dylan Ogle, whose idea to start a business was - Marc Giles, a coach with a blossoming young ath- inspired by his wedding. (Read story beginning on - Tyler Perry, a Boy Scout with a special Eagle Scout lete earning a big honor. (Read story beginning on page 5A) project. (Read story beginning on page 1C) page 1B) Hibachi Style Dining Sushi Bar • Full Bar Holiday Parties • Take-Out Available Lunch—Monday – Friday 11 – 2 • Sunday 11 – 2:30 Dinner—Monday – Thursday 5 – 10 • Friday 5 – 10:30 • Saturday 4 – 10:30 • Sunday 4 – 10:00 226 Lovell Road (at Parkside Drive) 675-0201 • 118 Major Reynolds Place (At the Top of Bearden Hill, Kingston Pike) 584-4898 2A • FARRAGUTPRESS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2021 correction KCSOreports • At 10:42 a.m., Monday, Feb. 15, a Knox County Sheriff’s Getting it right Office unit responded to a Sonja Drive residence due to a threatened suicide. Officer spoke with the victim, who advised for Rob, family he had a history of substance abuse, and said his wife left him In an Feb. 11 front page sto- and took their children. Victim advised he no longer wanted ry about the life of the late Rob to live and was thinking about taking his own life. AMR ar- Goebel, which looked back rived and transported victim to Tennova Turkey Creek Medical at his accomplishments and Center. passed along high praise from • At 9:18 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 14, an officer responded to a friends and work colleagues, Highwick Circle residence on reports of a domestic issue. we inadvertently misspelled Officer came into contact with victim/complainant, who said his first name in two refer- her ex-boyfriend/suspect had attempted to contact her, through ences. a third party, trying to convince her not to press charges. A We regret the errors. Here records check revealed suspect was under bond release condi- are those corrected refer- tions and had an Order of Protection to say clear of the victim. ences: “Rob A domestic blue card was given and explained on scene. was a good Officers made contact with the suspect/arrestee at a North- guy with shore Hills Boulevard address. He said he was talking to a high stan- mutual friend about the incident and recalled saying, ‘‘It would dards for be nice if (victim/complainant) would drop the charges against restaurant him.’” The mutual friend then contacted the victim, putting operations suspect in violation of his bond release conditions and the and food Order of Protection. Suspect/ arrestee was taken into custody quality,” without incident. said Rick Photos courtesy of Knox County Parks & Recreation • At 11:11 a.m., Feb. 14, officers responded to a Will- Eldridge, ingham Drive residence for an unresponsive male and a human Rob, 1989, FHS domestic matter. Officers spoke with female victim/complain- resources Barriers at Concord Park ant, who said male victim/suspect was laying on the floor in the director for Copper Cellar, Due to ongoing vandalism of the grounds (cars and trucks “do- living room asleep and unresponsive. AMR was advised they parent company for Calhoun’s ing donuts”), Knox County Parks & Recreation employees put up were clear to enter the residence. Victim/suspect said they had restaurants. a verbal argument earlier in the day and she threw some food posts and cables earlier this month at the entrance to Concord According to friends’ com- out the backdoor, and as victim/suspect was going to get that ments on Mr. Goebel’s online Park, near the Dog Park. “Another expense because some folks food, victim complainant advised she told him he wouldn’t be obituary: “Rob was an individ- don’t know how to behave,” Mike Donila, Knox County Com- eating it in the house and briefly locked him out. munications director, said. The crew took five days to complete She said when victim/suspect was allowed back inside he went Tenant the barrier at a cost of $1,100 to the department, Donila said. to the couch and fell asleep. She said victim/suspect had been From page 1A “Roughly every other week, the Concord staff had to go down to acting unusually since Friday, Feb. 12, and had been sleeping the area and fix 6-inch ruts where people would do donuts,” he more than normal — but he wouldn’t go upstairs to bed. After disrepair until about two years added. “That’s the centerpiece to the entrance to the marina, several hours she attempted to wake him, but he was unrespon- ago, when its parent company sive at that time. Victim/complainant said she thought he was began renovations spurred by and it just looked bad. ... We are asking people to keep an eye acting, and attempted to get him up and help him upstairs to the Town officials. out, and if they see anything to call the Knox County Sheriff’s An outside commercial real Office (865-215-2243) or the Knox County Parks & Recreation See KCSO REPORTS on Page 3A estate firm was contracted to Department (865-215-6600).” rent the renovated space, but never got any traction until Town Mayor Ron Williams was able to contact one of the Ingles vice presidents, who finally got the ball rolling in 2020.

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