2024 FRIEND OF THE YEAR AWARD

DREW KITTS RECEIVES SEVIERVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Drew Kitts claimed the Friend of the Year Award at this year’s Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Membership Breakfast presented by Allegra Print & Imaging. Kitts, Director of Marketing for Preferred Pharmacy,...

CNB Welcomes New Chief Operations Officer

Citizens National Bank (CNB) has announced the addition of Jeff Frederick as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer. "We are pleased to have Jeff join the CNB Team as its Chief Operations Officer. He exemplifies the core values of our organization, which...

These Are a Few of Our Favorite Things: Start 2024 With a Great Crime Book and Join Alcatraz East Book Club

In a poll by online research group YouGov, half of Americans say they enjoy reading true crime content. Alcatraz East Crime Museum invites anyone who wants to dive into the topic to their monthly Crime Museum Book Club, held online in a Facebook group. The book club...
Life is Voluntary – Winners and Losers

Life is Voluntary – Winners and Losers

During this election year, I am hearing some grumblings about the way delegates are awarded in our primaries and our Presidential Election to be held in November.  One of the great “checks and balances” of the construction of our Country is our Electoral College and...

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Life is Voluntary: An All New World

Life is Voluntary: An All New World

By Henry Piarrot   “I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.” - Winston Churchill   Over the years of writing the stories of hundreds of people, the topic of how the world has changed many times...

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Life is Voluntary – Leading by Committee

Life is Voluntary – Leading by Committee

By Henry Piarrot   “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.” - Harry S. Truman   The Joint...

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Life is Voluntary – Unlived Memories

Life is Voluntary – Unlived Memories

By Henry Piarrot   "If you were going to die soon and had only one phone call to make, who would you call and what would you say? And why are you waiting?" - Stephen Levine, poet and author   On October 28, 1963, in New Orleans, Louisiana, 22-year-old Barbara Boteler...

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Life is Voluntary – The Golden Rule

Life is Voluntary – The Golden Rule

By Henry Piarrot With all of the news coverage about the alleged child molestation at Penn State University, I have been hearing much bravado from many who boast about what they would have done had they been the one to witness former assistant football coach Jerry...

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