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Phil Newman is a Farragut High alum and a UT-Knoxville journalism graduate. A lifelong lover of the written word and storytelling, he now makes his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He also enjoys hiking, playing piano, refereeing soccer, and hanging out with his shih-tzu, General Bear.

Veterans Spotlight

A Time to Recast

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Air Force veteran and attorney Aaron Kimsey found friendship and freedom on the water Some 500 miles due west of Knoxville, the teeming waters of Arkansas’ White River lure anglers from around the world to fish for trout—rainbow, brown,…
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Compassion in the Courtroom

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Chuck Cerny’s Veterans Treatment Court vision is changing lives and destinies It doesn’t take long when talking with Jarod Correll to surmise that he’s a Marine at heart, a tough dude, a fighter, a “black-and-white guy,” as he puts it.…
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Sporting Lifestyle

Roping Fever

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Move over Yellowstone. The real cowboys are right here in East Tennessee. Horses whinny and snort in the sunlit meadow of Clover Meadow Farm in Lenoir City on a late Winter afternoon. Carson Farmer, who calls the farm home, readies his…
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Water in the Blood

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Knoxville’s Dale McCurry reached the pinnacle of US Coast Guard service while saving lives and training others Standing waist deep in the gently flowing waters of the Little River in Townsend, Dale McCurry is intent on making a perfect…
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Take Care of Your Troops

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Retired US Army Major Tom Amidon is most proud of the cadets he trained and mentored for battle across the globe On November 11, 2020—Veterans Day—Tom Amidon awakens to a familiar blend of thoughts and emotions, rooted in his…
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