Fairfield Glade Racquet Center would like to take this opportunity to recognize the achievements of several people from its clubs.

Gail Peak, a member of the Crab-Orchard Chapter, DAR, was the guest speaker at the February meeting. Peak gave a presentation about living in England, India, Thailand and China. She is pictured here wearing the traditional kimono of China. The next meeting will be March 21. Due to unforeseen…

Please join the Fairfield Glade Hikers on Friday, March 22, to hike the Rock Creek Loop. This 7.1-mile moderate hike starts at Hattie Blevins Cemetery and then descends to follow the Rock Creek and Massey Branch for most of the way. This time of year there may be early spring flowers by the …

In spring, the color of daylight in eastern Tennessee is pink; pink from the proliferation of a "bazillion" dogwood blooms. Knoxville and surrounding area communities celebrate the annual phenomenon with the Dogwood Arts Festival.

My daughter gave me a book for Christmas called Wolves at our Door, by Jim and Jamie Dutcher. It was fascinating. I have loaned the book to four other people and everyone liked it as much as I did. The Dutchers hand-raised captive wolf pups, and then studied them for several years in a large…

The Fairfield Glade Police Department welcomed the Fairfield Glade Rotary Club to the FGPD building to host the March 5 meeting.

A new season of spring hikes starts with traveling about 65 miles to the Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area to hike the four-mile Oscar Blevins Farm Loop on March 15. This hike is rated easy and includes its namesake, the Oscar Blevins Farm, a historic site representative of t…

The Fairfield Glade (FG) Hiking Group has planned 12 hikes on Fridays starting March 15. Spring hikes with the FG Hikers will continue through May 31. Anyone interested in hiking in the beautiful mountains of Tennessee is welcome. Hikers will meet at the pavilion near the parking lot that is…

Fairfield Glade Community Club would like to congratulate Jeff Houston, Director of Golf, for receiving the prestigious Bill Strausbaugh Award for Distinguished Service in mentoring fellow PGA professionals, integrity and character reflecting positively upon the profession, and outstanding i…

Howard Robb, of Fairfield Glade, has been recognized for his outstanding volunteerism as part of Food City’s annual Claude P. Varney Volunteer Recognition Program. 

Last week the Good Samaritan Society of Fairfield Glade hosted a meet-and-greet at the Community and Conference Center for the community to meet its new administrator, Brandon Newman.

The Fairfield Glade Strategic Planning Committee held a town hall focusing on emerging trends, presenting feedback from survey results and gathering input from attending community members at the Fairfield Glade Community and Conference Center on Feb. 26. 

The Saint Francis of Assisi Council 16088 of the Knights of Columbus will again participate in the “40 Cans for Lent” program. This charity program is a simple one-can-per-day donation inspired by Christ’s 40 days of fasting in the desert. The program is meant to connect traditional Lenten a…

Every year, about this time, I like to write an article about bluebirds. Bluebirds will begin nesting in our area by about the last week in March. This year is going to be the most exciting nesting season yet concerning bluebirds for several reasons.

Flash flooding last week led to heavy damage to Kingsdown Dr. in Fairfield Glade. 

Fairfield Glade Community Club would like to thank the sixth annual Fairfield Glade Cupcake Wars judges for sacrificing their New Year’s resolutions for a good cause in support of raising money for local non-profits and charitable organizations. This year the money raised went to support Gir…

William (Bill) Morgan Anderson of Crossville, a sportsman, patriot, World War II bomber pilot and prisoner-of-war, passed away on Feb. 14, at 96 years of age. He was born on Sept. 24, 1922, in the tiny community of Clifty and grew up in Peavine, located at the end of what is now Drew Howard …

Tennessee State Parks and community partners are seeking volunteers for the annual Weed Wrangle, a nationwide effort to fight invasive plant species in public parks on Saturday, March 2.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Blue Ribbon committee has been hard at work putting the finishing touches on this year’s Blue Ribbon Ceremony. The event will be held at the Cumberland Community Complex on April 7, 2019 with doors opening at noon and the ceremony beginn…

Fairfield Glade Community Club (FGCC) hosted their sixth annual Cupcake Wars bringing battling bakers to the frontline of the Fairfield Glade Community and Conference Center (FGCCC) to wage war on Feb. 13. 

Lately I have been seeing many comments on social media about what to do about chipmunks and squirrels in your yard. It seems that a few folks love the little rodents, but many more want to send them packing. Some people have stated that if they don't do something, their yard will soon be ov…

In the Jan. 23 printing of the Crossville Chronicle Glade Sun, I mistakenly wrote that the Fairfield Glade Ladies Club’s guest speaker would be Donna Fitzgerald, who in fact, was the FFGLC’s program hostess for the event held on Feb. 6. 

The PeyBack Foundation, established by former University of Tennessee quarterback, Payton Manning and his wife, Ashley, supports programs that provide leadership and growth opportunities for children at risk. The foundation has become a consistent and viable contributor in Colorado, Indiana,…