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Former Knoxville Mayor Daniel Brown, the current city councilman for the 6th District, has endorsed Gwen McKenzie to succeed him in that post. He is term-limited and cannot seek reelection to the seat. “I think she’s the best candidate for

Regarded as one of the most unique, boundary-defying and eagerly anticipated cultural gatherings in the world – “a music festival with a rare vision” (The New York Times) – Big Ears Festival returns in 2018 with perhaps its most multi-faceted

Sean Gilbert, senior vice president of housing for Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC), has been selected as the 2017 Emerging Leader by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO). Gilbert received the prestigious award at NAHRO’s national conference

Representatives of steel recycler Gerdau’s Knoxville mill recently gathered for a riverboat cruise on the Star of Knoxville to celebrate five employees who have been with the company 40 years or longer. Members of the “40-year Club” include: Jimmy Christian,

Johnson City-area residents can join Miss Tennessee 2017 Caty Davis, Insight Alliance and Count It! Lock It! Drop It!® (CLD) in the fight against prescription drug abuse and misuse at a  take-back event on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the Elizabethton

In two weeks, members of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will present a new musical experience that goes “UnStaged” in a concept that pairs classical music sets with a newly released premium craft beer. Four local breweries will be on hand

Johnson Architecture founder and president Daryl Johnson has been named to the Jackson Alumni Hall of Fame in Jackson, New Jersey, in recognition of service to the community. The Jackson Alumni Hall of Fame was established in 1991 to recognize

Arkis BioSciences, a high-tech medical device company that has brought more than $6 million in investments and employment opportunities to the region, today officially opened a new state-of-the-art facility at Cherokee Farm Innovation Campus, the University of Tennessee’s research and

Knoxville-based Cherokee Distributing Company has acquired Carter Distributing Company, the MillerCoors distributor for Southeast Tennessee. The addition of Carter’s territory expands Cherokee Distributing Company’s service area into Chattanooga and from 53 to 61 counties in Tennessee. “Our companies share similar

Pilot donated $94,091 to the United Way of Greater Knoxville thanks to the generous support of community members who purchased gas and other items at Knox County Pilot Convenience Stores during the 25th annual “Pilot Celebrity Pumpers.” The 2017 fundraiser