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Asbury Place’s Connie Jennings earns statewide honor

2016 LeadingAge Tennessee honors CNA with caregiver award LeadingAge Tennessee has selected Connie Jennings, a longtime certified nursing assistant (CNA) with Asbury Place continuing care retirement community in Maryville, as the recipient of its 2016 Excellence in Caring award for

Dept. of Energy completes decade-long project at Oak Ridge gaseous diffusion complex

Demolition marks a first in world history Today, national, state, and local officials joined nearly 1,500 employees to watch the final wall of Building K-27 fall at the East Tennessee Technology Park, marking the first time in world history that

BlueCross launches campaign to combat opioid abuse

BlueCross Health Foundation Awards Grant to Count It! Lock It! Drop It!TM CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Count, Lock and Drop your pills! That’s the message from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Health Foundation, which is teaming up with the state Department of

Asbury Place’s Sandra Brown earns statewide honor

2016 LeadingAge Tennessee honors executive director with leadership award LeadingAge Tennessee has selected Sandra Brown, executive director of Asbury Place continuing care retirement community in Kingsport, as the recipient of its 2016 Excellence in Leadership award. The statewide award recognizes

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation achieves accreditation by National Institute of Governmental Purchasing

The purchasing department of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) again has earned top accreditation by the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP).

Knoxville Symphony opens 81st season with Music Director Aram Demirjian conducting music of Russian passion

On September 15 and 16, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 81st season and the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series with Russian Passion: Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky. KSO Music Director Aram Demirjian conducts the Orchestra, joined by pianist Orion Weiss

Knoxville Convention Center to host second annual ‘Tomato Crush’ to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee

The Knoxville Convention Center is inviting volunteers to assist in the second annual “Tomato Crush” event to prepare hundreds of healthy, premade meals for hungry families across East Tennessee.

Pilot Convenience Stores joins with Shell to offer fuel, more loyalty program options in East Tennessee

Pilot Corporation will begin offering Shell gasoline at 29 Knoxville-area Pilot Convenience Stores starting in August. The new affiliation also will allow Pilot guests to participate in the Fuel Rewards® and grocery rewards programs. Pilot will maintain ownership and management

Asbury Place, Kingsport Aquatic Center celebrate National Grandparents Day with second annual free senior swim day

Guests 55 and over swim free; others enter for half price Asbury Place will celebrate National Grandparents Day by sponsoring a free senior swim day on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Kingsport Aquatic Center. Seniors 55 and over will be

Johnson Architecture names Joseph Staats staff architect

Johnson Architecture has named Joseph Staats a staff architect following his successful completion of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE). Staats, who joined Johnson Architecture as an intern architect in 2015, works on various projects, including Tiger Forest at Zoo Knoxville,