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Asbury Place Baysmont, Kingsport’s only continuing care retirement community, is hosting open houses on May 14 and 21.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 7, 2015 For additional information, Contact: Amanda Shell Jennings Moxley Carmichael (865) 255-0661 [title] Kristi Sowards, sales manager at the Knoxville Convention Center, has been awarded the 2015 Pauly Award for Volunteer of the Year by

Knoxville has formed the Purple Cities Alliance, launching a formal effort to make Knoxville one of the first dementia-friendly cities in the United States and serve as a model for other communities across the country to become a “Purple City.”

Home Federal Bank named Sevier County teen Madison Thomas the 2015 Hometown Heroes overall honoree and presented a $5,000 donation in her honor to the Sevier County Veterans’ Emergency Fund at a ceremony at the bank’s Sevierville office, 307 Parkway, on Wednesday, May 6.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will conclude the 2014-2015 Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series with concerts entitled “Lucas Richman’s Finale.” These performances, sponsored by Thermal Label Warehouse, will take place on Thursday, May 14 and Friday, May 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre.

Home Federal Bank named Joyce Cope Wyatt a 2015 Hometown Hero and presented a $2,500 donation in her honor to Knoxville Internationals Network at a ceremony at the bank’s Karns office, 7204 Oak Ridge Highway, on Tuesday, May 5.

Home Federal Bank named Tina Wilder a 2015 Hometown Hero and presented a $2,500 donation in her honor to Mental Health Association of East Tennessee at a ceremony at the bank’s Cedar Bluff office, 315 N. Cedar Bluff Road, on Thursday, April 30.

Trans Am Ambulance Services has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Silver Award for implementing quality improvement measures for the treatment of patients who experience severe heart attacks.

The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) has announced that the Knoxville Zoo was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission.

Home Federal Bank named Deni Kidd a 2015 Hometown Hero and presented a $2,500 donation in her honor to Light Mission Pentecostal Church of Knoxville at a ceremony at the bank’s Merchant Drive office, 501 Merchant Drive, on Wednesday, April 29.