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KINGSPORT AQUATIC CENTER’S STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY DRAWS FIRST MULTISTATE SWIM COMPETITION, OFFERS ‘FAST SWIMMING’

About all a competitive swimmer needs is a pool of water, a suit and maybe goggles, right? Many people who watch these athletes compete could easily think that. However, the quality of the facility – including the depth of the water and even the lane dividers – helps swimmers increase their speed and set personal time records.

U.S. CELLULAR HOSTS ‘GOALS FOR GIVING,’ DONATES $10,000 TO UNITED WAY

To kick off the company’s local United Way giving campaign, U.S. Cellular presented a $10,000 corporate gift to the United Way of Greater Knoxville.

GERDAU EARNS INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RECERTIFICATION

Gerdau’s Knoxville plant has again earned the ISO 14001 certification, an international distinction that recognizes the mill’s environmental management system. The plant first pursued and achieved this voluntary certification in 2007. Its 2013 certification recently became official.

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RURAL/METRO SHARES SAFETY TIPS FOR TRICK-OR-TREATERS

Halloween means lots of little feet running door to door and across streets, and Rural/Metro wants them all to get home safely.

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RURAL/METRO FIRE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT BRIAN WOODS NAMED FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR

Rural/Metro Fire Department Lieutenant Brian Woods accepts the Insurance Professionals of Greater Knoxville (IPGK) Firefighter of the Year Award from IPGK member Sean Thompson of Strategic Technical Resource, Inc. at an Oct. 15 ceremony at the Bearden Banquet Hall. Woods was honored for the creation and implementation of an innovative firefighting training program integrated into the curriculum of South-Doyle High School. The Insurance Professionals of Greater Knoxville (IPGK) has named Rural/Metro Lieutenant Brian Woods as the Firefighter of the Year for the Knoxville area.

STUDENT PHARMACISTS HELP FIGHT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ADDICTION

South College School of Pharmacy students are learning to fill prescription medications, yet they are reversing the process and taking them back on Saturday, Oct. 26.

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KUB REMINDS CUSTOMERS TO STAY SAFE WHEN USING NATURAL GAS

With cooler weather just around the corner, KUB is encouraging customers to think “safety first” when using natural gas.

FIND YOUR PERFECT MATCH AT THE ASPCA MEGA MATCH-A-THON AT YOUNG-WILLIAMS ANIMAL CENTER

Young-Williams Animal Center is one of 38 animal rescue organizations nationwide that have received funding from the ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to participate in the Mega Match-a-thon adoption event Oct. 18-20.

PILOT CAMPAIGNS RAISE MORE THAN $75,000 FOR AREA NON-PROFITS

On Oct. 16, Pilot presented checks totaling more than $75,000 to three area not-for-profit organizations.

KCDC STRATEGIC PLANNING DIRECTOR NAMED PRESIDENT OF TAHRA

Joyce Floyd, Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) Director of Strategic Planning and Special Projects, was recently elected President of the Tennessee Association of Housing and Redevelopment Authorities (TAHRA) to serve a two-year term that began this September.