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Sacred Heart Cathedral, home of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Knoxville, has formally launched a campaign for a new cathedral. The building project, budgeted to cost $25 million, will be an architectural landmark within the city of Knoxville and the Bearden community with space for civic and community meetings.

Laura Boerger recently joined Messer Construction Company as a Project Engineer in the firm’s Knoxville Region.

Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America, is giving away a year of free coffee and commemorative travel mugs to Congressional Medal of Honor recipients at the Medal of Honor Knoxville Convention.

As the Tennessee Vols football team seeks its second victory of the season against Arkansas State this weekend, the dogs at Young-Williams Animal Center are looking for homes.

Gamers no longer need to head to an arcade or plant themselves in front of their big screen to enjoy their favorite games, but instead can play anytime, anywhere on their mobile devices. In a recent study, U.S. Cellular found that 52 percent of smartphone owners played video games on their device in the past month for entertainment purposes, illustrating just how popular gaming on the go has become.

Pilot presented a donation today of $100,000 to the MDA of Greater East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia from money raised through the sale of paper green shamrocks during the Shamrocks Against Dystrophy campaign, as well as from a Pilot-sponsored golf tournament to benefit MDA.

If you want to spend the holiday weekend snuggled on the couch with the perfect companion, Young-Williams Animal Center has the cat for you. Beginning today, Aug. 28, through Monday, Sept. 1, adoption fees for cats of all ages are reduced.

Fort Kid, Knoxville’s community-built playground, will be renovated the same way it was built 23 years ago – with the effort of community leaders and volunteers. On Saturday, Sept. 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., volunteers will paint, remove weeds and spread pea gravel and mulch.

This weekend, Young-Williams Animal Center is celebrating ‘Lab-or’ Day with an adoption special on all Labradors and lab mixes.

Today, Rebuilding Together Knoxville announced a collaborative effort among multiple construction companies to provide handicap accessibility for the home of 3-year-old Elijah James and his family. Elijah has rachischisis, the most severe form of a congenital disorder known as spina bifida.