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Pilot Flying J supports ALS #IceBucketChallenge Pilot Flying J CEO Jimmy Haslam leads team members in the Ice Bucket Challenge – a national campaign to raise awareness and funds for the ALS Association – at the Pilot store at 8541

In just four weeks, the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 79th season with Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1. Maestro Lucas Richman conducts the Orchestra, joined by guest artist Jon Kimura Parker for a spectacular season opener.

David Wear, the mayor of Pigeon Forge and an experienced economic development professional, has been named head of operations at The Island in Pigeon Forge, a massive retail and entertainment center in the heart of this tourist town.

Author Margaret Bowling, an 86-year-old Knoxville resident, recently held a book signing for her second novel, “Mountain Glory” – the sequel to her first story – and a third installment is in the works.

Pilot Flying J, the largest operator of travel centers and travel plazas in North America, will offer unique, interactive experiences for professional drivers and attendees at The Great American Trucking Show (GATS) this week in Dallas, Texas.

South College School of Pharmacy students are learning to fill prescriptions to treat a multitude of diseases and illness. However, they also want to help prevent community members from ending up at their counter.

The Historic Tennessee Theatre Foundation recently named Lila Honaker its communications and development manager, a move that brings the entertainment marketing professional back to her roots at the Tennessee Theatre.

The Knoxville Convention Center was recently named “Attraction of the Year” by the Tennessee Hospitality and Tourism Association (TnHTA) at the organization’s annual Stars of Industry award ceremony in Nashville.

This weekend, Young-Williams Animal Center is offering an adoption special to mark International Homeless Animal Day on Saturday, Aug. 16.

The US Nitrogen construction team donated a tractor-trailer full of piping and steel from the construction of its state-of-the-art facility in Greene County to the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Morristown on Wednesday, August 6. .