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The Tranzonic Companies has hired Brian Rhoades as its vice president of operations at the national manufacturing and distribution firm’s facility in West Knoxville. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, The Tranzonic Companies has been in business for more than 90 years

A total of 1,270 children happily walked away with new tennis shoes, and a record 6,400 people attended the 16th annual “Shoes for School” event Saturday, Aug. 4, presented by the Knoxville Area Urban League and sponsored by Covenant Health.

The Bijou Theatre, Knoxville’s oldest and most infamous entertainment venue, paid off its longstanding mortgage note, at last closing the book on the theater’s in-the-red status. “It’s been a long road to ‘Save the Bijou,’” said Courtney Bergmeier, director of

Covenant Health has become the largest sponsor for the Knoxville Area Urban League’s 16th Annual “Shoes for School” program on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018. An impactful program hosted by the Knoxville Area Urban League, “Shoes for School” provides free new

This week, U.S. Cellular visited the Regal Entertainment Teen Center at the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley to help increase understanding of and interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers. U.S. Cellular engineers conducted an

Young-Williams Animal Center has equipped all Knox County and City of Knoxville Animal Control trucks with microchip scanners to help reunite lost pets and owners. The scanners were provided to Animal Control officers at a presentation at the shelter at

The Swag, a luxury retreat nestled in the Smoky Mountains outside of Asheville, North Carolina, has been named to the Top 15 U.S. Resort Hotels list by Travel & Leisure. The Swag also landed in the top three on the

Big Ears Festival has been named to MovieMaker Magazine’s 2018 list of the “25 Coolest Film Festivals in the World.” MovieMaker slotted the music, art and film event held annually in Knoxville, Tennessee, alongside renowned festivals in Los Angeles, San

After undergoing a nearly $30 million renovation and officially reopening Jan. 14, 2005, Knoxville’s beloved Tennessee Theatre has welcomed 2 million guests. On July 10, the first night of the six-day run of the Broadway hit “The Book of Mormon,”

The public is invited to provide input for “Recode Knoxville,” a zoning project that that will impact the changes allowed on urban property in the City of Knoxville over the next 50 years. Community residents, property owners and neighborhood organizations