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UScellular announces it has named Tom Catani as Area Vice President/General Manager (AVP/GM) for its Mid-Atlantic Region. This is a new role for the company to lead both corporate-owned and agent retail locations in Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and

Five winners of the Knoxville Area Urban League’s business pitch contest have received checks totaling $10,500 for enterprises ranging from health care to art classes. Mark Isom, the founder and president of Premiere Building Maintenance Corporation, presented the entrepreneurs with

What is “Dating Sunday?” The first Sunday of the year, known as “Dating Sunday,” has become the busiest day of the year for online dating. According to a research study by Stanford University, connecting online has become the most popular

$5 million given to food banks statewide this year to help residents affected by the COVID-19 pandemic The BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation is giving $250,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to help meet the needs of

Symphony performances expected to resume in February 2021 The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO) and the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 546 have reached an agreement that will bring the musicians of the KSO back to the stage from a

Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) has been awarded 25 additional Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Program to help non-elderly, disabled residents secure safe and affordable housing.

Jupiter, Saturn alignment to form the most visible ‘great conjunction’ in nearly 800 years Throughout history, every 20 years, people have witnessed a celestial event known as the ‘great conjunction.’ This spectacle, which creates the appearance of a double planet,

South College is expanding its Associate of Science in Teaching (AST) program to students across the state of Tennessee through its online platform. Enrollment is open for qualified students to join the first class, which begins Jan. 13, 2021, and

Amidst the COVID-19 surge, four local legislative leaders engage medical professionals from Knoxville’s major healthcare facilities for a special meeting on Wednesday, December 16, at 3:30 p.m. State Senator Dr. Richard Briggs, County Commission Chair Larsen Jay, Knoxville Vice Mayor

UScellular’s Community Connections program has provided more than $2,500 to youth organizations in East Tennessee in 2020 to help cover expenses for groups who have been impacted by COVID-19. The Community Connections program provides financial support to various organizations each