News

Mother’s Day is a special time to remind Mom how much she means to you. This year on May 8, also take the time to encourage her to protect her health by scheduling a screening mammogram.

Strata-G and Young-Williams Animal Center are partnering to help more cats find homes during the “Cinco de Gato” adoption special. On Thursday, May 5, adoption fees for adult cats and senior cats will be just $5 at both Young-Williams Animal Center, 3201 Division St., off Sutherland Avenue, and the Young-Williams Animal Village, 6400 Kingston Pike on Bearden Hill. The promotion is sponsored by Strata-G, a Knoxville-based environmental services firm.

On Sunday, May 1, Sweet P’s Downtown Dive invites all East Tennessee residents and visitors to celebrate the 34th anniversary of opening day for the 1982 World’s Fair. The restaurant is offering 1982 prices on certain menu items.

Home Federal Bank named Tom Buchanan and Sterling Isaac Fisher 2016 Hometown Heroes and presented $2,500 nonprofit donations in each of their names at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 27.

The Purple Cities Alliance will hold Purple Cities Day on Wednesday, May 11, on Market Square in downtown Knoxville to raise dementia awareness in the community.

Paul Arab, Home Federal Bank assistant vice president and internal audit department manager, is a winner of the 2015 Elijah Watt Sells Award.

Spring has officially arrived in East Tennessee, and Young-Williams Animal Center is reducing adoption rates to help ‘spring’ animals out of the shelter.

Steel recycler Gerdau recently contributed funds to sponsor Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee’s Food for Kids program at Sam E. Hill Preschool in Lonsdale.

More than a decade after the creation of the new blade sign and marquee, the Tennessee Theatre is launching a fundraising campaign to refurbish the iconic sign and replace the lighting technology with brighter, energy-efficient bulbs.

Young-Williams Animal Center has named Sophie Nguyen as development coordinator and promoted Courtney Kliman to marketing coordinator.