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Cherokee Distributing Company has added Dogfish Head brews to its portfolio of products and will deliver the well-known “beach beer” to stores, bars and restaurants across East Tennessee.

Theotis Robinson Jr., one of the first students to desegregate the University of Tennessee – and who would later become a UT vice president – received the prestigious Whitney M. Young Jr. Lifetime Achievement award at the Knoxville Area Urban League’s Equal Opportunity Awards Gala on Oct. 22 at the Knoxville Convention Center.

The Tennessee Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects recently presented Hedstrom Design with three honor awards.

Though the Northwest Middle School Boys & Girls Club is only two months old, its rapid growth has shown the evident need for programming at the community school. Approximately 85 students attend the club every day with a total enrollment of 225.

M&M Productions USA has hired Allyson Witt to manage operations in Chattanooga and build the event production business in the surrounding area.

The South College Criminal Justice and Legal Studies programs will host a free symposium Wednesday, Oct. 28, to help educate the community on how to prevent and overcome domestic violence.

Representatives of steel recycler Gerdau’s Knoxville mill recently celebrated six employees who have been with the company 40 years or longer.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform for more than 8,500 elementary students as part of its annual series of five Young People’s Concerts on October 28-30 at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. “Picture This!” is an educational program designed for students in 3rd through 5th grades. The Sheena McCall Young People’s Concerts are October 28-29 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. and October 30 at 9:30 a.m. The 9:30 a.m. shows offer an excellent photo & video opportunity.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley is launching a search for the organization’s next leader. Current President and CEO Lisa Hurst has accepted the position of president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale in Arizona.

Today, Young-Williams Animal Center unveiled a memorial in honor of Knoxville Police Department K-9 Argo, one of the department’s most distinguished police dogs. A stone engraved with Argo’s years of service was placed in Young-Williams Animal Center’s Memorial Garden.