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In just two weeks, Maestro Lucas Richman will conduct the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in An Alpine Symphony, part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. This concert will take place on Thursday, November 13 and Friday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre. These performances are sponsored by Circle of Friends. Tickets start at $15. View info and purchase tickets.

When Greene County Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Vicki Culbertson approached US Nitrogen Construction Manager Victor Smith about donating some construction materials from the company’s worksite, she had no idea that conversation would jump-start the housing organization’s most ambitious project to date.

LubriCorp, headquartered in Knoxville with in-state operations in Kingsport and Cleveland, has announced its acquisition by PetroChoice, a leading provider of lubrication solutions that serves 17 states from its base of Pennsylvania.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oct. 24, 2014 For more information, Contact: Amanda Shell Jennings Moxley Carmichael (865) 255-0661 [title] Priority Ambulance, a national company headquartered in East Tennessee, announced today its intention to acquire Seals Ambulance Service, which provides emergency and

The Tennessee Theatre invites guests to a free Fall Festival Open House during First Friday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 7 with fall-themed activities, snacks and history tours of the iconic venue.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform for more than 8,300 elementary students as part of its annual series of five Young People’s Concerts on October 29-31 at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. “Are We There Yet?” is an educational program designed for students in 3rd through 5th grades. The Sheena McCall Young People’s Concerts are October 29-30 at 9:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. and October 31 at 9:30 a.m.

MEDIC Regional Blood Center and the Institute for Transfusion Medicine (ITxM), one of the nation’s largest blood centers, announced today an affiliation effective Oct. 31.

Today, Pilot presented substantial donations to two local nonprofits, Emerald Youth Foundation and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The fundraising efforts stem from customer purchase of paper fliers for each organization that sold for $1 at Pilot stores throughout the community. Together, the checks presented total over $25,000.

All the hospital systems and facilities in the Knoxville area have joined with the Knox County Health Department to sponsor an unprecedented community forum to educate the public about Ebola and address questions and concerns about the disease.

Shoals Ambulance, the new countywide exclusive emergency and nonemergency services provider, will respond to emergency calls beginning Wednesday, Oct. 15. The company will serve the county from its new Franklin County office at Russellville Hospital.