News

Junior Achievement of East Tennessee has named its East Tennessee Business Hall of Fame laureates for 2015: Amy Miles, Edward V. Pershing and Mintha Roach.

Today, Thompson Cancer Survival Center and Covenant Health announced that SUBWAY restaurants of Knoxville will become the new title sponsor of the annual Race Against Cancer. The 5K race held each fall in downtown Knoxville benefits Thompson Cancer Survival Center.

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon Kids Run program will award a total of $4,000 to 10 area elementary schools through the 2015 Fittest School Challenge.

Priority Ambulance has hired information technology systems innovator Robbie Stone as chief information officer to oversee the IT strategy for the national ambulance company and its billing network.

The performance of “In the Mood” at the Tennessee Theatre, originally scheduled for Monday, Feb. 16, will be postponed due to inclement weather. The show will be rescheduled for April 29, 2015, at 7 p.m.

Knoxville Zoo made an exciting announcement today with the news that two of the zoo’s critically endangered Western lowland gorillas are expecting babies in the late spring.

The Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association (KSYOA) will present TWO winter concerts on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Tennessee Theatre, featuring all five youth orchestras and the winners of the 2014-15 Concerto Competition. These concerts are sponsored by Scripps Networks Interactive.

Need a sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? Open your heart at Young-Williams Animal Village and adopt the love of your life for a sweetheart of a deal made possible by Grayson Subaru.

Steel recycler Gerdau has named maintenance mechanic Christopher Arnwine as 2014 Employee of the Year at its Knoxville mill.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will perform Antonin Dvořák’s Stabat Mater as part of the Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series. Maestro Lucas Richman leads the Orchestra joined by the Knoxville Choral Society and four soloists for this powerful piece. The concert will take place on Thursday, February 19 and Friday, February 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre. These performances are sponsored by Partners Development. Tickets start at just $15.