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LDA Engineering recently expanded its services to the Middle Tennessee market and opened an office in the BNA Corporate Center in Nashville.

It’s not just working professionals and people on the go who use their mobile devices to stay connected, everyone from children to retirees are using smartphones and tablets to simplify and enhance their lives.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents a new recital series with the members of the Woodwind Quintet and the Principal Quartet entitled the KSO Q Series. This series consists of five concerts beginning at noon at The Square Room, located at 4 Market Square behind Café 4. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door and include a boxed lunch.

Last July, Young-Williams Animal Center took in 718 cats and 391 of those were kittens. Though the numbers for January through June of this year have decreased, kittens are arriving in bunches this month.

U.S. Cellular will visit communities throughout Knoxville to enhance summer and provide residents with unique experiences at their favorite local businesses, block parties, community parks, festivals and fairs as part of the Better Day program.

Think spelling bees are only for kids? Think again. For the first time, Knoxville will play host to the National Senior Spelling Bee at the Knoxville Convention Center on Saturday, July 12. More than 20 participants age 50 or older have been poring over the dictionary to prepare for the highly competitive event.

Messer Construction Co. and its Knoxville employees recently donated over $4,600 to local arts organizations through its annual Support the Arts campaign.

In a recent U.S. Cellular survey, respondents indicated that 13 was an appropriate age for a child to receive their first mobile phone, whereas five years ago this age was 15.1 Because the appropriate time can vary from family to family, parents can be challenged with how best to introduce their child to their first phone. To make this process as easy as possible for both parents and kids, U.S. Cellular recommends that families work together on guidelines for cellphone usage to ensure that children are using their phones responsibly, courteously and safely.

Roy Cockrum, 58, of Knoxville, Tennessee, presented the winning Powerball ticket to Tennessee Education Lottery officials today, matching all six numbers selected on June 11. The winning ticket was verified, and the “cash option” prize was claimed. After taxes, the take-home prize amount is $115,147,525.50. This is the largest prize ever won in Tennessee Lottery history.

A new recycling campaign will make it easy for pet lovers throughout the greater Knoxville area to assist shelter animals through responsible recycling, including those at Young-Williams Animal Center.