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For community members looking for a furry good luck charm and forever friend, Young-Williams Animal Center invites potential pet owners to adopt at a reduced rate during the Luck O’ the Animals special.

Florence-based Shoals Ambulance announced today the expansion of its operations into Bessemer and Birmingham, bringing more than 35 new jobs to Jefferson County.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra welcomes the Indigo Girls THIS SATURDAY as part of the Knoxville News Sentinel POPS Series. The concert will take place on Saturday, March 15 at 8:00 p.m. at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium.

Lamar Dunn, founder and former board chairman of Lamar Dunn & Associates, Inc. (LDA Engineering), recently received two awards for lifetime achievement in civil and environmental engineering.

Pilot Flying J kicked off Road Warrior, a new initiative celebrating and honoring professional drivers throughout North America.

Messer Construction Co. has been selected by the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Tennessee to receive its prestigious 2014 Build Tennessee Award. One of eight award winners, Messer was honored in the $10-plus million renovation category for its Madison Police Precinct and Crime Lab renovation project in Nashville.

When a Chihuahua was found abandoned in a shed with five other animals last month, her future was uncertain to say the least. She suffered from a heart murmur that endangered her life, but the Harry and Carolyn Galbraith Animal Compassion Fund at Young-Williams Animal Center sponsored a surgery at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine that ultimately saved her.

Priority Ambulance today announced its intention to purchase Kunkel Ambulance Service of Utica, N.Y., subject to approval of the sale by the New York State Department of Health.

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra continues its Moxley Carmichael Masterworks Series with Johann Sebastian Bach’s Six Brandenburg Concerti over two performances. The concerts are sponsored by Partners Development and will take place on Thursday, March 20 and Friday, March 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tennessee Theatre.

Rob Webb has joined Priority Ambulance as part of its corporate management team. Webb, who will serve as vice president of Tennessee operations, will oversee the company’s emergency and nonemergency medical transport services in Knox County and the surrounding areas.