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HOME FEDERAL BANK HONORS GREGORY WALTERS AS HOMETOWN HERO AND 2013 OVERALL PROGRAM HONOREE

May. 02, 2013
Home Federal Bank named Gregory E. Walters a Hometown Hero and also the program’s 2013 overall winner and presented a check for $5,000 in his name to Friends of Literacy at a ceremony at Home Federal Bank’s Fountain City branch on Thursday, May 2.
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HOME FEDERAL BANK NAMES TAMI WYATT AS HOMETOWN HERO

May. 01, 2013
Home Federal Bank named Tami Wyatt a 2013 Hometown Hero and presented a check for $2,500 in her name to Smoky Mountain Service Dogs at a ceremony held at the Home Federal Bank Maryville branch on Wednesday, May 1.
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HOME FEDERAL BANK NAMES BARBARA HATCHER AS HOMETOWN HERO

May. 01, 2013
Home Federal Bank named Barbara Hatcher a 2013 Hometown Hero and presented a check for $2,500 in her name to Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians at a ceremony held at the Home Federal Bank Maryville branch on Wednesday, May 1.
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DOG LOVERS CAN WIN SHARE OF $200,000 IN FUNDING FOR CITY DOG PARKS FROM PETSAFE

May. 01, 2013
Today, PetSafe launched its third annual “Bark for Your Park” contest through which cities across the U.S. can win funding to build local dog parks.
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REID WEINGARTEN ANNOUNCED AS “SPECIAL INDEPENDENT COUNSEL” BY PILOT FLYING J BOARD OF DIRECTORS

May. 01, 2013
The board of directors of Pilot Flying J today announced the appointment of Reid Weingarten, listed earlier this year by the National Law Journal as one of the nation’s 100 most influential lawyers, to serve as a “special independent counsel”.
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HOME FEDERAL BANK HONORS STEPHANIE WALLACE AS 2013 HOMETOWN HERO

Apr. 30, 2013
Home Federal Bank named Stephanie Wallace a 2013 Hometown Hero and presented a check for $2,500 in her name to SOAR Youth Ministries at a ceremony held at SOAR in the Lonsdale community on Tuesday, April 30.
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ASLAN FOUNDATION BRIEFS MAYORS ON HIGH GROUND PARK IN SOUTH KNOXVILLE

Apr. 30, 2013
The Aslan Foundation Board welcomed Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett to the site of the future High Ground Park on Tuesday, April 30, to update the mayors on plans for the project. Construction will begin on the low-impact park in two weeks to preserve the natural beauty of South Knoxville and historic Civil War-era Fort Higley. From left to right are Aslan Foundation Board Member Mark Williams, Aslan Foundation Executive Director Jeff Mansour, Aslan Foundation Board Vice President Lindsay McDonough, Jim McDonough, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Aslan Foundation Board President Bob Young. Leaders of the Aslan Foundation today briefed Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett on how High Ground Park will preserve an important part of Knoxville’s Civil War heritage as well as contribute to the revitalization of South Knoxville.
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HOME FEDERAL BANK HONORS SANDRA FUGATE AS 2013 HOMETOWN HERO

Apr. 29, 2013
Home Federal Bank named Sandra Fugate a 2013 Hometown Hero and presented a check for $2,500 in her name to Salem Baptist Church at a ceremony held at the Light Mission Pentecostal Church in the Lonsdale community on Monday, April 29.
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JUDGE AGREES PILOT FLYING J CAN CONTINUE CONTACTING TRUCKING COMPANY CUSTOMERS TO ENSURE REBATES ARE ACCURATE

Apr. 29, 2013
Circuit Court Judge Harold Wimberly this morning denied a trucking company’s request for a restraining order that would have prevented Pilot Flying J from contacting its own customers.
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HOME FEDERAL BANK HONORS BENJAMIN THOMAS JR. AS 2013 HOMETOWN HERO

Apr. 25, 2013
Home Federal Bank Executive Vice President Debra Smith (from left) and President Dale Keasling name Benjamin Thomas Jr. a 2013 Hometown Hero at a ceremony at the bank’s Oak Ridge branch April 25. Thomas designated his $2,500 award to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and Pastor Tommy Mims (right) accepted the funds on behalf of the organization. Home Federal Bank named Benjamin Thomas Jr. a 2013 Hometown Hero and presented a check for $2,500 in his name to Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church at a ceremony at Home Federal Bank’s Oak Ridge branch on Thursday, April 25.
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