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When Mabel the Beagle was surrendered to Young-Williams Animal Center she was clinically obese, weighing a whopping 67 pounds. The shelter took in the overweight pooch with the hope of finding a new home for Mabel.

Pilot presented a $42,500 donation to The Salvation Army on Feb. 13 at the Pilot Food Mart on Merchants Drive. The money was raised through the support and donations of Knoxville customers during the annual Red Kettle Campaign.

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center has been recognized by The Joint Commission and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as meeting The Joint Commission’s standards for Disease-Specific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification. That means it is part of an elite group of providers focused on complex stroke care. Complex stroke centers are recognized as industry leaders and are responsible for setting the national agenda in highly specialized stroke care.

Chris W. McCarty has been named a shareholder in the Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C., law firm.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 8, 2013 For additional information, Contact: Amanda Shell Moxley Carmichael (865) 255-0661 [title] The Kerbela Shriners donated more than 2,000 pieces of prevention education materials to local fire departments at a ceremony at the Kerbela Shrine

Put away your pots and pans for a week and get ready to dine out for a great cause. Reservations are already pouring in for the third annual Knoxville Restaurant Week, Feb. 24-March 1.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 6, 2013 For more information, Contact: Scott Bird Moxley Carmichael 865-544-0088 [email protected] [title] Lauren Renee Loveday, PA-C, has joined Premier Surgical Associates as a physician assistant in the group’s North Knoxville and Physicians Regional offices. She

Is your keepsake junk or treasure? People from East Tennessee will have a chance to find out as the Public Broadcasting System’s highest rated series, “Antiques Roadshow,” makes its first trip to Knoxville to uncover valuable items at the Knoxville Convention Center on Saturday, July 13, 2013.

Valentine’s Day is the one day a year when everyone can be a Romeo, carefully planning the details of a romantic evening, but too often some end up becoming passionate procrastinators. You may have started out with the best of intentions but failed to follow through. However, there’s no need to fret when you can use your smartphone or tablet to help you prepare for Valentine’s Day on-the-go.

Gerdau recently donated basketballs, footballs, soccer balls, games, movies and personal hygiene items to its Lonsdale neighbor, Wesley House Community Center.