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Pilot Flying J is on track to offer diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) at the pump at nearly every diesel lane at the company’s travel centers and travel plazas across the U.S. by October.

June is Adopt-a-Cat Month, and Young-Williams Animal Center is celebrating with a truly unique adoption fee special: name your own price.

LDA Engineering recently announced the hiring of Tara Mallison as an environmental engineer to provide engineering-related services to clients who manage and operate water, wastewater and stormwater systems.

Gerdau recently awarded local high school student Adelyn Bryson a $10,000 scholarship to attend Maryville College this fall. She is the daughter of James “Woody” Bryson, a 10-year Gerdau employee who works in the factory’s rolling mill.

Kingsport Aquatic Center’s outdoor water park, featuring a large pool with a water playground and lily pad crossing, two water slides, a 900-foot lazy river and a concession area, opens to the public on Saturday, May 25, at 10 a.m.

LDA Engineering has been selected to lead the team to develop and recommend a green infrastructure master plan for the City of Chattanooga to complement traditional “gray” infrastructure, namely man-made sewer and stormwater structures, with sustainable green alternatives.

Salsarita’s Fresh Mexican Cantina invites the public to a “Burrito Benefit” supporting the Volunteer Ministry Center (VMC) at its new Cedar Bluff location in front of Academy Sports on Tuesday, May 28, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Salsarita’s Cedar Bluff will donate 100 percent of burrito sales to VMC to support programs that serve Knoxville’s homeless population.

An estimated 18,000 people are expected to attend the 2013 Destination Imagination Global Finals competition to be held at the University of Tennessee and the Knoxville Convention Center May 22-25.

Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett presented a joint proclamation declaring May 19-25 “EMS Week” in Knoxville and Knox County at the City-County Building to honor EMTs, paramedics and first responders on May 21.