HOME FEDERAL BANK HONORS ELENA MORALES AYUSO AS 2014 HOMETOWN HERO

Home Federal Bank named Elena Morales Ayuso a 2014 Hometown Hero and presented a check for $2,500 in her name to Catholic Charities of East Tennessee to benefit its Pregnancy Help Center at a ceremony at the Home Federal Bank Farragut branch on Tuesday, April 22.

GIA’S FREE SCREENING COLONOSCOPY DAY MARKS FIVE YEARS, NEARLY 250 PEOPLE WHO HAVE RECEIVED LIFESAVING TEST

Early morning activity is commonplace on weekdays at Gastrointestinal Associates’ Weisgarber Road office because people who have fasted for screening tests want to get them finished as soon as possible. However, GIA was a beehive of activity Saturday before dawn as a group of about 50 people who also had been fasting arrived for a health screening – one that could ultimately save their lives.

10TH ANNUAL COVENANT HEALTH KNOXVILLE MARATHON WINNERS

Mark Chepses of Searcy, Ark., won the 10th annual Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon on Sunday, March 30. Chepses finished the 26.2-mile men’s full marathon with a time of 2:27:31.
Just 24 seconds behind Chepses was Knoxville’s Ethan Coffey, who came in second at 2:27:55. Abraham Kogo of Hebron, Ky., was third with a time of 2:33:06.

2014 COVENANT HEALTH KNOXVILLE MARATHON READY FOR LARGEST RUN

The Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon set for Sunday, March 30, marks an important milestone in the event’s history, as 2014 is the 10th anniversary of the race. It has grown to become a weekend-long event, offering a health and fitness exposition open to the public, motivational speakers, kids’ activities, fittest company and school competitions and five competitive races.