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Shelton Underwood coming to aid of Oklahomans
Blake Shelton has a date and location for his benefit and fellow Oklahoman Carrie Underwood is writing a large check to help benefit those affected by this week's storms in their home ...
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2 dead in drugstore shooting in Tenn.
BEAN STATION, Tenn. (AP) -- An East Tennessee pharmacy owner was killed along with a customer during a robbery Thursday that left a pharmacy tech and another employee wounded, authorities ...
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Warrant for rapper Tim Dog despite death reports
JACKSON, Miss. -- Lack of a death certificate or of a burial site and sparse obituary information led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death in February.The 46-year-old, whose real name is Timothy Blair, is best known for a 1990s song "F-- Compton" that criticized West Coast ...
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Services set for Knoxville educator community leader James H. Robinson
Born in Alabama 1929 and raised in Burlington, Mr. Robinson graduated from Knoxville College and taught for five years at the former Austin High School. He later become the first black person to hold an administrative post with the school system. He served 26 years as an administrator until retiring in ...
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Oklahoma tornado stunned storm chasers from Memphis
Left to right: Storm chasers Christian Johnson, Jeremy Johnson and Jake Riley. Christian and Jake are from StormChaseTN. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy ...
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Norfolk Southern Opens Bulk Transfer Facility in Tennessee
has unveiled its new $5.9 million Thoroughbred Bulk Transfer terminal in Knoxville, Tenn., which will allow customers to transfer a large array of commodities between railcars and trucks.The Class I railroad's new terminal, adjacent to its railyard, is near Interstate 275, I-40 and I-75. The facility, which features 48 car spots and a truck scale, can handle dry and liquid bulk commodities ...
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Prince Edward presents Edinburghs awards in Tenn.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Queen Elizabeth's youngest son, Prince Edward, is visiting Tennessee to promote one of the British royal family's charities, the Duke of Edinburgh's ...
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Tennessee Smokies raise money for tornado victims
KODAK, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Smokies of the Double-A Southern League plan to help Oklahoma tornado victims by presenting a check to the American Red Cross on behalf of outfielder Ty Wright, a former Oklahoma State ...
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2 charged in slayings of 6 on Tenn.-Ala. border
FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. -; Authorities say two men have been charged in six killings, including a toddler and unborn baby, near the Tennessee-Alabama border last fall during a dispute over drug ...
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VW Plant Reaches Production Milestone
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Volkswagen has reached another production milestone at its assembly plant in Chattanooga.The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the 250,000 Passat midsize sedan has rolled off the assembly line.The milestone announced Thursday comes barely more than two years since production began at the Tennessee plant.The Chattanooga plant completed its first customer ...
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Is Conservative Sate Tennessee Shifting Towards Marriage Equality Vanderbilt Poll Says ‘Yes’
Vanderbilt University in Nashville recently conducted a poll that shows the highly conservative RED state of Tennessee is having a positive change of heart towards legalized marriage for same-sex couples. ...
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Rep. DesJarlais reprimanded for having sex with patients
By ERIK SCHELZIG Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, was reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress, according to documents released Thursday. The Republican won re-election last year despite revelations he had affairs with patients and once urged 1 of ...
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Knoxvilles downtown library closed through Tuesday
Knox County's Lawson McGhee Library branch will be closed for the next few days. Repairs are being made to the library's HVAC system, and the cooling tower will be replaced over the weekend. The library will reopen on Tuesday after the Memorial Day ...
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Unemployment in Memphis down through April but still elevated
The unemployment rate in Memphis through April slipped to 10.3 percent, signaling a decrease from March, when the rate hit 10.7 percent. The minor increase leaves little room for celebration, however, especially when compared to the year-ago rate of 9.6 percent, according to the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Across Tennessee, the department reported a preliminary ...
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Unemployment ticks up in Davidson County
Davidson County's unemployment rate increased in April, according to new data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The county's employment rate increased to 6.5 percent, up from 6.2 percent in March. Davidson was among 23 counties that saw unemployment increase last month compared to March. The unemployment rate decreased in 62 counties and remained flat in ...
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Memphis needs to become metro city government
The politics involved in discussions on whether or not the city of Memphis and Shelby County should be consolidated into a metropolitan government are often heated and always divisive. The issue is a controversial one with many opinions; one advocacy group believes that the failure to consolidate may hamper the development of city and wider county area.
Memphis and Shelby County are among 31 other pairs of cities and counties in the United States considering consolidation into a metropolitan government, as well as 6 taking steps towards consolidation and a further 43 that have either merged fully or partially. As the county seat of Shelby County, Memphis is the economic, transport and communications hub of the county, the land area of the city alone takes up almost of the entire county. Read more
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