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Tenn. to review proof of citizenship ruling
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee election officials plan to review a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says states can't demand proof of citizenship from people registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do ...
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63 cited 19-year-old threw party got out of hand
JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) -- Madison County Sheriff's deputies have cited 63 people after teenagers were caught drinking at a party thrown by a ...
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Franklin Co. takes aim at meth production locally
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Franklin County is trying to become the first county in the state to require prescriptions for pseudoephedrine-based cold medicines as a way to fight methamphetamine production. ...
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Southern GOP leaders meeting in Alabama
Alabama Republican Chairman Bill Armistead says the two-day meeting of state party chairs and executive directors concludes Tuesday in Birmingham.Party leaders hope to retain all their current U.S. Senate seats and pick up six new ones, which would allow the GOP to take control of the Senate.A statement by Armistead says the discussions will include ways to defeat Democratic Sens. Mark Pryor of ...
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Storm damages Nissan dealership in North Knoxville
A light pole was blown over and landed on several new cars at the 640 Nissan dealership on Clinton Highway. The storm that swept through Knoxville on June 16, 2013, damaged the Nissan Dealership on Clinton Highway near I-640. (J. MILES CARY/NEWS SENTINEL ...
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Hockey community center to open in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A new hockey center managed by the Nashville Predators will be constructed at the city's new mixed-use complex in southeast ...
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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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