The largest city of eastern Tennessee and the third largest in the state, Knoxville presents a skyline of steel and glass skyscrapers.
Knoxville is home to the University of Tennessee, and the school operates the Frank H. McClung Museum. It has exhibits on local archaeology, medicine and natural history. Downtown, the Knoxville Museum of Art has a permanent collection that focuses on art since the early 20th century.
Guns Found At Knoxville School 2 Straight Days Eyewitness News Two 17-year-old Austin-East High School students face charges after school officials discovered them carrying guns on campus. Knox County Schools spokesman Russ Oaks says a...
Tennessee LB Gerald Williams cleared to play Examiner Gerald "Red Tape" Williams has been ruled eligible to play football at Tennessee this season by the Southeastern Conference.
Tennessee May Get Several Thousand Gustav Evacuees Eyewitness News The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says several thousand evacuees are expected to flee to the state if Hurricane Gustav hits hard in the New Orleans area. TEMA is...
Incentives for VW plant total $577 million Examiner News ) - Tennessee's financial incentives for Volkswagen to pick Chattanooga total $577.4 million, apparently the largest such offer to an automaker joining the South's lineup of assembly...
Up to 1,000 hurrricane evacuees coming to East Tennessee WBIR Up to 1,000 evacuees could soon be bound for East Tennessee, fleeing Hurricane Gustav, primarily to Knoxville, Chattanooga, and the Tri Cities.Knox County Emergency Management Director Alan Lawson...
State Fair limiting alcohol sales to grandstands Associated Press ... We really want to emphasize the family and fun and children," said Buck Dozier, executive director of the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. "That's what fairs are all...
Submit your application for the 2008-09 Fan Advisory Board Memphis Grizzlies The Grizzlies want you to continue to share your observations and suggestions on how we can make attending a Grizzlies game at FedExForum more enjoyable. This season we will mark the third year of...
Lee Employed By City Again News 3 ... george.brown@wreg.com (Memphis 8/29/2008) Joseph Lee is once again an employee of the city of Memphis. Memphis City Council members were told today that Mayor Willie Herenton has appointed Lee as...
Job markets tighten as economy stutters Nashville Business Journal While competition intensifies among technology and financial services to recruit skilled workers, some companies are trying to retain older workers to make up for the shortage, according to a...
Lawler-Wood buys West Knoxville apartments Knox News Property Scope blogger Josh Flory reports that an entity linked to Lawler-Wood has paid $9.8 million for a 150-unit apartment complex in West...
Majority pay little in bank fees according to national survey Nashville Business Journal Fifty-two percent of bank customers nationwide say they spend zero dollars in bank fees, while 65 percent spend $3 a month for services such as ATM access and checking accounts, according to the...
Free Chick-n-Strips at Chick-fil-A on Labor Day Nashville Business Journal Chick-fil-a Inc. will hand out free three-piece orders of Chick-n-Strips to customers wearing their favorite football team's attire or logo on Labor Day, Sept. 1. The deal starts at 10:30 a.m., is...
Here is the latest Tennessee news from The Associated Press Eyewitness News Election officials in East Tennessee say a former sheriff, convicted of felony gambling more than a decade ago, can't run for office. The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the...
American Color Graphics receives bankruptcy reorganization plan Nashville Business Journal The company expects to emerge from the plan within 20 days, a news release says. The confirmation order for the plan came from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court 42 days after the filing of the...
Nashville Health Care Council adds three to staff Nashville Business Journal ... has hired three additional staff members. Jamie Lee is now the manager of special events. She will be responsible for implementing programs and member relations for the Leadership Health Care...
FedEx introduces next-day service in Mexico Nashville Business Journal ... announced Wednesday the introduction of a next day business service across Mexico. The service, called FedEx Express Nacional, will begin operations on Oct. 6 that will include delivery to any...
Aegis Health Group to help Dallas hospital with community health initiative Nashville Business Journal ... to help the hospital system improve community health and economize health care expenditures and develop partnerships with local employers to improve employees health. Terms of the deal were not...
High energy prices getting you down At least you Nashville Business Journal Snagajob.com Labor Happiness Index released on Wednesday. The job Web site found that 65 percent of U.S. workers are generally content with their jobs, up from 61 percent a year ago. That...
Tennessee crop yields forecast to improve significantly Nashville Business Journal Forecasted yields for Tennessee's major row crops are up substantially from the drought-impacted yields of last year, but less than average for the five-year period prior to 2007, according to...
Jobless benefits down, but still high Nashville Business Journal Department of Labor . That was the third straight week that jobless claims have fallen. Applications for unemployment benefits dipped to a seasonally adjusted 425,000 for the week ended Aug. 23...
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