Provides the latest RSS feeds for Tennessee News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Knoxville News.Net http://www.knoxvillenews.net/ en-us Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:37:45 -0500 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:37:45 -0500 30 Borrowing money to pay for bridge repairs could provide an economic boon to Tennessee, Gov. Phil Bredesen said on Tuesday, expressing qualified support for what would be a departure from the long-stan... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19670397&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:39:49 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19670397&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Above and Beyond Electric Company today announced the launch of www.aboveandbeyondelectric.com as an information portal for Memphis area home owners to find information about electrical safety, and ho... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19670400&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:35:51 -0500 24 / 7 Press Release http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19670400&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- A mathematics professor at the University of Mississippi has been named the new provost and vice president of academic and student affairs at Austin Peay State University in Ten... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19671177&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:30:00 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19671177&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The Knox County Sheriff's Office is investigating a reported carjacking. The male victim told investigators he was pulling out of a driveway off Asheville Highway around 8 am Tuesday morning, when a ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19664062&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:38:52 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19664062&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Darnell Lindsay came off the bench to score 15 points and lift Tennessee Tech to an 83-72 victory over Lipscomb on Tuesday night.Lindsay was one of five players in double figures ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19662304&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:29:40 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19662304&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 (MEMPHIS, TN 11/18/2008) A panhandler begging for money on the streets of Memphis turns out to be a high risk fugitive. Anthony Simmons was on Massachusetts top 10 list of "Most Wanted Sex Offenders."... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19663377&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:39:16 -0500 News 3 http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19663377&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Rudy Gay scored 22 points and Memphis shot a season-high 54 percent to help the Grizzlies snap a four-game losing streak with a 109-94 victory over the http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19664064&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:25:42 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19664064&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Jeff Huddleston, fire prevention education officer with the Tennessee Fire Marshal's Office, said the No. 1 cause of residential fires is space heaters. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19664066&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:08:32 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19664066&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 "This is a cyclic problem," said Dennis Fox, owner of The Fruit and Berry Patch in Halls. "In the mid-1980's, it was very, very dry." The fruit trees and plants on Fox's farm are important. He sells ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19658698&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:09:47 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19658698&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 (Credit: University of Tennessee ) Tennessee has agreed to filter computer networks for unauthorized music downloads at the state's colleges and universities. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen signed i... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19658859&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:43:14 -0500 CNet http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19658859&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - While he prepares for his January inauguration, President-elect Barack Obama has a problem to deal with: he's been cited by Shelby County Code Enforcement, after a supporter put... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19660305&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:09:45 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19660305&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Combating music piracy at Tennessee's public university system is more important than hiring teachers and keeping down tuition costs. Just-signed legislation requires the 222,000-student system http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19660307&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:41:55 -0500 Wired News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19660307&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 <h2 class="bigheader" style="margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;line-height:normal;">FedEx Forum</h2><br /> FedEx Forum is anything but just another sporting arena. While it is home to the... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19660308&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:04:15 -0500 General Sources http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19660308&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 For all the MySpace addicts of the world... NewsChannel 9 has joined up. Part of NewsChannel 9's success is aggressive use of the Internet.... and not just our own popular platform. We understand tha... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19657415&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:24:28 -0500 News Channel 9 http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19657415&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 photo by Nikki Boertman/NBAE/Getty Images Fans, visit a Mid-South area Ashley Furniture HomeStore location for your chance to participate in one of six Grizzlies home games this season. You could... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19656377&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:24:14 -0500 Memphis Grizzlies http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19656377&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The U.S. Supreme Court was considering Tuesday whether to postpone Wednesday's scheduled execution of an Ohio death row inmate who killed a collectibles store owner in 1992. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19657416&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:02:04 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19657416&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 george.brown@wreg.com (Memphis 11/18/2008) A specialized wheelchair belonging to a five year old girl has been found in pieces and likely cannot be repaired. Insurance may cover part of the $8,000 rep... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651387&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:51:03 -0500 News 3 http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651387&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials are hedging their bets on Powerball to lift the lottery out of a slight sales slump that could hurt revenue projections for education. Lottery CEO Rebecc... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651393&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:37:12 -0500 Eyewitness News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651393&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Gov. Phil Bredesen says he’d support the issuing of $350 million in bonds to repair or replace about 200 structurally deficient bridges in the state and create jobs for Tennesseans. Bredesen ma... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651457&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:37 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651457&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. has applied for up to $95 million from the government’s $700 billion program to invest in banks. The Capital Purchase Program is part of the government’s ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19650174&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:32 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19650174&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The flagship rating system for green buildings is getting a major upgrade next year to make climate change and energy efficiency even higher priorities. The http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19648958&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:36 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19648958&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Stroudavarious Records , has entered into an arrangement with the People’s Republic of China to officiate a cross-cultural movement to exchange music and cultural values. Ronnie Gilley Entertai... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19649269&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:33 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19649269&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Eastern Kentucky University to further educate correction officers employed by the Nashville-based company. Through the company-paid program, participating CCA employees study online undergraduate an... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651458&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:30 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651458&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The Tennessee Housing Development Agency is administering $49.3 million of the state's $72.5 million from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which was pa... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651394&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:27 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651394&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 First Horizon National Corp. has received its $866 million capital injection from the U.S. Treasury Department, the company said Monday. The parent company for http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19650175&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:26 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19650175&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids ranked Tennessee 40th for the amount of money it spends on tobacco prevention. The report says the state will spend $6.1 million in the 2009 fiscal year on prevention p... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19649426&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:25 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19649426&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 reported 1,020 homes sales in October, down 18.7% compared to 1,255 homes sales last October. The average sales price for October was $136,000, down 8.1% compared to $148,000 in October 2007. The mo... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651395&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:29 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651395&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Blount County fluoride lawsuit dismissed */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_news"... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651461&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:20:32 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651461&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Memphis mayor seeks aides’ help amid investigation */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651464&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:20:28 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651464&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Bredesen won’t raise gas tax to build, repair roads */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_lis... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651465&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:20:26 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651465&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Mom charged in Fort Campbell fire that killed her 2 children */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_t... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651463&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:20:24 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19651463&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- County music singer Kathy Mattea will help deliver gifts when the Santa Train makes its 66th annual run Saturday through a stretch of Appalachia. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19652412&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:14:14 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19652412&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Center City Commission is organizing Downtown decorations for the holidays. Downtown residents and business owners are volunteering to install holiday lighting on Main Street and in Court Square. Ke... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19646570&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:34:56 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19646570&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 reported revenue of $3.6 billion for the fiscal second quarter ending Oct. 24, a 16 percent increase compared to $3.1 billion in the year ago quarter. The company reported third quarter net income of... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19646571&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:34:54 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19646571&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Institute of International Education . Rhodes achieved rankings in three categories: 12th for percentage of undergraduate participation; 20th for sending students abroad for a short-term duration; an... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19646572&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:34:52 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19646572&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Two soldiers, including one from Tennessee, were killed when a U.S. military helicopter made a "hard landing" after hitting wires in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19647538&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:23:22 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19647538&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. John Tanner has been elected president of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, an organization made up of legislators from all 26 member nations. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19647539&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:23:21 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19647539&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 (Sports Network) - The Sacramento Kings begin a quick two-game road swing Tuesday when they head to Memphis to face the Grizzlies. The Kings have dropped their last two encounters and are just 1-4 awa... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19641998&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:04:55 -0500 Sports Network http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19641998&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - As Tennessee budget hearings continue, Gov. Phil Bredesen says he won't rule out state employee layoffs. The governor says it won't be possible to bridge what could end up an $... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19641999&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:59:41 -0500 Eyewitness News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19641999&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 has terminated its plans to develop a resort and convention hotel in Chula Vista, Calif. Prolonged planning and approval processes, a complicated regulatory and legal structure and “excessive o... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19641941&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:48:01 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19641941&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* ETSU carjacking suspect caught in California */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_n... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19641942&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:42:28 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19641942&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The girl took the stand at a hearing Monday in the first of a series of custody proceedings being held this week to determine where six girls seized from Alamo's compound in Fouke will be placed. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19642857&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:36:46 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19642857&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Athens man charged in rolling meth lab */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_news" ]... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19637029&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:32:10 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19637029&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Fisherman feared drowned in southeast Tennessee */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "f... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19637797&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:32:08 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19637797&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Pyramid arena in Memphis to become retail store */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20201501"]; // [Business (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_news" ]; yld... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19636216&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:32:05 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19636216&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Antonio Anderson had 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds and No. 13 Memphis shook off a poor shooting performance to beat Massachusetts 80-58 on Monday night.Freshman Tyreke Eva... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19632904&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:14:09 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19632904&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /article tools - narrow (used with span photos) --> The videotaped beating of a transgender woman in police custody in Memphis last February led to charges against two officers and national condemn... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19634055&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:52:58 -0500 International Herald Tribune http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19634055&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 John Calipari began Memphis' winningest coach in program history as the Tigers defeated Massachusetts 80-58. Calipari is the second winningest coach in Massachusetts history. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19630340&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:48:38 -0500 NewsTalk Radio 810 http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19630340&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Antonio Anderson scored 15 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and 13th-ranked Memphis ripped Massachusetts, 80-58, to make John Calipari the winningest coach in program his... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19630341&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:45:05 -0500 Sports Network http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19630341&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Brian Boucher and was carried off after lying motionless on the ice for several minutes. He was taken to the hospital as a precaution."Arnott is going to be fine," Predators coach http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19631167&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:36:20 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19631167&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The year 2009 could be when wine comes to Tennessee grocery shelves. State law currently requires any alcohol stronger than beer to be sold in liquor stores only. The Tennessee Grocers and Convenien... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19627281&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:05:49 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19627281&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Police say a woman who set herself on fire during a service at a west Nashville church will undergo a mental evaluation. Police spokeswoman Kristin Mumford says the unidentified woman set herself on ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19625714&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:05:45 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19625714&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 keli.rabon@wreg.com (Shelby County, TN 11/17/2008) Baby Alex doesn't know it, but he lives in a meth lab. Buried beneath the carpet and the walls, soaked into his toys and his bib, chemicals like ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19627280&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:06:06 -0500 News 3 http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19627280&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Waiting is the name of the game this holiday shopping season, as a national survey reveals that 72 percent of consumers have completed less than 10 percent of their shopping, compared with 2.2 percent... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19627283&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:46:41 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19627283&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Nearly all economists surveyed recently by a national trade organization say the U.S. economy is in a recession and their expectations for economic growth next year are meager at best. The http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19625653&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:46:39 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19625653&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 University of Memphis supporter Helen Hardin donated $2 million to the university’s honors students. Hardin was the widow of Jabie Hardin who founded wholesale food distributor Hardin-Sysco. At... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19627284&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:46:38 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19627284&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 announced Monday the company will delay the opening of its new FedEx Express Asia-Pacific Hub in China until the first half of 2009. The new hub, located in Guangzhou, China, was scheduled to be open... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19626140&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:46:36 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19626140&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The Shelby County Commission has approved a development agreement that would turn the vacant Pyramid arena into a Bass Pro Shops retail location. Under the agreement, Bass Pro... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19622699&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:41:40 -0500 Eyewitness News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19622699&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 UNION CITY, Tenn. (AP) - A West Tennessee man was hit by a round fired from a high-powered rifle as he went to check on a duck blind near Reelfoot Lake. Obion County Sheriff Jerry Vastbinder said t... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19622700&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:41:40 -0500 Eyewitness News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19622700&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Spheris , one of the nation’s largest providers of medical transcription technology and services. He will also join Spheris’ board of directors. Kohl succeeds Steven Simpson, who will rem... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19622757&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:30:13 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19622757&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Despite the slowdown in the economy, about the same number of Americans plan to travel for Thanksgiving. According to a survey commissioned by discount travel site http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19619531&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:30:08 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19619531&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Meharry Medical College ’s psychiatry chairman Rahn Bailey. Bailey, a nationally recognized expert in forensic psychiatry and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, will present his findings... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19619406&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:30:02 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19619406&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 China Construction Bank , giving it a 19.1 percent stake in the company. BofA is exercising the remainder of an option to buy shares in the Chinese bank, which is one of that country’s largest ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19619329&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:30:00 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19619329&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 CVS Caremark is refuting accusations by a union coalition that it misused patient information and counter-charges the coalition is trying to pressure CVS into supporting “undemocratic” emp... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19622758&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:29:59 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19622758&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Bredesen won’t rule out layoffs amid budget gap */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19616018&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:09:28 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19616018&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The Knox County Election Commission has voted unanimously to hire Nashville attorney Jim Murphy to represent the election commission in the suit against Charter Amendment #3. A group of citizens has ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19612894&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:37:48 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19612894&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 (Memphis 11/17/2008) Tom III the new mascot for the University of Memphis football team will be introduced to fans at this Saturday's game. Tom III was donated by the Wisconsin Big Cat Rescue &amp... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19615951&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:38:17 -0500 News 3 http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19615951&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* School principal apologizes for Obama column */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_n... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19616020&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:09:23 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19616020&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Alabama Power Co., which is raising rates about 13 percent, is not planning to cut electric rates like the Tennessee Valley Authority, which last week announced plans to trim ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19617299&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:03:08 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19617299&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) -- State Rep. Nathan Vaughn says campaign literature mailed by Tennessee Republicans was meant to inflame racial hatred and contributed to his re-election defeat. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19617300&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:03:07 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19617300&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - The 13th-ranked Memphis Tigers are coming off a tremendously successful season in which they reached the national title game, and they hope to score an early season vict... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19609320&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:54:37 -0500 Sports Network http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19609320&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 (Sports Network) - Few teams have had success versus the Sharks this season, but the Predators are one of them. The only team to beat them in San Jose, Nashville will try for its second straight win o... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19609383&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:54:17 -0500 SportsNetwork http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19609383&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Gay rights supporters waving rainbow colors marched, chanted and danced in cities coast to coast Saturday to protest the California vote that banned gay marriage. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19606320&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:35:35 -0500 365gay http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19606320&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Men with chain saws are cutting down tree after tree along Deaderick Street in downtown Nashville this morning.Startled passers-by are stopping to stare at the tree carcasses lying across the sidewalk... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19605931&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:34:45 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19605931&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Election officials hire Nashville lawyer to fight Question 3 suit */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20276501"]; // [News / Local (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_li... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19609385&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:30:32 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19609385&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Knoxville gas prices plunge, oil rebounds */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20201501"]; // [Business (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_news" ]; yld_mgr.s... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19605137&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:30:25 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19605137&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 "It's really bad in the morning when the dogs haven't seen anybody overnight," said animal control officer Vince Hurley. "They get really excited and all of them start barking. That's the time we are ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19610499&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:23:19 -0500 Associated Press http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19610499&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 It was a premature celebration, especially against the league's only unbeaten team. Behind, ahead. Home, away. Run, pass. Backups, starters. No matter the situation, the Titans keep finding ways to ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19603656&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:52:40 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19603656&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 (Memphis 11/16/08) Gay and lesbian rights activists remember the life of a murdered transgendered woman. About 100 people participated in a candlelight vigil and memorial service for Duanna Johnson Su... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19599500&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:33:07 -0500 News 3 http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19599500&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Angels of Memphis, unite! This is battle cry coming from two groups hoping to organize Memphis’ angel investors and fuel start-ups. Plans for a likely angel network by the http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19595054&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:06:12 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19595054&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Fearing stigma and more government scrutiny, many private Tennessee banks are prepared to say “No, thank you” to a share of the $250 billion offered through the federal bailout legislation... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19595059&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:05:47 -0500 Business Journal http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19595059&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 A Nashville man was killed Sunday afternoon after being shot and hit with his car during a robbery at a car wash, Metro police said.Andre Veals, 24, was washing his 1993 blue Ford Crown Victoria at Ca... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19596443&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:16 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19596443&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Wesley Witherspoon goes up for a shot during the first half of Memphis' 90-63 victory over Fairfield in a first-round game in the Puerto Rico Tip-off Tournament. http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19596413&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:58:13 -0500 USA Today http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19596413&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Jonathan Crompton will start for the Tennessee Volunteers when they face Vanderbilt on Saturday. Coach Phillip Fulmer said Sunday that he settled on the junior after sophomore Nick Stephens struggled... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593506&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:37:48 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593506&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Andrew Jackson is back in the spotlight among historians and political scientists who compare today's political and economic environment to the one he faced as president-elect ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593514&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:28:49 -0500 Eyewitness News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593514&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Will be led. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Forces are assembling to urge the Tennessee Legislature to curb cell phone use while driving. In a first for the organization, AAA East Tennessee will lobby ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593512&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:28:48 -0500 Eyewitness News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593512&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Human remains found in the woods about 10 miles southwest of Memphis may be those of a woman missing since May. The Shelby County Medical Examiner is attempting to determine i... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593510&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:28:46 -0500 Eyewitness News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593510&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 TOWNSEND, Tenn. (AP) - Law enforcement officials say a couple found dead inside a rural Tennessee cabin appears to be a case of double suicide. Blount County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Marian O'B... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593508&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:28:45 -0500 Eyewitness News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593508&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NCAA under a policy that involves certain first-year international students. Vanderbilt officials said the ruling was not a surprise. Tchiengang is a native of http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593986&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:23:54 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19593986&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Nigel Johnson scored 19 points to help lead Middle Tennessee to an 80-63 win against Houston Baptist on Sunday. Nigel Johnson scored 17 points and Calvi... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19590619&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:38:15 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19590619&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 LOYOLA, Md. -- Brett Harvey scored a game-high 34 points to lead Loyola-Maryland over Tennessee State 73-70 on Sunday.Jawaan Wright added 11 points and Isaac Reid grabbed 15 rebounds for the Greyhoun... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19587738&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:10:13 -0500 The Miami Herald http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19587738&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Couple identified in apparent double-suicide in Townsend */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19586346&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:20:16 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19586346&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 (Memphis 11/15/08) The search for a missing Memphis woman may be over. Searchers discovered skeletal remains Saturday morning that may belong to Elizabeth Ferguson. Memphis police say a skull and bone... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19586327&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:41:09 -0500 News 3 http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19586327&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 /* Madisonville man dies after being ejected from pickup */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_lis... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19586347&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:20:14 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19586347&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Whatever happens in Washington, GM, analysts, and the United Auto Workers union say that both the Spring Hill facility and another GM plant about 60 miles north of Nashville, in Bowling Green, Ky., ar... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19584237&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:03:03 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19584237&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Knoxville, TN (Sports Network) - Tyler Smith scored 21 points and Cameron Tatum added 19 as 14th-ranked Tennessee opened its 2008-09 campaign with a 114-75 thrashing of Chattanooga. Scotty Hopson scor... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19581241&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:16:32 -0500 Sports Network http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19581241&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 An assistant secretary in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be in Nashville on Wednesday afternoon for a special visit to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.Daniel C. Sch... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19579863&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:02:05 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19579863&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Ahmad T. Wahidi, owner and manager of J.T. Liquors LP, has pleaded guilty to five counts of sales tax evasion and theft, and he was ordered to pay $31,364.22 in restitution to the state.Wahidi was cha... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19579948&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:02:03 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19579948&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 -- USF coach Tanya Haave, who was an All-America player for Tennessee, returned to Knoxville on Saturday with the Dons to face the seventh-ranked Volunteers. For a half, her team stayed in touch with... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19578438&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:59:17 -0500 San Francisco Chronicle http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19578438&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Vanderbilt University .Taylor (28-2-1, 17 KOs), the former undisputed middleweight champion, used strong left and right jabs to keep Lacy (23-2, 17 KOs) off balance and seemed to land punches at will ... http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19579124&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:50:45 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.knoxvillenews.net/?rid=19579124&cat=209dc06dd4a5e0e7