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East Tennessee Zinc Company to layoff 320
The East Tennessee Zinc Company plans to shutter three mines and layoff 320 employees.
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TBI: Former officer accessed private records
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations says a Wilson County commissioner and former airport officer ran unauthorized background checks on citizens.
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Tennessee Motel Sued For $100M In Death Of Alabama Woman
The parents of a former north Alabama high school homecoming queen have filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million against the motel in Knoxville where she was killed, allegedly by a motel employee.
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TBR Flexes Muscles
The Tennessee Board of Regents' plans to formally approve a new business model today were inexplicably rescinded after an addendum sent out the day before stated no action would be taken at that time.
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Tennessee: Signature Tower won't be 70 stories
A Nashville developer aiming to construct the tallest building in the city says he is downsizing his reach for the sky.
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Tenn. schools get C for college readiness
Tennessee is still doing a barely adequate job of preparing students for college, getting them to attend and graduate, according to a report card on higher education released Wednesday.
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UT committee reviews budget cuts
A University of Tennessee Board of Trustees committee is reviewing cost-cutting measures in the wake of funding reductions for higher education.
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Bredesen welcomes Obama initiatives at governors conference
Gov. Phil Bredesen welcomed President-elect Barack Obama's overture to governors of cash-strapped states on Tuesday, saying infrastructure funding and assistance with medical care for the needy could help ...
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Sales Tax Growth Rate Could Set Historic Low
Tennessee may have set a historic low in the state's sales tax growth rate, according to preliminary monthly revenue figures released Wednesday.
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At least 5 killed in Tenn. crashes over holiday
At least five people were killed in crashes on Tennessee roads during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Tennessee Man Dies In Cave Collapse
A Tennessee man has died after a cave collapsed in western Kentucky while he was digging for Native American artifacts.
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American Express sues Nashville restaurant owner
American Express has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court accusing a Nashville restaurant owner of failing to pay $1.15 million in fraudulent credit card charges.
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Record Numbers Using Food Stamps
A record number of Tennesseans are using food stamps as aid during hard economic times.
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Employee at a Convenience Store is Accused of Helping Rob the Business
Memphis police say an employee at a convenience store is accused of helping rob the business.
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2 Hospitals agree to $7.9 million settlement
Federal authorities say two West Tennessee hospitals have agreed to a $7.9 million settlement over false Medicare claims.
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Snow falling across Middle Tennessee
Light snow is falling in Middle Tennessee. Snowfall has accumulated in eastern Middle Tennessee and along the Cumberland Plateau, with amounts ranging from a dusting to a half inch around Cookeville, ...
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Tenn. GOP Elects Mumpower As Speaker Candidate
Republicans in the Tennessee House of Representatives have unanimously elected Rep.
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TDOT ready to spend fed road money
Tennessee officials have no shortage of ideas about where to spend more than $268 million in federal money from an economic stimulus bill pending in Congress.
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Wilder flying less in retirement
Now that he's a private citizen again, former Tennessee Lt. Gov. and state Sen. John Wilder of Somerville will have more time to fly his beloved "Jaybird." Yet it's a Catch-22 situation.
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Sales tax holidays could be victims of budget shortfalls
Despite looming shortfalls in their fiscal 2009 budgets, state lawmakers in Tennessee and Georgia don't appear inclined to do away completely with sales tax holidays next year, though they say further ...
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