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Tennessee Smokies scrub stadium for allergic fans
KODAK, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Smokies have scrubbed their ball park and kick off a home stand Thursday with a peanut-free night. The game against the Huntsville Stars is being played for the Allergy, Asthma & Sinus Center. It's intended to allow fans who have peanut allergies to safely and comfortably enjoy a baseball game. The first pitch is at 7:15 p.m. Fans 12 and under also ...
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MLB St. Louis 5 San Diego 3
Tyler Lyons allowed a lone run over seven innings in his big league debut Wednesday to bring St. Louis a 5-3 triumph over San Diego. Lyons (1-0) was called up from Class AAA Memphis to make the start and he took advantage of the opportunity, giving up four hits while striking out four and walking one. Prior to Wednesday no team in the majors had reached 30 victories for the season, but two of ...
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Knoxville Glove Co. to close doors textile industry takes another hit
(WBIR-Knoxville) It's the end of an era for one of Knoxville's last textile plants. The Knoxville Glove Company opened in 1914, manufacturing protective handwear for electricians and other workers. On Friday, the few employees who still work there will be out of a job. "I came here in '53. Then I left in '59 and moved to Florida. then I came back in '61," ...
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Grizzlies and Red Cross team up to assist tornado victims in Oklahoma
- The Memphis Grizzlies, Grizzlies guard Tony Allen and the American Red Cross are teaming up to come to the aid of tornado victims in the surrounding Oklahoma City area. The Red Cross and the Memphis Grizzlies will collect donations for those affected by the devastating tornadoes that hit Oklahoma at Game 3 (Saturday, May 25, 8 p.m.) and Game 4 (Monday, May 27, 8:00 p.m.) of the Western ...
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Northwestern seeks to join legal fight over Knoxville teens confession
One of the nation's most prestigious law schools is asking to weigh into a battle over whether a teenager's confession was illegally coerced by investigators who told him he would be repeatedly gang raped in ...
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Nashville judge permanently suspends guardian
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Nashville judge has permanently suspended the public guardian of Davidson County while citing "significant concerns" that she charged excessive fees to the elderly and disabled people she is supposed to ...
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Photographer facing child pornography charges
The U.S. attorney's office for West Tennessee said Wednesday that Robert Gregory Dempsey, also known as Jesse Rockwell, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Jackson on charges of possession and interstate transportation of child ...
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Tishomingo County voters OK beer alcohol sales
With more than half Tishomingo County's voters casting ballots, legalizing alcohol passed by 42 votes, while legalizing beer and light wine passed by 73. The county borders Alabama and ...
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Nashville Creator Callie Khouri On Disrupting Her Creative Process
You could say Callie Khouri's career has come full circle. But you'd only be kind of right. The native Texan waited tables for a time in Nashville in the '70s and '80s. Then she went on to write the Academy Award-winning ...
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Tennessee legislature marks Union Phi Alpha Thetas 60th anniversary
State Sen. Lowe Finney (right) presents a framed copy of a Tennessee legislature resolution recognizing Union's Phi Alpha Theta chapter to Stephen Carls, the chapter's ...
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Federal judge dismisses charter school suit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against the Metro Nashville Board of Education brought by a charter school that was ordered to be closed because of poor student ...
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Tennessee Transfer Highlights WKU Class
Brian Thomas, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Western Kentucky University, has announced that the swimming and diving program will welcome 23 new student-athletes to campus this fall for the 2013-14 campaign.The Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers will look to ride the momentum of an historic 2012-13 season that produced 15 NCAA "B" qualifiers, 20 new program records and a Sun ...
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Tennessee faces future following flood
Tennessee suffered in May 2010 when floods displaced thousands of people and killed several dozen, creating heartache and anxiety across the state and destroying infrastructure and communities. Now, as the state begins to recover, the events of May will play an important part in how the state prepares for the future.
Tennessee’s Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) has declared that tens of billions of dollars are needed in investment to the state’s public infrastructure in order to prepare for the demands of the future, even as vast sections of the state continue to feel the effects of the devastating floods that hit Tennessee early in 2010. Read more
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