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Knoxville News Sentinel: Local News
Knoxville News Sentinel Stories: Local News
Updated: 1 hour 15 min ago
Judge again expresses reluctance to exhume Ed Dossett's body
Knox County Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner said this morning that he will rule next month on a third petition to exhume the body of the late Knox County Attorney General Ed Dossett for a second autopsy.
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Who's-who and hundreds more launch Burchett's mayoral bid
An estimated 500 people showed up at Powell Auction Co. to help launch state Sen. Tim Burchett's race to become Knox County's next mayor in 2010, enjoying baloney-and-cheese sandwiches, Moon Pies and RC Cola.
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Coming Sunday: Rifles and Tasers
“Echoes of the Guns,” a five-day series about East Tennessee’s oft-overlooked role in the Civil War, looks at efforts to preserve area battle sites.
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Teen charged in Old City robbery; 3 others sought
Knoxville police charged a 17-year-old boy with aggravated robbery in connection with a heist in the Old City and were searching for three other males involved in the armed theft.
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Up to 4 inches of snow in the mountains expected this morning
The National Weather Service is predicting 1 to 4 inches of snow this morning in the Smokies, the mountain areas of Northeast Tennesseee and into Southwest Virginia. But we won't see much on the ground in Knoxville.
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Jail intake center proposed
Knox County Commission next month will consider a plan to build a new $12 million jail intake center adjacent to the City County Building, a move that could save up to $1 million a year in prisoner transportation costs.
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Judge lays out reason for Boyd's prison time
An accessory to the fatal carjacking of a Knox County couple has Congress to thank for a shot at freedom a federal judge might well have denied him, judging from a written ruling handed down this week.
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For 50th anniversary, Pilot Corp. gives $1M for parks
In commemoration of his company's 50th anniversary Thursday, Pilot Corp. founder and Chairman Jim Haslam donated the most expensive tree in town to the city of Knoxville.
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State briefs: Nov. 21
CLINTON - A domestic dispute that began during the predawn hours Thursday ended when a 71-year-old man shot his girlfriend in the head and then turned the handgun on himself, authorities said.
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Services held at Tennessee Veterans’ Cemetery for Pearl Harbor survivor
Marshall “Mac” McCloud, 89, one of East Tennessee’s best-known Pearl Harbor survivors, was buried Thursday at Tennessee Veterans’ Cemetery, where he spent so much time paying tribute to those killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.
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UT appoints task force as it looks to trim budget
The University of Tennessee has appointed a task force to recommend criteria for cutting programs as Interim Chancellor Jan Simek asks administrators to submit budget plans reflecting cuts of both 3 percent and 5 percent.
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Race boosts city's greenway
Runners who pound the pavement Saturday during the 2008 Mercy Health Partners CrossKnox 15K Race will find traditional concrete and asphalt underfoot, but otherwise the scenery will be mostly green for the expected 600 competitors. Parks and Recreation Director Joe Walsh said the event was conceived last year as a way to make Knoxvillians aware of the burgeoning greenway system in the city - and, of course, to offer a first-rate road race.
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Blount panel OKs purchase of Ceramaspeed plant
MARYVILLE — By a 13-7 vote with one commissioner passing, the Blount County Commission has approved the purchase of the 23-acre Ceramaspeed plant on McArthur Road for $2.7 million
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Reckless driving, speed cited in school bus wreck
CLINTON - Reckless driving and speeding are being cited as factors in a chain-reaction wreck involving three school buses last week that injured four middle school students and a bus driver, Clinton police said Thursday.
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New $12M jail intake center proposed downtown
Knox County Commission next month will consider building a $12 million jail intake center at the City County Building downtown. The facility could save up to $1 million a year in costs for gas alone, by one estimate.
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Roofer killed in fall from Heiskell home
CLINTON - A 52-year-old Atlanta resident fell to his death this morning off a home under construction in the Heiskell area while he was trying to hook himself to a safety rope, according to an Anderson County Sheriff's Department report.
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Pilot donates $1 million to Legacy Parks Foundation
Pilot Corp. is marking its 50th anniversary with a $1 million donation to the Legacy Parks Foundation. The gift is designated to a new 1,000-acre preservation corridor in South Knoxville, to Inskip Park, and to Morningside Park, where Pilot founder Jim Haslam and his son, Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam, announced the donation this afternoon.
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UT 'cut to the bone' but needs to cut more
University of Tennessee Interim Chancellor Jan Simek said today UT deans and unit leaders are submitting budget plans this month that include overall cuts of 3 and 5 percent, a move the Faculty Senate's president said is necessary.
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Soccer game dispute ends with shooting and stabbing
An argument this morning at Briarcliff Apartments in West Knoxville over an international soccer match resulted in a man being shot in the chest and stabbed in the leg by two assailants.
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Good news for South Knox: Witherspoon cleanup almost done
After four years and thousands and thousands of truckloads of waste, the cleanup work at the notorious David Witherspoon scrap operations in the Vestal community of South Knoxville is almost done.
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