Tennessee, Georgia counties report widespread flooding

Heavy weekend rains that continued into Monday closed schools, roads and left some people homeless across the tri-state region before finally relenting.

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Annexation moratorium takes effect in Tennessee

NASHVILLE - A 13-month partial moratorium on property annexations by Tennessee towns and cities is now in effect after Gov. Bill Haslam signed the measure brought by two Hamilton County legislators.

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Baylor’s Selena Popp wins Division II pentathlon

Baylor’s Selena Popp is the area’s first Spring Fling state champion this week, holding on for a dramatic one-point win today in the Division II pentathlon at Middle Tennessee State University.

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Dominique Booth to announce Friday: Tennessee is his leader

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UPDATE: Powerball ticket for $1 million prize sold at East Brainerd Road Tobacco & Beer Mart

The Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. has reported that the winner of $1 million in Saturday’s record Powerball drawing bought their ticket at the Tobacco & Beer Mart at 6025 E. Brainerd Road.

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Tennessee murder suspect found dead in Calhoun hotel room

A 34-year-old man wanted in connection to a murder in Tennessee was found dead in a Calhoun hotel room of police describe as a suicide. Monday morning police located at a Calhoun hotel on US Highwa...

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'Nobody knows what it is like to have to do CPR on your own child': Devastated parents speak out...

Tennessee couple Derek and Sherry Head have denied they neglected their parental duties after their 407-pound 15-year old son died and his chronically ill 15-year-old sister four-months later.

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UTC men's basketball adds two signees

Barely a week on the job, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's basketball coach Will Wade is already making his presence felt on the Mocs roster.

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What's wrong with school 'choice'? Here's what.

The idea of giving students a choice of where to go school -- with public funds -- may sound good, but there are problems attached. The following post explains some of them. It was written by David A. Pickler, president of the National School Boards Association and chairman of Tennessee's Shelby County Board of...

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PARIS TN: Fifth annual Henry County Sheriff’s Department and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources...

Registration is now under way for the fifth annual Cops Camp.

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Armed robber flees with Knoxville bank deposit

KNOXVILLE - A man making a night deposit for his employer encountered an armed man at a First Tennessee Bank branch, police said.

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Amber Alert issued for 8-year-old Tennessee boy

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Amber Alert for 8-year-old Gabriel Swaney of Murfreesboro, a white male standing four feet tall and weighing 100 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes.

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Morris G. Marks

BOSCOBEL, Wis. -- Morris Glenn "Tennessee" Marks, 75, of Boscobel, passed away Friday, May 17, 2013, at Orchard Manor, Lancaster.

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Atlantic City police probe shooting incidents

ATLANTIC CITY - Police are investigating an incident involving multiple gunshots in the 500 block of North Tennessee Avenue on Sunday afternoon.

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For lawmakers who cross the NRA, its one strike - youre out

As a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association with an "A " rating for her voting record in the Tennessee House of Representatives, Debra Maggart never imagined that her political career would end this way.Maggart, who chaired the...

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Dr. Michael John Shanlian earns his Ph.D from Tennessee Temple

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A.C. police probe shooting incidents

ATLANTIC CITY - Police are investigating an incident involving multiple gunshots in the 500 block of North Tennessee Avenue on Sunday afternoon.

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Marion County bridge takes shape

The first concrete span of the replacement bridge over the Tennessee River on U.S. Highway 41 in Marion County looks as if it's stretching to reach the other side.

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Slaying suspect on state Tennessee Sex Offender Registry

The man suspected in the slaying of a woman early Sunday is a twice-convicted rapist and lives at the house where the attack took place, according to the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry.

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Three conservationists win McBride award

Growing up, Owen Taylor and his two brothers spent countless hours exploring in the forested East Fork headwaters owned by their father, Charles Taylor. “We learned to read animal tracks and how to avoid poison ivy,” Taylor recalled this week. “We would often explore the logging roads and occasionally hunt and fish...

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Haslam to highlight bills during ceremonial signings in East Tennessee

NASHVILLE - Gov. Bill Haslam officially signed scores of bills into law last week, ranging from a $32.8 billion state budget to an overhaul of liquor manufacturing laws, and this week he will take part in ceremonial signings on the road to focus attention on selected legislation.

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Michelle Obama Urges High School Students To Live Their Dreams

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- First lady Michelle Obama has some advice for some Tennessee high school graduates: Strike your own path in college and life and work to overcome inevitable failures with determination and grit. Mrs. Obama spoke for 22 minutes to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School...

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Marks, Morris Glenn "Tennessee"

BOSCOBEL - Morris Glenn "Tennessee" Marks, age 75, of Boscobel, passed away on Friday May 17, 2013, at Orchard Manor in Lancaster.

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Michelle Obama: First Lady gives speech at Nashville high school which thrives despite rats and...

Michelle Obama moved more than 200 students and staff at Nashville's Martin Luther King Jr High School with her commencement speech today. Her appearance comes as the Tennessee high school battles to get more funding and improvements to their campus which they say is in a shocking state.

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'Super Bowl of swine': Barbecue world championship attracts 250 competitors battling it out for...

Alice-Azania Jarvis (right) follows the British contestants taking on the Americans masters at the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest in Memphis, Tennessee.

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$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Chattanooga

NASHVILLE - A Powerball ticket sold in Tennessee barely missed winning a share of an estimated $590.5 million prize. But the ticket has a nice consolation prize worth $1 million.

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Interview with LA's newest playwright, Texas-native Jon Christie (Photos)

Whenever one thinks of notable playwrights, the eminent grand master of them all, William Shakespeare, invariably dominates thought patterns. Taking a giant step forward into the 20th Century, such illustrious names as Tennessee Williams ("A...

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NRA tactics: Take no prisoners

As a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association with an “A+” rating for her voting record in the Tennessee House of Representatives, Debra Maggart never imagined that her political career would end this way. Maggart, who chaired the Republican caucus, killed an NRA-backed bill that would have permitted...

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Tennessee Congressmen struggling with internet sales tax decision

WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. is getting a lot of opinions from a lot of people as he weighs the pros and cons of taxing items purchased over the Internet.

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Medical emergency eyed in Virginia parade crash that left up to 60 injured

Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small Virginia mountain town's parade. Investigators were looking into whether the motorist had suffered a medical emergency before the accident. About 50 to 60 people suffered injuries ranging from...

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