Provides the latest RSS feeds for Tennessee News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Tennessee Daily.com http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/cat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7/ en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 04:15:02 -0400 Mon, 20 May 2013 04:15:02 -0400 30 NBA 's Western Conference finals. Tony Parker scored 20 points and handed out nine assists for the Spurs, whose stifling defence held Grizzlies' top scorer Zach Randolph to only two points. Randolph came in averaging 19.7 points per game in this post-season, but finished just 1-of-8 from the field for a Grizzlies team appearing in the conference finals for the first time. The Spurs, ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214624817/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:16:03 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214624817/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 A traffic bust in Union County Saturday morning ended with a major drug bust after deputies found a man driving with 335 pounds of marijuana in his car. Union County deputies pulled over a car Saturday morning on Highway 33 near Maynardville after getting reports of an intoxicated driver. While deputies interviewed the driver, they found several packages in the car containing 335 pounds of ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214623656/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Mon, 20 May 2013 00:33:23 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214623656/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Pulitzer prize-winning author Rick Atkinson speaks to guests Sunday at the Bijou Theater. Atkinson was in Knoxville as part of a national book-signing tour for the final installment of his "The Liberation Trilogy." (Photo by Wade Payne, Special to the News ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214620543/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 20:04:55 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214620543/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 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 ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214619743/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:26:40 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214619743/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Natalie Young looks at her little brother and sees joy. The gleeful squeals that brighten the redhead's freckled face. The vibrant eyes that shine out from behind his glasses. "It's amazing to see him smile with everything he does," Natalie, 13, said of her brother, Dylan, 9. Particularly when everything he does is such a challenge. Dylan was born with one side of his ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214618141/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 16:05:28 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214618141/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- 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 ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214617935/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:52:14 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214617935/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- The Chattanooga market will add hundreds of hotel rooms in the coming year, following four years of booming revenues for its hotel ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214617936/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:52:14 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214617936/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 MEMPHIS, TN (WLOX) - A South Mississippi BBQ joint is bringing home top honors from a prestigious competition. The Shed in Ocean Springs won first place in both the Whole Hog and Poultry categories this weekend at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. More than 250 barbecue teams from around the world travel to Memphis each year to compete in the championship. ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616869/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:29:15 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616869/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 View results DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - Authorities believe the driver who plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a Virginia mountain town parade suffered from a medical condition and did not cause the crash intentionally, an emergency official said Sunday.Officials did not have a formal confirmation or any specifics on the condition, but based on the accounts of authorities and witnesses on the ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616548/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:28:58 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616548/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - With Afghan troops increasingly leading combat operations on the ground, the Afghan Air Force's fledgling helicopter fleet based in Kabul has learned new techniques to support them from the air.The U.S. Army's 101st Combat Aviation Brigade started a new training program at Bagram Air Field for Afghan helicopter pilots to learn how to perform air assault ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616640/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 13:21:59 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616640/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Barbara Wells, who is vice president and dean of the college, said Henderson has leadership skills that will make a positive difference on the ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616344/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:20 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616344/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The Leaf-Chronicle (leafne.ws/10MampM) reports officials gathered recently at Fort Campbell to announce that the Tennessee Homeownership for the Brave program will be permanently ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616316/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 12:19:12 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214616316/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Leaders of Nashville's convention center already are mapping out a possible future expansion of a center that spans six downtown blocks and sits on 19 ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214615802/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 11:27:58 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214615802/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 LeAnn Rimes has posted Instagram photos of her recent Nashville visit to promote her new album, Spitfire. LeAnn Rimes has posted Instagram photos of her recent Nashville visit, as she visited the city to promote her upcoming album.The singer was in Nashville on Friday to promote her new album, Spitfire, which is scheduled for release on June 4.To help connect her wider fan base to her promotional ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214615203/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 10:46:28 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214615203/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Gov. Bill Haslam wants states to have the power to collect the tax, arguing it is money that is already owed. Some small businesses in Duncan's Knoxville-based congressional district take the same position and say it's a matter of fairness: They already are required by law to collect the tax and send it to the state, but out-of-state online retailers are ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214612692/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 04:54:33 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214612692/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 View Photo Associated Press/Bristol Herald Courier, Earl Neikirk - Emergency personnel respond to one of the people hit by a car, at right, during the beginning of the Hikers Parade at the Trail Days festival in ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214612065/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:56:07 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214612065/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Rachel Carbonell was the winner of this year's Elizabeth Tigrett Medal, announced during Union's spring commencement ceremony May 18. (Photo by Morris ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214611913/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 03:20:04 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214611913/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The US 11 Antique Alley and Yard Sale will continue to weave its way through East Tennessee Sunday. The event, which follows US 11 for more than 500 miles, through five states, was first projected to bring anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 people to the counties it visits. Robin Zimmerman made the trip to East Tennessee from Georgia. She said she and her husband have traveled for the sale 10 ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214610406/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:48:47 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214610406/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 The American Cornhole Organization chose Wild Wing Cafe to host it's Knoxville Cornhole Open on Saturday night. More than one hundred people turned out from seven different states for the chance to take home a $5,000 pot. The ACO is hoping to have another major tournament in Knoxville later this ... http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214610543/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7 Sun, 19 May 2013 00:48:46 -0400 http://www.tennesseedaily.com/index.php/sid/214610543/scat/209dc06dd4a5e0e7