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  • The Shed wins big at Memphis in May

    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. ...

  • Official Va. driver who injured dozens of parade hikers likely had medical condition

    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 ...

  • Afghan pilots learn air assault tactics from 101st

    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 ...

  • Henderson receives tenure at Maryville College

    Barbara Wells, who is vice president and dean of the college, said Henderson has leadership skills that will make a positive difference on the ...

  • Loan program for soldiers extended

    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 ...

Movie Review

Cats & Dogs

Until a few years ago, Cats & Dogs would have been unthinkable as a live-action movie. But, with the rapid advances in computer-generated imagery and animatronic puppetry, the technical wizards behind Cats & Dogs have turned it into a kind of live-action cartoon, where the boundaries between live animals and various special effects are blurred almost beyond recognition. If you look ... ...

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  • Planners looking at convention center growth

    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 ...

  • Rimes Instagrams Nashville Photos LeAnn Rimes Promotes 2013 New Album Spitfire

    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 ...

  • Tennessee Congressmen struggling with internet sales tax decision

    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 ...

  • Medical emergency eyed in Va. parade crash

    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 ...

  • Record-high 647 students graduate from Union during spring commencement

    Rachel Carbonell was the winner of this year's Elizabeth Tigrett Medal, announced during Union's spring commencement ceremony May 18. (Photo by Morris ...

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