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  • Medal of Honor winner McGarity dies in Tenn.

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. -; Former World War II Army squad leader and Medal of Honor recipient Vernon McGarity has died at age 91, a funeral home said ...

  • Knoxville welcomes new Classic Hits radio station

    Knoxville has yet another new radio station. Thursday morning, WNOX switched to 93.1 "Classic Hits." Previously it played country music. The station will now play all the popular radio hits from the 60's, 70's and 80's. Core artists include Elton John, Rod Stewart, The Eagles, Hall and Oats, and dozens more. Journal Broadcast Group launched the new radio station at ...

  • Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege

    VICKSBURG, Miss. -- The Mississippi River town of Vicksburg is holding several events this week to mark the 150th anniversary of its siege during the Civil War.Concerts, lectures and wreath-laying ceremonies are planned at the Vicksburg National Military Park.On Thursday, the U.S. Postal Service unveiled a Vicksburg stamp that's part of a Civil War commemorative series. On Saturday, ...

  • North Knoxville Medical Center completes ER expansion

    "Our goal is to provide patients and their families with efficient access to high quality emergency services. This expansion project ensures we have the space and resources to meet the growing volume and variety of patient care needs," Followell said in a news ...

  • Kirklands first-quarter income drops but beats expectations

    Nashville-based Kirkland's Inc.'s (Nasdaq: KRK) earnings were down 9.3 percent in the first quarter compared to a year ago. Earnings were $1.77 million, or 10 cents per basic share, on revenue of $101.2 million. Analysts, on average, had estimated earnings of 5 cents per share on revenue of $100.7 million, according to Thomson Reuters. "Although we had a slow start to February ...

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Underworld: Evolution

Underworld: Evolution

Loud, dark, and hopelessly enmeshed in loop-de-loop arcing plot mechanics that create more confusion than tension, Underworld: Evolution comes at you in an overenthusiastic bum rush, hoping to simply overwhelm your senses. Building on its predecessor, 2003s Un ... ...

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  • Judge suspends conservator over fee amounts

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Davidson County Probate Court judge has permanently suspended a public guardian, citing fees she charged her clients. Judge Randy Kennedy sent a letter to members of the Metro Nashville Council, saying most conservatorship cases handled by Jeanan Mills Stuart were done ...

  • Former Dyer County constable sentenced to prison

    http://bit.ly/14UHydd ) reported Hundley was sentenced Monday after earlier entering a guilty plea to enticement of a minor through electronic means. The government dropped a child pornography ...

  • Jobless claims fall further than expected

    Unemployment claims fell lower than expected last week in a positive sign that the job market is sustaining recent gains, Bloomberg reports. Applications filed for unemployment benefits decreased by 23,000 to 340,000 for the week ended May 18, according to Labor Department figures. The median forecast of 50 economists surveyed by Bloomberg called for a drop to 345,000. Federal officials still ...

  • Police Man who killed wife self also raped teen

    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - A felon who police say shot himself to death after fatally beating his pregnant wife also raped a 15-year-old girl the same day.The Chattanooga Times Free Press ( http://bit.ly/12PkcG2) reported a Hamilton County Sheriff's Office affidavit stated 34-year-old Terry Lee Releford duct taped the teen and held a gun on her while assaulting her.Police said Releford beat his ...

  • Knoxville Wholesale Furniture to build $10M showroom

    ROGER HARRIS/NEWS SENTINEL Knoxville Wholesale Furniture has purchased the former Fowler’s Furniture building on Peters Road, seen here on ...

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