A Tullahoma, Tenn., electrician says he has an idea that could make the nation tornado-proof — using the same technology that warms food in microwaves to stop twisters before they start. Chuck Mangino posted a video last year that explains how a maser — microwave laser — mounted on a 747 airplane could be shot [...]
BEAN STATION, Tenn. – An East Tennessee pharmacy owner and a customer have been killed during a robbery that left a pharmacy tech and another employee wounded. District Attorney Jimmy Dunn said a former police officer in Bean Station was taken into custody shortly after the shooting and robbery Thursday at the Down Home Pharmacy. [...]
ANDRE TEAGUE/BRISTOL HERALD COUR BHC 052413 NE State 1.jpg John Morgan, chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents, listens Thursday afternoon as Allen Hurley describes the work that went into making the Northeast State at Bristol satellite facility. ANDRE TEAGUE/BRISTOL HERALD COUR BHC 052413 NE State 2.jpg John Morgan, chancellor of the Tennessee Board of [...]
Vanessa Morosco and Tony Molina as the Macbeths in Tennessee Shakespeare Company’s production of “Macbeth”. Germantown has proposed funding cuts to the Tennessee Shakespeare Company, leading to a letter-writing campaign from supporters in hopes of getting the money returned. The $70,000 was part of cuts as the suburb tries to hold its property tax rate [...]
An East Tennessee pharmacy owner and a customer have been killed during a robbery that left a pharmacy tech and another employee wounded. District Attorney Jimmy Dunn said a former police officer in Bean Station was taken into custody shortly after the shooting and robbery Thursday at the Down Home Pharmacy. Dunn said the former [...]
<!– –> Tweet – A A A + <!– –> KODAK, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Smokies have scrubbed their ball park and kick off a home stand Thursday with a peanut-free night. The game against the Huntsville Stars is being played for the Allergy, Asthma Sinus Center. It’s intended to allow fans who have [...]
Erskine Oglesby, Jr. has been named Tennessee Men’s Health Network’s (TMHN) “Man of the Year” for 2013 by the TMHN board of directors. Mr. Oglesby accepted the award at the 18th annual Men’s Health Screenings at the Southside Community Health Center in Chattanooga. “We are honored to recognize Mr. Oglesby as Tennessee’s “Man of the Year,” [...]
View full sizeDepartment of Veterans Affairs John Patrick, director of the Portland VA Medical Center, is leaving at the end of the month to become director of a regional Veterans Affairs network based in Nashville, Tenn. Patrick has headed Portland’s VA Medical Center for almost three years. The agency said Brian Westfield, the current director [...]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rep. Scott DesJarlais, a licensed physician, has been reprimanded and fined by the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners for having sex with patients before he was elected to Congress. The Republican from Tennessee won re-election last year despite revelations that he had affairs with patients and once urged one of them to [...]
LINCOLN COUNTY, Tennessee– Two men were charged today with capital murder in the deaths of six people, including an unborn child, in Tennessee. Lincoln County Sheriff Murray Blackwelder announced that Henry Lee Burrell, 36, of Fayetteville, and Zakkawanda Zawumba Moss, also known as “Face”, 35, of New Market, Ala., were served with warrants in two [...]
Kane may not be running for political office in Tennessee—yet—but he is making his presence known in that state’s political circles. Kane, whose real name is Glenn Jacobs, tells Knoxville TV station WATE that he is challenging Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey to a debate over the proposal to place a sales tax on out-of-state [...]
Dominique Booth, 4-star wide receiver from Indianapolis, Ind., has a top four of Alabama, Florida State, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. While all four programs are great options, there’s one that would provide him with the best fit: Tennessee. The Volunteers have been hot on the recruiting trail and Butch Jones has his program set up to [...]
Barely 18 years old, one of Chattanooga’s top prep prospects made the decision to ink with Georgia Northwestern in a May 10 signing at Silverdale Baptist Academy in Hamilton County. John Hall, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound slasher, dropped in 15 points and pulled down 10 boards a game during his senior campaign with the Hawks. “He [...]
Federal officials have set aside more than $1 million for Tennessee landowners who help conserve wildlife. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said owners of agricultural and forest land can apply by June 10 for funding under the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program. Grants are available to help eligible landowners and operators develop or enhance planned upland, [...]
