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  • Salvaged: Broker's work with distressed sellers, buyers applauded
  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science, minor in business administration, University of Tennessee 2011 deals ... The developer says four or five “big fish” are looking around, and that three of them are looking to invest ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 2/5/2012 8:58:43 PM
  • Week in review: Haslam calls for efficiency
  • But he said he’s ready to focus on family, reading and fishing. Tennessee State University wants to launch an elementary school on its campus to funnel more minority children into math and science careers, said Portia Shields, interim ...
  • Daily News Journal
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  • 2/5/2012 6:46:53 AM
  • Outdoors report
  • These trout are stocked on a put-and-take basis and anglers are expected to keep all fish caught. Appropriate licenses and a Tennessee trout stamp are required. For additional information, consult the 2011 Tennessee Fishing Guide, or visit the ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 2/5/2012 2:50:39 AM
  • Chattanooga rocks spring break
  • Here’s a date to keep in mind when scheduling family trips for spring: The Tennessee Aquarium celebrates its 20th ... a 7-foot beluga sturgeon and a menagerie of other fish found in rivers and lakes from around the world.”
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 2/5/2012 12:06:01 AM
  • NEXT UP: Noble Judy
  • What he does: Works with residents, including homeowners associations, in managing residential communities and condominiums in Middle Tennessee ... Hobbies/interests: Golf, fishing, tennis, Vanderbilt basketball, running and traveling with ...
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 2/5/2012 12:06:01 AM
  • Mexican aid lags for starving Tarahumara Indians
  • GUACHOCHI, Mexico (AP) - It's been months since Maria Luisa Gonzalez and her husband have been able to harvest anything from their drought-parched land or catch fish in a lake that's become little more than a muddy puddle. Like other Tarahumara Indians ...
  • WTVF
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  • 2/4/2012 11:20:05 AM
  • Wildlife officials propose hunting bears with dogs
  • The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission could vote as early as next ... Kentucky would be among fewer than 20 states — including Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia — that allow hunters to chase bears with dogs. “It’s not cruel ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 2/4/2012 11:05:46 AM
  • Marcia Davis: Common gallinule is uncommon sight in Tennessee
  • Common gallinules are rare in Tennessee in mid-winter. The gallinule has been seen several times and photographed at a pond across the street from "Done Right Automotive" garage in the 3100 block of Newport Highway (U.S. 411) in Sevierville.
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 2/4/2012 10:58:36 AM
  • In Miramonte, questions amid a sense of betrayal
  • He loved to teach about nature and kept a collection of exotic Madagascar hissing cockroaches in a classroom fish tank that fascinated boys. He took children on field trips and spoke to parents in broken Spanish, often nipping out of school to buy tamales
  • WSMV
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  • 2/4/2012 8:28:17 AM
  • Sen. Joe Haynes won't seek re-election
  • But he said he’s ready to do more reading and fishing. “The sweet siren call of my family ... look at the opportunity,” said Chip Forrester, chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party. Forrester said Kevin Doherty, an attorney and longtime ...
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 2/4/2012 12:07:12 AM
  • Rescue team looking for entangled whale off Hawaii
  • HONOLULU (AP) - A humpback whale rescue team is looking for a whale off Hawaii that is caught in fishing lines. Jeff Walters, the marine mammal branch chief at the National Marine Fisheries Service, said Friday the gear could kill the whale. He says the ..
  • WSMV
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  • 2/3/2012 6:30:46 PM
  • Rescue team looking for entangled whale off Hawaii
  • HONOLULU (AP) - A humpback whale rescue team is looking for a whale off Hawaii that is caught in fishing lines. Jeff Walters, the marine mammal branch chief at the National Marine Fisheries Service, said Friday the gear could kill the whale. He says the ..
  • WTVF
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  • 2/3/2012 6:30:46 PM
  • Haynes won't seek re-election
  • But he said he's ready to do more reading and fishing. "The sweet siren call of my family ... look at the opportunity,” said Chip Forrester, chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party. Forrester said Kevin Doherty, an attorney at Burr ...
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 2/3/2012 4:29:04 PM
  • Duck River
  • In 1973, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) began construction on the Columbia Dam and Reservoir project, located in Maury County just upstream of Columbia. In 1977, the TVA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) determined that completing the ..
  • Tullahoma News
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  • 2/3/2012 2:20:13 PM
  • Haynes to retire after 28 years in Senate
  • Haynes, 75, said his "family, a huge stack of unread books and a little-used fishing boat demand my attention now ... Wilder died in January 2010 at age 88. In 2009, the Tennessee Press Association honored Haynes along with two other state ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 2/3/2012 2:13:04 PM
  • State Sen. Haynes to retire after 28 years
  • He said he still believes he could win. Haynes, 75, said his "family, a huge stack of unread books and a little-used fishing boat demand my attention now." He is the fourth Democratic lawmaker to announce he won't run for re-election in the fall.
  • WSMV
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  • 2/3/2012 1:30:07 PM
  • Tennessee Senate Democrat Joe Haynes won’t seek re-election
  • Haynes, 75, said he is in good health but noted the “sweet siren call of my family, a huge stack of unread books and a little-used fishing boat demand my ... a Nashville-based staff writer covering Tennessee state government and politics ...
  • Chattanooga Times Free Press
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  • 2/3/2012 1:15:48 PM
  • Joe Haynes retiring after 28 years in Tennessee Senate
  • But he said he's ready to enjoy other pleasures. "The sweet siren call of my family, a huge stack of unread books and a little used fishing boat demand my attention now," Haynes said in a written statement.
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 2/3/2012 1:01:29 PM
  • Wildlife officials propose hunting bears with dogs
  • The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission could vote as early as next month to establish a roughly six-week season beginning in August for hunters to chase bears but not kill them, and another limited season in December in which hunters could shoot the ...
  • WTVF
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  • 2/3/2012 12:25:41 PM
  • Fishing With a Soldier ready to go once again
  • Last year 39 volunteer boaters and 37 soldiers took to the waters of Douglas Lake for the inaugural Fishing With a Soldier event in Tennessee. This year ... can learn ideas and tips on how and where to fish,” stated Ballard. “So, somehow I got led ...
  • Cleveland Daily Banner
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  • 2/3/2012 5:51:59 AM
  • Steven Tester
  • Carmel, Tennessee, and formerly of Mountain City ... He loved outdoor sports, especially fishing. Above all, Steven had a tremendous love for his son, Ethan. He also loved his grandparents very much and always enjoyed spending time with them.
  • Johnson City Press
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  • 2/2/2012 9:52:23 PM
  • Boat show may satisfy mild winter's siren call of the water
  • The show, according to organizers, is the longest-running and biggest boating event in the Tennessee Valley with more than two ... There also will be dealers offering the newest in fishing equipment, marine equipment, water skies, marinas ...
  • Chattanooga Times Free Press
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  • 2/2/2012 8:55:07 PM
  • Fishing Report: Feb. 3
  • Lake level is just below 1,045 feet. Water temperatures are in the mid to upper 40's. Smallmouth Bass — Good. Fish are being caught over the entire lake but the Panther and German Creek areas continue to produce. Spinner-baits, crank-baits and ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 2/2/2012 4:01:37 PM
  • Woman wins big in small claims court
  • LOS ANGELES (NBC) - The owner of a Honda Civic Hybrid who sued the automaker over the vehicle's failure to meet its advertised 50 miles-per-gallon has won her lawsuit. Heather Peters was awarded $9,867 by a LA Superior Court Commissioner. She had asked for
  • WSMV
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  • 2/2/2012 3:04:21 PM
  • Three Patriots will play for Skyhawks
  • That’s what Henry County High School senior Caleb Counce, son of James Counce III and Kim Counce, said Wednesday after signing to play football with the University of Tennessee at Martin. He will be joined at UTM by former Patriot teammates ...
  • Paris Post-Intelligencer
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  • 2/2/2012 11:00:59 AM
  • Woman says she was denied gas because of religion
  • BOCA RATON, FL (WTVJ/NBC) - A Florida Muslim woman claims she was discriminated against at a gas station because of her religious attire. La-Fleur Mohamed claims she was trying to fill up her car at a Chevron station when she was denied service by a ...
  • WSMV
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  • 2/2/2012 9:49:24 AM
  • PARIS TN: HELPING HAND AUCTION
  • PARIS TN: Northwest Tennessee Economic Development Council food distribution scheduled in Henry County PARIS TN: World's Biggest Fish Fry Pagent, Birth-6 months
  • Paris Post-Intelligencer
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  • 2/2/2012 9:49:24 AM
  • Herron opts to not seek re-election
  • The McWherter Center provides scholarships and educational opportunities for Tennessee students ... Second Amendment rights and expand outdoor opportunities. Herron grew up fishing and duck hunting on Kentucky and Reelfoot lakes with his father and ...
  • Union City Daily Messenger
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  • 2/2/2012 7:33:23 AM
  • Herron opts to not seek re-election
  • The McWherter Center provides scholarships and educational opportunities for Tennessee students ... Second Amendment rights and expand outdoor opportunities. Herron grew up fishing and duck hunting on Kentucky and Reelfoot lakes with his father and ...
  • NWTN Today
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  • 2/2/2012 6:57:36 AM
  • Weekend's duck hunt is perfect setting for local area youth
  • The license can be purchased for $11 at any hunting or fishing license agent and exempts a hunter ... Hunters, age 13-15, are required to have an appropriate hunting license and a Tennessee Migratory Bird Permit, but hunters, age 15 and under ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 2/2/2012 2:32:44 AM
  • Heavy rain makes sauger scarce on Cumberland River
  • The sauger is a cold-water fish, but the bite on the Cumberland River system in Middle Tennessee has been cold again this winter. Unless the bite dramatically improves soon this will mark the fifth-consecutive year sauger fishing has been slow ...
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 2/2/2012 12:09:34 AM
  • Japan protests to China over undersea gas drilling
  • The islands are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and are regularly occupied by nationalists from both sides. Japan and China have often quarreled over the islands, the contested gas fields and lingering animosity over Japan's occupation of China in much
  • WSMV
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  • 2/1/2012 6:25:59 PM
  • Japan protests to China over undersea gas drilling
  • The islands are surrounded by rich fishing grounds and are regularly occupied by nationalists from both sides. Japan and China have often quarreled over the islands, the contested gas fields and lingering animosity over Japan's occupation of China in much
  • WTVF
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  • 2/1/2012 6:25:59 PM
  • 13-year-old girl is a record-breaking weightlifter
  • (KUSA/NBC) - Abbey Watson of Broomfield, CO started weight lifting just three years ago. Now the 13-year-old has eight world records under her belt. She wakes up at 5:30 a.m., three days a week to get in her training before school. She now dead lifts 176 .
  • WSMV
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  • 2/1/2012 3:05:33 PM
  • Super wings: Recipes satisfy big game's need for big flavor
  • If your wing sections are very large and meaty, this step could take longer. 2 In a separate bowl, mix the lime juice, chili sauce, ginger, and fish sauce or salt to taste. Drain wings and toss with the sauce until thoroughly coated. 3 Place ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 2/1/2012 12:56:42 PM
  • South Cumberland State Recreational Area
  • This group, headed by Herman Baggenstoss, deeded this tract over the State of Tennessee, requesting that it become a ... picnic facilities as well as other outdoor activities such as fishing and wildlife viewing. The park offers canoeing at various times .
  • Grundy County Herald
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  • 2/1/2012 12:42:23 PM
  • FBI mistakenly raid wrong house in MA
  • FITCHBURG, MA (WHDH/NBC) - The FBI broke down the door to the wrong apartment as part of a Jan. 26 raid, frightening the family inside. The raid, called Operation Red Wolf, was the culmination of a two-year investigation into drug and weapon violations ...
  • WSMV
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  • 2/1/2012 11:52:16 AM
  • Panther Creek State Park – Parks and Recreations in Morristown, Tenn.
  • It is not uncommon to catch 20- and 30-pound rock fish. There is no park fee for fishing, but a valid Tennessee fishing license is required.  Nearby commercial marinas provide boat launching and rental boats and motors, as well as a bait shop supplying ...
  • Citizen Tribune
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  • 2/1/2012 10:04:54 AM
  • ACROSS THE STATE
  • and shading the water to make it more appealing to fish and aquatic life. The council has a goal of planting or caring for 1 million native trees in Tennessee. Proposal would shield grant-related business records NASHVILLE — A Senate committee ...
  • Paris Post-Intelligencer
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  • 2/1/2012 9:57:44 AM
  • Environmentalists to plant 5,000 trees Saturday
  • and shading the water to make it more appealing to fish and aquatic life. The council has a goal of planting or caring for 1 million native trees in Tennessee.
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 2/1/2012 12:53:43 AM
  • Environmentalists to plant 5,000 trees Saturday
  • and shading the water to make it more appealing to fish and aquatic life. The council has a goal of planting or caring for 1 million native trees in Tennessee.
  • WTVF
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  • 2/1/2012 12:32:14 AM
  • Environmentalists to plant 5,000 trees Saturday
  • and shading the water to make it more appealing to fish and aquatic life. The council has a goal of planting or caring for 1 million native trees in Tennessee.
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 2/1/2012 12:25:05 AM
  • Randy Campbell
  • He was a master carpenter and he also loved hunting and fishing. He was a son of Ardna Campbell and ... may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee. Online condolences may be sent to the family through our website at ...
  • Johnson City Press
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  • 1/31/2012 8:50:20 PM
  • AP: Changes ahead for foreign exchange program
  • Under the J-1 program, foreign students often land jobs at hotels, resorts and restaurants. But they have also worked in places like fish factories and strip clubs. Many of the students end up in resort towns, and in places in the Florida Panhandle the ...
  • Daily News Journal
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  • 1/31/2012 8:00:13 PM
  • Warm winter makes ice fishing more dangerous
  • NORTHHAMPTON, MA (WWLP/NBC) - The mild winter has made it difficult fishing in western Massachusetts since the ice is so thin. "It's always dangerous, regardless of how much ice you have. Ice fishing inherently is dangerous," said Patrick Reed, fisherman.
  • WSMV
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  • 1/31/2012 3:49:41 PM
  • Tennessee Ridge Elementary School Second Nine Weeks Honor Roll
  • All A’s – Macy Bell, Tristin Cary, Conner Conwell, Jake Fish, Seanna McDermott, Kasen Moore, Matt Popp. A’s and B’s – Erica Almonrode, Maddox Black, Nythan Delzell, Blake Lewis, Alexis Lopez, Brandon Martin, Pedro Ortiz, Kylie Rohm ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 1/31/2012 2:35:07 AM
  • Majestic eagles set up residence in Franklin trees
  • a Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency ornithologist. Somershoe and other TWRA agents are mapping eagle nests across the state as part of a comprehensive nest-monitoring program to estimate population size and growth for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 1/30/2012 11:50:28 PM
  • Report proposes dividing Great Lakes, Mississippi
  • Scientists say it has already provided a pathway for exotic species and is the likeliest route through which menacing carp could reach the lakes, where they could destabilize food webs and threaten a valuable fishing ... from Southern fish farms and ...
  • WSMV
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  • 1/30/2012 9:05:50 PM
  • Report proposes dividing Great Lakes, Mississippi
  • Scientists say it has already provided a pathway for exotic species and is the likeliest route through which menacing carp could reach the lakes, where they could destabilize food webs and threaten a valuable fishing ... from Southern fish farms and ...
  • WTVF
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  • 1/30/2012 9:05:50 PM
  • China cadmium spill threatens city water supplies
  • Official reports have provided little information about the exact cause of the spill, whose impact was first seen in fish kills in mid-January. The contamination initially was blamed on a mining company, but the official Xinhua News Agency reported late ..
  • WSMV
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  • 1/30/2012 3:36:33 PM
  • Middle Tennessee Scout facilities offer fun, adventure
  • Several fine facilities owned and maintained by the Middle Tennessee Council, Boy Scouts of America ... There is also much unstructured time for “just plain fun” such as fishing, swimming and an occasional nap. Boxwell Reservation is also used for ...
  • Elk Valley Times
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  • 1/30/2012 1:27:42 PM
  • California man gets 6 years for foiled murder plot
  • "Hang him from a door, throw him from a fishing boat, all works for me," Temkin said during one of the recorded conversations with the investigator. In March 2010, FBI agents met with Temkin who told them about the dispute but denied making threats.
  • WSMV
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  • 1/30/2012 12:01:48 PM
  • PARIS TN: Jobless rates for Henry County steady
  • The unemployment rate decreased in 56 Tennessee counties while it increased in 27 counties ... PARIS TN: Paris Police Department hunting for armed robber PARIS TN: 2012 World’s Biggest Fish Fry’s Miss Preteen pageant held this weekend
  • Paris Post-Intelligencer
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  • 1/30/2012 10:28:45 AM
  • Gerald ‘Jerry’ Goldstein
  • He continued his education at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville ... While living In Oak Ridge, Jerry enjoyed bowling, ping pong, fencing, fishing, and puttering around the family home. In Maryland, he participated in the many cultural activities ...
  • Oak Ridger
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  • 1/30/2012 9:45:48 AM
  • Tims Ford Lake & State Park
  • Home to some of the best bass fishing in Tennessee, Tims Ford Lake is located just outside ... World-famous angler Bill Dance is a native of Lynchburg who learned how to fish on the Mulberry Creek and Tims Ford Lake. Tims Ford State Park is located just ..
  • Herald Chronicle
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  • 1/30/2012 9:17:10 AM
  • True Warrior (Part I); Bayless revisits days as athlete, up-and-comer
  • He’s the ambassador for Carter County basketball and the whole East Tennessee area,” he said ... He did, however, talk about his love for fishing and golf. It was touching when he talked about his school. “Happy Valley High School ...
  • Elizabethton Star
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  • 1/30/2012 5:20:56 AM
  • Cavers questioning bat death scope
  • “This is extremely important as this number is likely to drive significant wildlife and land management decisions,” Youngbear wrote in a letter to the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dunbar Cave in Clarksville had been closed ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 1/30/2012 2:29:08 AM
  • Calif man faces prison for foiled murder plot
  • "Hang him from a door, throw him from a fishing boat, all works for me," Temkin said during one of the recorded conversations with the investigator. In March 2010, FBI agents met with Temkin who told them about the dispute but denied making threats.
  • WSMV
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  • 1/30/2012 1:24:43 AM
  • Cavers questioning bat death scope
  • “This is extremely important as this number is likely to drive significant wildlife and land management decisions,” Youngbear wrote in a letter to the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dunbar Cave in Clarksville had been closed ...
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 1/29/2012 11:44:30 PM
  • Men's rankings unchanged at top after Aust Open
  • remains in third place, followed by Andy Murray, who lost to Djokovic in the semifinals. David Ferrer is fifth, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga sixth, Tomas Berdych seventh, Mardy Fish eighth and Janko Tipsarevic ninth.
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 1/29/2012 4:27:51 PM
  • Cavers question scope of white nose bat deaths
  • He says the estimate will affect decisions to close caves and mines or limit access to them But Ann Froschauer of the Fish and Wildlife Service says the figure is, if anything, too low. The ailment was first spotted in New York six years ago and is ...
  • WTVF
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  • 1/29/2012 8:35:24 AM
  • Cavers question scope of white nose bat deaths
  • "This is extremely important as this number is likely to drive significant wildlife and land management decisions," Youngbear wrote in a letter to the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ... Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia and ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 1/29/2012 8:21:05 AM
  • Special Spaces for kids who need them
  • The Tennessee Aquarium hosted her and her family -- brothers ... Ryan Duggan said. "The kids love fish and sharks and everything. But they were anxious, especially Autumn, when we started back," he said. Autumn's new bed is a trundle bed so ...
  • Chattanooga Times Free Press
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  • 1/28/2012 10:12:38 PM
  • This season's Tennessee deer harvest ranks best in five years
  • With reports still trickling in from remote areas of the state, Tennessee's deer harvest numbers already look better than they have in a half-decade. For now, the total number of deer killed in the Volunteer State during the 2011-12 hunting ...
  • Memphis Commercial Appeal
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  • 1/28/2012 10:05:28 PM
  • Bryan Brasher: Sportsmen can capture great memories these days
  • But today, most fisherman (myself included) snap photos of every fish they catch that's even ... People from all over Tennessee are being asked to send in their best photos of hunting, fishing, and wildlife scenes. Twelve winners will be chosen ...
  • Memphis Commercial Appeal
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  • 1/28/2012 9:58:19 PM
  • Istanbul and Aegean coast: Seascapes and history
  • Mezes kept flowing, ranging from tangy beyaz peynir cheese (a Turkish version of feta) to grilled fish and lamb to a dazzling variety of dishes made with eggplant (“patlican,” which means eggplant, is essential Turkish vocabulary). And of course ...
  • Citizen Tribune
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  • 1/28/2012 10:02:29 AM
  • Marcia Davis: Great horned owls are winter nesters
  • Why would a bird nest in the dead of winter? Great horned owls have their reasons — some pretty darn good ones. Tennessee's great horned owls lay one to three plain white eggs usually in January. They're wise to start early because it takes so ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 1/28/2012 9:55:19 AM
  • Boat lost off Nantucket washes ashore in Spain
  • (WNBC/NBC) - The last time Scott Douglas saw his boat was during a fishing trip in Nantucket in August 2008. After being lost at sea for 3 1/2 years, the Queen Bee washed ashore in Spain. Douglas and his brother-in-law Rich were thrown from the boat when .
  • WSMV
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  • 1/28/2012 6:56:22 AM
  • Justice Dept. releases documents in Fast and Furious probe
  • WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly released Justice Department emails sent to Capitol Hill for a congressional inquiry into a gun-smuggling operation indicate that the head of the department's criminal division suggested letting some illicit "straw" weapons buyers ..
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/28/2012 6:13:25 AM
  • Harrison in US Davis Cup team to play Switzerland
  • The 19-year-old Harrison joins Mardy Fish, John Isner and Mike Bryan on the team that will play on clay indoors in Fribourg, Switzerland, from Feb. 10-12. Bob Bryan is missing the match because his wife is due to have a baby, so Courier says ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 1/27/2012 10:49:36 PM
  • Wash.: 8 sea lions found dead, apparently shot
  • KING-TV reports (http://is.gd/s1aYqA) that both the state Department of Fish and Wildlife and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are investigating the deaths. The bodies of seven sea lions with bullet wounds were recently found on the ...
  • WSMV
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  • 1/27/2012 9:30:52 PM
  • Abused lion rescued from circus given sanctuary in Northeast Alabama
  • To get there from most areas of Tennessee and North Georgia ... the country’s equivalent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service] called the police and with the judge order, confiscated Kazuma and sent him to La Aurora [Zoo],” she said.
  • Chattanooga Times Free Press
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  • 1/27/2012 8:55:04 PM
  • NYC officials dodge blame over 'SHCOOL X-NG' sign
  • NEW YORK — Everyone who’s ever gone to school should know how to spell “school.” But someone who plastered a school crossing sign on the street in front of a New York City high school got it wrong. The New York Post reports (http://nyp ...
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/27/2012 8:55:04 PM
  • Roy Herron not running again, accepts role at McWherter Center
  • The McWherter Center provides scholarships and educational opportunities for Tennessee students ... Second Amendment rights and expand outdoor opportunities. Herron grew up fishing and duck hunting on Kentucky and Reelfoot Lakes with his father and ...
  • Union City Daily Messenger
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  • 1/27/2012 6:31:54 PM
  • ATC selects ambassador for Unicoi County
  • In this role, she will serve as a community liaison to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the local volunteer club, the Tennessee Eastman Hiking and Canoeing Club, to bolster volunteerism and stewardship of the trail at the local level.
  • Johnson City Press
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  • 1/27/2012 6:03:16 PM
  • Peter Cooper on Music: Darrell Scott’s father-son bond, set to music
  • And no one argues. Scott is 52 now. His new album, Long Ride Home, includes a couple of songs he wrote 36 years ago, on a rare weekend when he and his dad went off by themselves to the country, not to fish or hunt but to write songs.
  • The Tennessean (blog)
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  • 1/27/2012 4:51:41 PM
  • E. Tenn. men sentenced in fatal bear cub shootings
  • In addition to six-month suspended sentences and losing hunting and fishing privileges for five years ... to pay more than $3,000 in court costs and $400 in restitution to Tennessee's wildlife agency (http://bit.ly/zvR7Vk ). General Sessions Judge Mike ...
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 1/27/2012 2:42:50 PM
  • E. Tenn. men sentenced in fatal bear cub shootings
  • In addition to six-month suspended sentences and losing hunting and fishing privileges for five years ... to pay more than $3,000 in court costs and $400 in restitution to Tennessee's wildlife agency (http://bit.ly/zvR7Vk ). General Sessions Judge Mike ...
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/27/2012 2:28:31 PM
  • E. Tenn. men sentenced in fatal bear cub shootings
  • In addition to six-month suspended sentences and losing hunting and fishing privileges for five years ... to pay more than $3,000 in court costs and $400 in restitution to Tennessee's wildlife agency (http://bit.ly/zvR7Vk).
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 1/27/2012 1:59:53 PM
  • Spurrier trims Hunter from coaching staff
  • Hunter’s is the fourth departure from the coaching staff since the end of the regular season, following assistant head coach – defense Ellis Johnson (who went to Southern Mississippi as head coach), running backs coach Jay Graham (Tennessee ...
  • Greenville News
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  • 1/27/2012 1:45:34 PM
  • E. Tenn. men sentenced in fatal bear cub shootings
  • In addition to six-month suspended sentences and losing hunting and fishing privileges for five years ... to pay more than $3,000 in court costs and $400 in restitution to Tennessee's wildlife agency (http://bit.ly/zvR7Vk
  • Johnson City Press
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  • 1/27/2012 1:02:37 PM
  • Killers of bear cubs plead guilty, avoid jail time
  • Each lost hunting and fishing privileges for five years. They each also were ordered to pay court costs, as well as a total of $400 restitution each to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. Rob Huddleston, attorney for Campbell, said his ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 1/27/2012 11:29:34 AM
  • Chesney still big name in ACM nominations
  • In a phone interview from Key West, where he was about to step on his boat for a few days of fishing and fun, Chesney called the success of “You and Tequila,” written by Matraca Berg and Deana Carter, one of the highlights of his career.
  • Paris Post-Intelligencer
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  • 1/27/2012 10:03:40 AM
  • Former Tennessee athletic director: Threats led family to flee
  • CHATTANOOGA — Former University of Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton said he received threats last spring that led him to move his family out of Knoxville briefly. Hamilton told the Chattanooga Times Free Press on Thursday that the ...
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/27/2012 8:37:46 AM
  • Truck smashes bridge
  • Teachey, a driver for MBM Trucking, said the truck was loaded with 15,000 pounds of frozen goods including, fish, hamburgers, lettuce and tomatoes bound for Hardee's and Captain D's restaurants. Tennessee Department of Transportation personnel were ...
  • Shelbyville Times-Gazette
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  • 1/27/2012 8:09:08 AM
  • Former Tennessee AD: Threats led family to flee
  • CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTW) — Former University of Tennessee athletic director Mike Hamilton said he received threats last spring that led him to move his family out of Knoxville briefly. Hamilton told the Chattanooga Times Free Press on Thursday that the ...
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/27/2012 7:40:30 AM
  • Inspection starts on Kentucky bridge hit by cargo ship
  • Officials say the bridge is closed to traffic, causing vehicles needing to cross the Kentucky Lake reservoir and the Tennessee River to be detoured for dozens of miles. The Coast Guard also blocked access to boat traffic at the bridge site.
  • Anderson Independent-Mail
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  • 1/27/2012 5:53:08 AM
  • Western Ky. bridge collapses after its struck by supply boat
  • A cause is under investigation, Easley said, and the Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Unit as well as Kentucky Fish & Wildlife ... the Coast Guard has set up a “safety zone” on the Tennessee River between mile markers 41 and 43 to keep non ...
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/26/2012 11:48:03 PM
  • Growth means Southern hockey not just for NHL now
  • Just another typical Saturday morning at the rink. Except this is in the middle of Tennessee. Atlanta may not be able to hold onto an NHL team, and ponds in the South are for fishing and swimming, not ice skating. But the league's Southern strategy is ...
  • WSMV
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  • 1/26/2012 2:44:02 PM
  • Bass fishing is excellent below Nickajack Dam
  • Another fishing hot spot has ... They weighed their five biggest fish at 37 pounds. Guess what? The biggest fish on the stringer weighed 10 pounds, 12 ounces. The fish were taken on what is called the Tennessee rig. It is a lot like the Alabama ...
  • Daily News Journal
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  • 1/26/2012 11:16:26 AM
  • Talks on compensating uninjured Italy passengers
  • The stricken ship lies in pristine waters off the Tuscan coast that are prime fishing grounds and part of a protected area for dolphins and whales. Costa is a unit of Miami-based Carnival Corp., the world's biggest cruise operator.
  • WTVF
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  • 1/26/2012 10:19:10 AM
  • Four bowlers from West Tennessee advance to state semifinals
  • Three females and one male from West Tennessee have advanced to the semifinal round to be played today. Hardin County's Chase Smith is the lone male representative still alive in the individual competition. Smith is currently in second place ...
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/26/2012 9:50:32 AM
  • Company closing Tennessee plant, ramping up in Kentucky
  • NEWBERN — Power equipment maker Briggs & Stratton has announced a consolidation that will close the company’s factory in West Tennessee. A news release from the Milwaukee-based company today announced the closure of the plant in Newbern ...
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/26/2012 9:07:35 AM
  • Japan's 'Nuclear Alley' conflicted over reactors
  • But last year's tsunami crisis in northeastern Japan with meltdowns at three of the Fukushima reactors has fanned opposition to the plants here in western Fukui prefecture, a mountainous region surrounding Wakasa Bay that also relies on fishing ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 1/26/2012 3:02:31 AM
  • Britain ranks top risks posed by climate change
  • Other risks include increased pollution and energy demands. The report says Britain's stocks of cod - a key component of the nation's beloved fish and chips dish - will dwindle, but should be replaced by more plentiful numbers of plaice and sole.
  • WTVF
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  • 1/26/2012 3:02:31 AM
  • Weather heats up sauger fishing
  • Tennessee and Kentucky have experienced a decline in sauger populations and winter spawning runs are not as great as they used to be. Still, the Cumberland River from Clarksville to Cheatham Dam can provide some good fishing. Most anglers fish ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 1/26/2012 2:33:53 AM
  • Shelton, Clarksville journalist and PR man, dies at 57
  • “He could make something humorous out of about everything.” In his spare time, Shelton enjoyed listening to the Beatles, collecting autographs from Tennessee Titans and cheering on the Tennessee Volunteers and Atlanta Braves. Shelton is ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 1/26/2012 2:19:34 AM
  • Haslam, speakers want to keep Tennessee judge appointments
  • NASHVILLE, TENN. — The state’s top Republicans want to place a ballot measure before Tennessee voters to eliminate any constitutional questions about the current system for appointing judges. Gov. Bill Haslam, Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey and ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 1/26/2012 2:19:34 AM
  • Outdoors calendar: Jan. 26
  • Feb. 4-5. Murfreesboro Gun & Knife Show, Mid Tennessee Expo Center, Call 563-927-8176. Feb. 10-12. Nashville Fishing & Boat Expo, Tennessee State Fairgrounds. Tickets $6 adults, $3 ages 7-14, free ages 6-under. Visit exposouth.com.
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 1/26/2012 12:10:43 AM
  • Hunters weigh in on rules for season
  • The film tour stops at more than 100 destinations each year and showcased the best films about fly-fishing. Tickets are available at flysouth.net. Paddling at TSU: The Tennessee Scenic Rivers Association will offer paddling practice sessions at ...
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 1/26/2012 12:10:43 AM
  • 12 charged with drug trafficking in West Tennessee
  • JACKSON, Tenn. (WTW) — Federal authorities have charged a dozen people in West Tennessee with drug trafficking in cocaine and crack cocaine. The U.S. attorney's office in Jackson said a complaint was filed on Wednesday in federal court alleging the ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 1/25/2012 7:45:52 PM
  • Roger Dwayne Seiber
  • He and his family moved back to Tennessee during his early childhood. He graduated from Oliver Springs High School in 2002 and he was employed as a Crystal Lab Operator at Ametek in Oak Ridge. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, outdoor activities and .
  • Oak Ridger
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  • 1/25/2012 6:19:58 PM
  • 3 years later, Mass. boat found off Spanish coast
  • BOSTON (AP) - A small fishing boat lost off Massachusetts after its crew was thrown out in rough seas has been discovered near Spain more than three years later. Scott Douglas and Rich St. Pierre were tossed off the 26-foot-long boat in August 2008 and ...
  • WTVF
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  • 1/25/2012 1:40:47 PM
  • Diabetes, y'all!
  • CLARKSVILLE — I occasionally watch Paula Deen’s “Paula’s Home Cooking” show on the Food Network. While I have yet to replicate one of her recipes (even I know better), I find her cackling laughter and homey Southern accent comforting ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 1/25/2012 12:57:50 PM
  • PFCs may make childhood vaccines less effective
  • Harvard researchers looked at the immunization records and PFC levels in 587 children from a Danish fishing community. The children received routine tetanus and diphtheria vaccines, and were tested for antibody levels, an indication of how well the immune
  • WSMV
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  • 1/25/2012 12:57:50 PM
  • Foul play ruled out in East Tennessee cabin death
  • PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WTW) — Foul play has been ruled out in the death of a man whose body was found in an abandoned cabin in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. According to The Mountain Press, 50-year-old Ronald Troy Haun of Pigeon Forge apparently was living in the ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 1/25/2012 11:46:15 AM
  • Mason manages club sports at Bethel
  • Mason, a longtime professional outdoorsman, joined the Bethel coaching staff in 2009 as America’s first bass fishing coach for a scholarship ... University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Alabama, Mississippi State, University of North Alabama ...
  • Paris Post-Intelligencer
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  • 1/25/2012 10:20:21 AM
  • A Memory-making Trip to New Guinea
  • Their diet consists of leafy vegetables, fish, various fruits, taro root, bananas, sweet potatoes and yams. “They eat what they grow,” Bailey said. She explained that sago palm, a main staple that is pure starch with no taste is cut and hollowed out.
  • The Tomahawk
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  • 1/25/2012 4:29:36 AM
  • Auto industry rebound powers jobs comeback
  • Nissan: About 1,200 jobs will be added this spring to a truck line and 1,300 for electric cars in Tennessee and 150, mostly engineers, in Michigan. - BMW: It’s adding 300 jobs this year in Spartanburg, S.C. - Daimler truck: The German maker ...
  • Greenville News
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  • 1/25/2012 3:32:20 AM
  • Warlick wants Tennessee to remember loss to Notre Dame
  • KNOXVILLE – By the time Tennessee’s charter flight reached Knoxville on Monday night, Holly Warlick had compiled 1½ pages worth of notes regarding Tennessee’s 72-44 loss to Notre Dame. And the Lady Vols’ associate head coach only had ...
  • Leaf Chronicle
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  • 1/25/2012 2:20:45 AM
  • Philippines disarms villagers in killing probe
  • MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police say they have disarmed villagers on a southern island as part of an investigation into a massacre that killed 15 fishermen in a suspected feud over lucrative fishing grounds. Regional police officer Felicisimo .
  • WTVF
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  • 1/25/2012 12:54:51 AM
  • Vandy men crush Tennessee
  • NASHVILLE — Jeffery Taylor scored 15 of his 23 points in the first half, and the Vanderbilt Commodores bounced back Tuesday night by routing their instate rival Tennessee 65-47 for their ninth win in 10 games. The Commodores (15-5, 5-1 ...
  • Daily News Journal
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  • 1/25/2012 12:19:04 AM
  • TWRA trout release lures families, fishermen
  • The daily creel limit is seven, but there is no size limit. For information about fishing licenses and trout stamps, visit www.tennessee.gov/twra/fish license.html. For a complete listing of trout releases in Tennessee and for a map of those ...
  • Nashville Tennessean
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  • 1/25/2012 12:11:54 AM
  • Ask Amy
  • He won't eat vegetables (except corn and potatoes), no spaghetti with tomato sauce (Alfredo only, but pizza is OK), no meat on the bone (boneless meat is OK), no salad, no fish except for shrimp (which must be fried). My husband and I are mostly vegetarian
  • Nashville City Paper
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  • 1/24/2012 8:58:38 PM
  • Ellis won’t run for state rep
  • Ellis was prodded to run after redistricting split Roane into two state representative districts. “Although it was very tempting to run for the Tennessee House of Representative for the 32nd District,” Ellis said, “after much prayer and consultation ...
  • Roane County News
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  • 1/24/2012 8:22:50 PM
  • How an embargo of Iranian oil could affect markets
  • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. and Europe are trying to stop Iran, the world's third-biggest oil exporter, from selling crude. Iran's response is to threaten to disrupt shipments from the entire Middle East. Yet oil prices have hardly budged. They ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 1/24/2012 4:05:08 PM
  • Leslie Snow: Some things better in imagination
  • There were pictures of fish at an aquarium and zebras at a zoo. In fact, out of 21 rolls, I found five pictures worth keeping. Suddenly, I had another idea about how that bag of cameras made its way to the basement. There was no photo binge or ...
  • Knoxville News Sentinel
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  • 1/24/2012 2:24:55 PM
  • Milligan to host College Goal Tennessee event
  • Milligan College is hosting a special program for high school seniors and their parents who wish to learn more about the college application process and financial aid in the State of Tennessee. The College Goal Tennessee program will take place ...
  • Elizabethton Star
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  • 1/24/2012 7:29:45 AM
  • Bruins befuddle Bucs; East Tennessee St. held to 12 first-half points
  • JOHNSON CITY — East Tennessee State wanted the final Atlantic Sun conference game against Belmont inside the MHSA Athletic Center to change a recent trend, but Belmont came out on top 82-70 Monday in a contest with an impact at the top of the ...
  • Elizabethton Star
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  • 1/24/2012 7:29:45 AM
  • Franklin outlines plan to remove Harpeth River dam
  • Supporters of the demolition said it will allow the waterway to flow naturally and help specifies of fish to thrive. However, it will lower the water level in some spots and that concerns some residents. A man who lives near the river says he's worried ...
  • WSMV
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  • 1/24/2012 4:16:28 AM
  • HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK: District hoops tourneys just around the corner
  • The high school basketball regular season has just three weeks remaining, which means district tournaments are quickly approaching. Let's look at the dates and location for each tournament as well as who looks to be taking the top seed: District ...
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/24/2012 3:19:12 AM
  • Wildlife employee fired; audit shows theft
  • An audit report released Monday by the Tennessee Comptroller's Office revealed an investigation ... discrepancies began to occur in the money collected from people fishing in pay lakes. The missing amounts totaled $4,698.84 during the period ...
  • Jackson Sun
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  • 1/24/2012 3:19:12 AM
  • Rising wealth of Asians straining world fish stock
  • MANILA, Philippines (AP) - U.N. marine experts say rising wealth in Asia and fishing subsidies are among factors driving overexploitation of the world's fish resources, while fish habitat is being destroyed by pollution and climate change. U.N. experts ...
  • WTVF
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  • 1/24/2012 1:17:31 AM

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