Top Stories for Saturday, November 7, 2009
Folks attending Pellissippi State Community College's "Raise the Roof" celebration Friday begin their guided tour of the college's new Blount County campus. Officials say the campus will be completed in nine months.
Pellissippi State Community College Blount campus to be completed in nine months
01:02 AM - Pellissippi State Community College's new Blount County campus will open its doors to students in nine months. Officials have wanted a new campus for nearly 20 years. Read more...
Former Alcoa High School football player claims civil rights violations, sues school in federal court
Friendsville mayor breaks tie to keep his job
Fort Hood suspect said methodical goodbyes
IRS looking to 25 resend tax returns to Blount countians
Blount County Budget Committee to discuss funding for Binfield Road bridge
Blount schools request $12.75 million for Prospect Elementary School
Jack King, noted musician, educator in Blount, Knox and Sevier counties, dead at 81
Death toll at 13 following shooting rampage at Fort Hood army base
Blount County Board of Zoning Appeals denies request for resident facility by Cornerstone of Recovery
U.S. Cellular to launch Calling All Communities campaign on Nov. 13
Blount County Sheriff's deputies arrest Walland man after chase
Dump truck accident knocks out power for three hours in Maryville
Maryville's Stian Romberg drags Dobyns-Bennett's Derrick Steele across the goal line as he scores late in the first half of the Rebels' first-round playoff win Friday at Shields Stadium.
Maryville Rebels shut out Dobyns-Bennett Indians, 41-0
12:58 AM - Capitalizing on a plethora of key turnovers, the top-ranked Rebels were surgical in a 41-0 dissection of the Indians (5-6). Read more...
Alcoa Tornadoes dominate Tyner in first round, 44-7
Maryville College volleyball advances to GSAC championship
UT's Williams excited to face former teammates
Alcoa familiar with postseason preparation
Lady Vols overwhelm Carson-Newman, 124-34
UT's Jackson may not play in Memphis homecoming game
Win gives McMurray bittersweet send-off from Roush
Maryville Rebels face Dobyns-Bennett Indians in Class 6A playoff opener
First Round Playoff Flashback
Tennessee Vols rout Lincoln Memorial in final preseason exhibition
Yankees win World Series
Manning looks for better results after latest win
Members of Turkeys in the Straw rehearse for a concert last year at the home of Dr. Ted Flickinger. The band of friends does their share of benefit concerts and makes visits to area nursing homes and churches. From left: Joe Cunningham, Dean Moss, Jack Stewart, Kirk Cunningham, Ralph Petree, Dr. Ted Flickinger and Naomi Cunningham.
Talkin' Turkeys: Concert will showcase Blount talent
10:53 PM - The Turkeys are back and they aren't intersted in being on your dinner table. They are ready to entertain. Read more...
Get a peek inside artists' studios at special tour
Community health fair set Saturday at MLK Center
Upcoming book sale to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs
Alternative Gift Fair set Sunday
Quilt guild moves show to Maryville
MHS Drama to present 'Mouse that Roared'
Arts community to present 'Tie Dye Black Tie'
Progressive dinner to help Good Neighbors
Townsend library to hold book, bake sale
Give cookboooks another look
School menus for the week of Nov. 9-13
Holidays means stockpiling season
Jose Betancourt, 57, talks to a reporter Friday outside the South Florida Workforce office in Miami. Betancourt spends two hours on buses to get to a South Florida Workforce career center in the Miami area, a couple of times a week, to get job training. He's been out of work since July after being let go from his job as a supermarket maintenance worker and lives on about $600 a month in unemployment benefits. That barely pays for the rent for his tiny efficiency, food and utilities. The unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983 and is likely to go higher.
Unemployment shoots past 10 percent
11:16 PM - The jobless rate rocketed to 10.2 percent in October, the highest since early 1983, dealing a psychological blow to Americans as they prepare holiday shopping lists. Read more...
Administration calls holdouts on health care
Court ends tobacco company payments in Md., Pa.
Defense asks jury to clear ex-hedge fund managers
Treasury prices narrowly mixed ahead of auctions
Live Nation-Ticketmaster deal vote set for Jan. 8
Program expanded: U.S. House votes to extend homebuyer tax credit plan
Fannie Mae offers borrowers option to foreclosure
UT launches Shopper Marketing Forum
Christmas Around Town: Open houses offer discounts to area chamber members
Murrell Brothers contributes to youth soccer
Clunker pickups traded for new ones
Senate extends aid for jobless, homebuyers
The veterans from East Tennessee take for a photo in front of the Korean War Memorial. While there, they met a group of travelers from South Korea who wanted to get their photos.
Arm in Arm: Local vets travel to nation's capital
10:41 PM - Fifteen local veterans loaded up a bus leaving Maryville for a tour of Washington, D.C. and a chance to pay tribute to their band of brothers. Read more...
Maryville College students visit Northeast seminaries
94 and counting: Ernest Connatser, siblings feel blessed at milestone
Trinity Dental offers angel ornaments
Artists invited to Victorian Village
Lanier reunion set Nov. 28
Dedication of van set Nov. 16
First Farragut to hold fifth food giveaway
Pilgrim Temple to hold rummage sale today
Candler School singers to perform
Nourishing needs: Dinner fundraiser helps Good Neighbors serve Blount
Rising to the top: Hepperly takes second at Mustang Makeover
Alternative Gift Fair features gifts that 'give twice'
Electro-rocker Peaches will bring her flamboyant style and gender-bending ways to The Valarium in Knoxville on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
CLASS IS IN SESSION: Peaches has a thing or two to teach the mainstream about sexuality
12:37 PM - Artist or smut-peddler? It depends on whom you talk to, but there's no denying that Peaches is talented -- at music, and at pushing buttons and boundaries when it comes to gender roles in rock 'n' roll. Check her out next week in Knoxville. Read more...
Malcolm Holcombe returns to East Tennessee with a new 'Mission'
King Wilkie continues to reinvent itself with 'Wilkie Family Singers'
Band of Heathens have 'One Foot' in a promising future
Drunk Uncles scheduled 'Smashed' release for Wednesday
Jennie DeVoe bridges soulful past with an acoustic present
MC's Fine Arts Division takes the spotlight in weekend showcase
Trex's Treks: There are more than moonshine stills running along Rocky Top
East Tennessee Dirt: What's happening in the local music scene
Letters to Ezra: Four years old and counting ...
Lora Nita Parsons works on cards she plans to offer at the Newcomers Club Members' Bazaar and Showcase. The event allows members of the club to share their talents with each other.
Newcomers Club Members' Bazaar and Showcase features members' talents
01:32 AM - Blount County Newcomers Club hosts a Members' Showcase and Bazaar in November, giving members a chance to show their creativity and skills. The show will be held Nov. 17 for members only, but any prospective members and guests are welcome to attend. Read more...
Transformers bring love of music, people, to stage
'Not all teachers are safe' is sexual abuse victim's warning to parents
Women only: Madam Miatas take to the roads on maiden voyage
Say 'thank you' to veterans for their service and sacrifice
Wise choices can lessen diabetes effects in women
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