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Sheriff: Work detail inmates going unsupervised
' Citing "two incidents in seven days" of work detail inmates being caught bringing money and other contraband into the jail, Scott County Sheriff Anthony Lay said the program would be terminated if the problem ...
Ala. governor: VW balked at price of land
Alabama offered incentives worth over $385 million but decided any more would be too steep for a Volkswagen car plant awarded this week to Tennessee, Gov.
Caridad pitches Smokies past Stars
The Tennessee Smokies came off the All-Star break with a sharp performance against the host Huntsville Stars, 3-1, on Wednesday night.
News, Weather and Sports for Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley
More Coverage of Volkswagen's New Plant Decison Submitted by WDEF on July 8, 2008 - 11:40am. The headline out of Germany today is no decison on the VW plant, with Michigan, Tennessee and Alabama still in it.
Firemen's Fourth slated to kick off today
The Town of Huntsville and Huntsville Fire Department plan to kick off the extended 4th of July holiday weekend with a bang today , with the start of the annual Firemen's Fourth Festival on the lawn of the ...
Smokies even series with Stars
The Tennessee Smokies evened the score on the Huntsville Stars on Tuesday night with a decisive 6-4 victory in front of 2,896 fans.
Smokies can't handle Stars' truth, 7-3
Huntsville peppered Tennessee pitching for 16 hits and the Stars dealt the Smokies a 7-3 Southern League loss Monday night.
Roane County deputies charged an Oliver Springs man with first-degree murder Saturday.
Miller, Atlas partnering on oil, gas drilling
Miller Petroleum, a natural gas and oil exploration company in Huntsville, Tenn., said today it has assigned to Atlas Energy Resources a 100 percent working interest in Miller's oil and gas leases covering more ...
News, Weather and Sports for Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley
Submitted by Amy Katcher on June 17, 2008 - 5:19pm. Gas Gauge As the prices at the pump get higher more people turn to public transportation.
Aluminum theft leads to charges
Investigators at the Scott County Sheriff's Department have charged a Scott County man with theft over $10,000 as the result into the investigation of an alleged theft of aluminum from a Helenwood residence.
Gov. Phil Bredesen has named Sen. Rosalind Kurita, D-Clarksville, to a subcommittee assigned the job of developing recommendations for what state government should do to reduce energy use in state buildings and ...
Gov. Phil Bredesen has named an ad hoc committee to develop immediate recommendations for what Tennessee should do to cut electricity use in state buildings and gas consumption in the state's fleet of vehicles.
Smokies squander early lead, lose 10-9 in 11
Jeff Dominguez sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eleventh inning scored Luis Valbuena with the winning run.
Troop remembers East Tennesseeans who died in service to country
Summit gets underway in Huntsville
The 2008 Tennessee Valley Corridor National Summit begins today in Huntsville, Ala., as Tennessee Rep.
Lawmakers seek compromise on lottery scholarship rules
The House and Senate sponsors of sweeping legislation that includes loosening requirements for students to maintain lottery-funded scholarships say they're trying to reach a compromise on the measure.
Suspect in death of pornographer's wife pleads guilty
HUNTSVILLE, Tenn. - One of two vigilante suspects has pleaded guilty in the death of a Scott County woman in a house fire set to scare her child-pornographer husband.
Stakes high for VW's new plant
“But when they do, we're ready to give them what they ask for.”
Tennessee could be at a competitive disadvantage in a battle with Alabama over a proposed Volkswagen plant if government financial incentives turn out to be the key factor in the automaker's decision on where ... via The Leaf Chronicle
County asks court to reject appeal request
“There is no basis for this court to grant the city's application for permission to appeal”
' Attorneys for Scott County are requesting that the Tennessee Supreme Court reject a request by the Town of Huntsville that the court hear the town's appeal of a lower court's decision regarding disputed sales ... via Independent Herald