Tennessee News

We're less than a week away from the nation's 232th birthday which means all across the country people will be celebrating, many with fireworks.

Lydia Shelor sighed and put her wrist to her forehead as she panned across her yard, now strewn with limbs and debris from her mangled shed, snapped trees and shattered ornamental statues.

“They grabbed all the tickets immediately.”

Hannah Montana was the last straw. When parents complained to state Rep. Karen May earlier this year that they missed out on tickets to the teen pop sensation's Chicago concert, she decided to go after the ... via WYMG-FM Springfield

“These kids -- they didn't choose this. If there is a little something I can do to raise money to help them, I think I should.”

Elizabeth Dunn and Michelle Allen are going to walk 15 miles for the children of Will County. via Herald News

“Whatever conclusions we draw, the evidence clearly shows that sunflower as a Mexican crop goes back far into antiquity”

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Florida State University have confirmed evidence of domesticated sunflower in Mexico -- 4,000 years before what had been previously believed Ancient Sunflower ... via EurekAlert!

“What we're doing here is to prepare for no notice because there'll be no notice”

Military rescue teams training to respond to a killer earthquake crawled through tons of broken concrete and twisted metal Monday to get a feel for what they'll face if a major temblor hits the central United ... via Chicago Tribune

Governor Jim Douglas signed Vermont HB 563 into law on April 10. Governor Ed Rendell did likewise to Pennsylvania HB 1152 on April 16. via ContractsProf Blog

On Sunday, April 13 Wesley United Methodist Church, Macomb, will put a capstone on the congregation's celebration of 175 years of missions and ministries with a special commemoration at the 8:30 a.m. and 11 ... via Macomb Eagle

North Carolina vs. Washington St., 6:27 Louisville vs. Tennessee , 8:57 Test pattern Veteran observers of Notre Dame could see Saturday's loss coming. via Chicago Tribune

“When I brought up the idea, Dad said, 'That's great, I love Schaeffer,'”

A melia Hendrix, a tall brunette and the daughter of a Presbyterian Church in America minister, has spent her life as "a poster child for the church." Toward the end of her four years at the University of ... via Campus Life

Q : I have questions about open condo meetings and serving on committees. Our board limits the number of speakers at the opening of a board meeting to five minutes each. via Chicago Tribune

An unusually heavy March snow blew through Arkansas on Friday, dropping some white powder in nearly every county. via Arkansas Online

Severe weather is causing delays in election results from some areas in West Tennessee and Southern Illinois.

Departments from Georgia, Tennessee, Illinois, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Kentucky attended. via Rome News - Tribune

Champaign An 18-year-old man was arrested for possession of alcohol on public property at the 1100 block of Dorsey Drive early Sunday morning. via The Daily Illini

Please submit listings by going online to metromix.com/listings. PREVIEWS AND OPENINGS - CITY Augusta: Former 'Saturday Night Live' cast member Nora Dunn directs this satire by Richard Dresser about two ... via Chicago Tribune

“Insurers should take note that they may be liable for the cost of cleaning up their bankrupt clients' environmental messes”

The American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company Inc. has agreed to pay $42.5 million to clean up contamination at four industrial facilities in a suit in which the Department of Justice intervened ... via InterestAlert.com

“We've really pursued this thing, and we just cannot get an answer. We made tapes of the show during its TV Land run and have given them to Mr. Connors. It's all he has of the show either.”

Somewhere out there, in the weird, quivering underbelly of the American dream, 'Mannix' still lives. via Chicago Tribune

Water well testing for Tennessee residents 1/3/2008 MACOMB - The McDonough County Health Department in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Public Health would like to invite all Tennessee residents who ... via Macomb Eagle