Wednesday 10th March, 2010
18 Houses Not Charged Correct Sewer Fee
WSMV-TVIn a letter sent to the mayor and city council Tuesday, the city attorney wrote that 18 houses on Osborne Lane weren't charged the appropriate fee for their sewer connection.
Bill Seeks Stiffer Punishment For Armed Robbers
WSMV-TVIt was a bill that few people thought had a chance of passing until lawmakers figured out a way to do it for no extra money. When David Springer got out of jail just two years into an eight-year robbe...
Sentencing Bill Advances As Police Chiefs Applaud
The TennesseanThe bill, sponsored by Rep. Gary Odom, a Nashville Democrat, would more than double the minimum prison sentences for armed robbery convicts from just over two years to at least six years.
Judge Denies Drug Bust Doctor's Bid To Treat Patients Again
The TennesseanA Davidson County chancellor ruled that the state was within its authority to pull the medical license of Visuvalingam Vilvarajah, arrested in a Kentucky drug investigation involving the trafficking o...
Ut Football, Men's Hoops Moving To 104.5-fm
The TennesseanAfter more than a decade on WLAC 1510-AM, University of Tennessee athletics will have a new broadcast home in Middle Tennessee beginning in August.WGFX 104.5-FM The Zone has signed a five-year deal wi...
Molotov Cocktail Used To Burn Cross, Swastika
WSMV-TVCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - Someone used a Molotov cocktail to burn a cross and a swastika outside a Clarksville business. All that's left now are charred remnants of a burnt cross, peace sign and an arrow l...
Company Takes 300 Jobs To Lawrenceburg
WSMV-TVThe expansion could take 300 new jobs to the town within the next three years. The company said that the new workers will be hired on in phases, not all at once.
Lawyer in Sarah Palin case pushes to keep out Internet evidence
Knox NewsKNOXVILLE - The attorney for a University of Tennessee student accused of illegally accessing former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's personal e-mail account is challenging a federal magistrate judge's autho...
Knoxville Fire Department captain hospitalized
Knox NewsKNOXVILLE - A firefighter is recovering at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center today after suffering a heart attack while battling a house fire Tuesday night, according to a Knoxville Fire Department...
Solidus Co. launching microfund for start-ups
Nashville Business JournalJumpStart Foundry , the microfund will select 10 to 14 entrepreneurs over the next year to receive financial, business and technological support, Solidus said in news release today. Each start-up wil...
Dollar General sues rival discounter Fred's
Nashville Business JournalDollar General Corp., the discount store giant based in Goodlettsville, filed suit in U.S. District Court Tuesday against Fred’s of Memphis, accusing its competitor of “unlawfully and dece...
Rep. Mike Stewart trying to create "green jobs" program for Tennessee
Memphis Business JournalA bill that would plan for and fund green jobs programs in Tennessee advanced in the state House of Representatives Wednesday, but the potential cost of the program could present challenges in a cash-...
National Folk Festival moving to Nashville
New Jersey Online(AP) — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The National Folk Festival is moving to Nashville. Organizers announced Wednesday that Music City would be getting more music from 2011-13. "The National," billed as ...
Jefferson Street Business Raided In Drug Bust
WSMV-TVNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Metro police on Wednesday afternoon raided a market along Jefferson Street that was suspected of selling a variety of illegal drugs.
Kentucky basketball fans help make SEC Tournament tickets the hottest sale in Nashville
Courier-JournalAs Thursday's games approach, fans who missed their chance to buy last year are at the mercy of private dealers working through Web sites. A book for the entire four-day tournament went on sale July 1...
Psychiatric Solutions confirm buyout interest
The TennesseanThe operator of psychiatric hospitals said that a special committee of its board retained Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Shearman & Sterling LLP as its financial and legal advisors, respectively.
States, including TN, settle suit with identity theft protection company
The TennesseanTennessee and 34 other states, along with the federal government, have reached a legal settlement with an identity theft protection company accused of misleading customers.
AGC: Tennessee adds 1,200 construction jobs in January
Nashville Business JournalAssociated General Contractors of America . 1,200 construction jobs were added in Tennessee from December 2009 to January 2010, the latest month for which data are available. Tennessee was one of abo...
Rep. Mike Stewart trying to create "green jobs" program
Nashville Business JournalA bill that would plan for and fund green jobs programs in Tennessee advanced in the state House of Representatives today, but the potential cost of the program could present challenges in a cash-stra...
Forbes: Williamson 17th richest county
Nashville Business Journalsays. But Williamson hasn’t completely escaped the downturn’s wrath. Its median household income is down from $93,166 in 2008, as reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Eco...
Psychiatric Solutions may sell to Bain Capital
Nashville Business JournalBain Capital . Citing unnamed sources, the article says an agreement is still more than a week away, if it happens at all. Boston-based Bain, which along with others
National Folk Festival coming to Nashville
Nashville Business Journalis indeed coming to Nashville. The annual three-day event, which is finishing up a three-year stint in Butte, Mont., will be held in Nashville in 2011, 2012 and 2013, which will be the festival&rsquo...
AGC: Tennessee adds 1,200 construction jobs in January
Memphis Business JournalAssociated General Contractors of America . 1,200 construction jobs were added in Tennessee from December 2009 to January 2010, the latest month for which data are available. Tennessee was one of abo...
Nashville To Host National Folk Festival
WSMV-TVfor 2011 through 2013. It's a free, three-day, multi-ethnic traditional arts festival. There will be different types of music and dance performances, workshops, children's activities, regional and eth...
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