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Preds to host Bridgestone plaza event for OK tornado relief
The Nashville Predators are hosting a special event at the Bridgestone Arena plaza Thursday to help raise money for Oklahoma tornado relief. Starting at 7 a.m., Dunkin' Donuts will provide free coffee and donuts as the team has games and music set up for fans on the plaza near the corner of Broadway and Fifth Avenue South. Several food trucks will be on hand for lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 ...
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Pipeline project resumes after Radnor Lake spill
Piedmont Natural Gas crews have resumed construction on the controversial pipeline project at Radnor Lake State Park after a messy problem last week. Workers halted construction after 300 gallons of a clay and water leaked, spilling into Otter Creek. Piedmont has been asked to stabilize and re-vegetate the trampled areas where the drilling is taking place. The company is installing a new ...
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Boy 13 charged with sexually assaulting 3 girls on bus
A 13-year-old boy is facing charges after three young girls said he assaulted them on a school bus. Lawrence County officials started looking into allegations after complaints from other girls. The district attorney said the teen is now charged with aggravated sexual battery and two counts of simple assault. The alleged victims are 8, 10 and 11 years old. The boy has been moved to ...
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Audition Notice Nashvilles Chaffins Barn Dinner Theatre
THEATRE /NASHVILLE TN GENERAL AUDITIONS SAT MAY 25 TIME TBD AT CHAFFIN'S BARN DINNER THEATRE/NASHVILLE TN CHAFFIN'S BARN DINNER THEATRE, Nashville's premiere professional dinner theatre, is seeking an African-American male performer for the Nashville debut of ALL FOR A SONG, an original "Rat-Pack"-style musical comedy. Set in Manhattan in the Spring of 1963, ALL FOR A ...
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Tariff blamed for loss of jobs in East TN town
ROCKWOOD, Tenn. (AP) - An antiquated tariff designed to protect American textile mills from foreign competitors is being blamed for threatening a Rockwood company that manufactures carbon fiber. ...
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Ralph Schulz has some advice for Nashvilles next mayor but it wont be him
Ralph Schulz is CEO of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce. Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce CEO Ralph Schulz says he has no plans to run for mayor though he does have opinions on what the next mayor's priorities should be. "When people leave Nashville, they leave Nashville mostly because of the schools," Schulz said today. "We've got to get that right." Mayor Karl ...
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FBI reviews shooting of Boston bombing suspect acquaintance
An Orlando man who knew Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, right, was fatally shot while being questioned by the FBI. (Source: ...
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10 children died in Moore OK tornado
Residents in tornado-stricken Moore, OK, await news on missing love ones Tuesday, a day after a massive tornado devastated the city, killing at least 51. Rescuers worked all night, with particular ...
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Fitch Affirms Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Upgrades El Paso Natural Gas Company Outlook Stable
Fitch: Recession Concern Dampens European Investor Sentiment An increasing number of investors expect fundamental credit conditions will deteriorate across sectors, according to a Fitch Ratings investor survey. The more circumspect sentiment was most notable for the sovereign segment, where the proportion of survey respondents anticipating worsening conditions more than doubled to 55%, from 24% ...
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Juveniles walking to alternative school rob man say police
Two juveniles on their way to alternative school used a pellet gun to rob a downtown Clarksville businessman who was on his way to work, according to police. The robbery occurred about 7 a.m. near Commerce Street and Third Street. Clarksville officers arrested the juveniles near Madison Street. The victim later identified the ...
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POLL Tennessee Voters Support Benefits For Same-Sex Couples
new poll from Vanderbilt University shows that support for legally recognizing same-sex couples continues to grow in Tennessee, but at rates slower than the rest of the country. A 49 percent plurality now support civil unions or marriage equality, while 46 percent remain opposed to both. Still, 62 percent believe that gays and lesbians should receive health insurance and other employee benefits ...
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Child 2 shot in the head survives injuries
A 2-year-old child in Trigg County was shot in the head but survived his injuries Tuesday night. The incident occurred around 9:16 p.m. at the home of David Southwick, according to the Kentucky State Police. The child was initially transported to Trigg County Hospital by ambulance, but was later taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville with non-life-threatening injuries. Officials ...
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Fracking up for discussion on Capitol Hill
Environmental groups are heading to the state capitol Wednesday to talk about rules for natural gas drilling. Critics say fracking can damage groundwater and the surrounding environment. They're urging state regulators to develop tougher rules. This is one of the items up for discussion by the Joint Committee of Government ...
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Elvis Presley and Muhammad Ali’s Images Are Up For Sale And ‘The Congress’ Offers A Cautionary Tale
In a move that speaks to the extent to which famous people stop being individuals and start being part of a conglomerated project that includes their images, Deadline notes that Elvis Presley Enterprises and Muhammad Ali Enterprises, which include the rights to the images of both ...
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Man charged with faking marriage to visit inmate
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) -- Washington County authorities say a man faked a marriage certificate so he could visit a woman held in the Johnson City Detention ...
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Deputy fired accused of bringing contraband to inmates
A deputy at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center was fired earlier this month after he was accused of bringing marijuana, tobacco and a cell phone to inmates. On May 10, Sheriff Robert Arnold fired Deputy Keith Knowles, who is accused of bringing contraband into the jail and for conducting himself in a manner unbecoming to an officer. Knowles joined the sheriff's office as a ...
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Hoover expresses interest in Oreck sale
Vacuum giant Hoover is interested in the bankruptcy auction of Oreck, its Nashville-based competitor, The Tennessean reports. In a Tuesday hearing, a judge gave interested bidders until July 1 to submit competing offers for Oreck. The Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co. and its Hoover Inc. affiliate have filed notice demanding to be notified of any actions in the case, The Tennessean ...
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iPhone helps police arrest YMCA theft suspect
. On May 15, someone stole the gym bags of two people working out at the Cookeville YMCA on Raider Drive. Items taken included wallets, phones, sunglasses and clothes. Police learned there was an iPhone in one of the stolen gym bags. Police tracked the phone to the Buffalo Valley rest area along Interstate 40 and found 49-year-old Kip Kuhlman with the phone. Kuhlman, of Vancouver, WA, was ...
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Auto parts stores robbed in Hermitage Rosa Parks Boulevard
High-priced electronics and other valuables were stolen overnight at two auto stores. A thief smashed the window to get inside an O'Reilly Auto Parts on Rosa Parks Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. When police arrived, they found broken glass on the floor and several things missing. The thief stole dozens of Freon cans and some diagnostic scanners similar to ones used at emissions testing ...
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Mans best friend to the end Dog stands watch over owners body in tornado wreckage
MOORE, OK - The Oklahoma County Sheriff's office tweeted a photo of a frightened, muddy dog Monday after a deadly EF-5 tornado ripped through the town. The comment accompanying the photo said, "scared, but this little pup survived." On Tuesday, the photo became more poignant when the owner's body was discovered near where the pup was standing watch. "Man's best ...
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Woman brags about hit-and-run on Twitter cops tweet back
An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled ...
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Charley Walters Phil Housley lands job as Nashville Predators...
Coach Phil Housley takes charge of practice during the morning skate prior to the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game in September 2012 in Buffalo, N.Y. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) Someday, I predict, Phil Housley will become head coach of the Wild. Housley, 49, the 1982 South St. Paul grad who just returned home from Stockholm as an assistant coach for the bronze-medal-winning ...
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Nashville redeveloping the waterfront
The first phase of the City of Nashville’s redevelopment of the Riverfront in the downtown area was kicked off in late 2010 with the ground-breaking ceremony for a new Riverfront Park, which will replace the current park and expand it by a factor of ten to 6.5 acres.
The redevelopment plan is an ongoing effort to maintain the Riverfront area in downtown as a focal point of the community. Ever since Nashville was founded, as the Nashboro settlement in the 1780s, the river has been an integral source of income and has enhanced the quality of life of residents due to its aesthetic nature and variety of entertainment and leisure pursuits. Read more
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