Provides the latest RSS feeds for Nashville News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page The Nashville News.Net http://www.thenashvillenews.net/ en-us Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:33:13 -0500 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:33:13 -0500 30 In 2006, Alaska desperately needed cash to complete a museum featuring a mummified bison and other natural wonders of the frozen north. So the state dipped into its share of the landmark 1998 tobacco ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19735526&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:22 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19735526&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 In the next few weeks, thousands of tons of largely invisible smokestack pollutants rising from the Tennessee Valley Authority coal-fired power plant nearest the Great Smoky Mountains will be replaced... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737068&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:30 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737068&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 With both Jamie Graham and Alex Washington expected to be available at receiver for Vanderbilt on Saturday, D.J. Moore's offensive workload might be reduced this weekend against Tennessee.Graham did n... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737072&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:27 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737072&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Belmont University finance professor John Gonas usually lets his students and their business projects collect the accolades. But Thursday, he was singled out for some recognition of his own.Gonas was ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737070&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:30 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737070&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The Predators reassigned rookie forwards Ryan Jones and Patric Hornqvist to the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Milwaukee on Thursday."We always think about doing the right thing for the pl... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737082&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:20 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737082&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 "We missed some free throws and missed a lot of layups," Coach Kevin Stallings said. "That hurt us. We had the ball at the basket and we didn't convert."Known primarily for its sticky man-to-man defen... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737080&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:23 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737080&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 When Daddy returned home Monday night, he had a black eye, a broken nose and a few cuts on his right cheek.Cleary, Greg de Vries had been in a fight, but he didn't exactly know how to explain that to ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737076&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:25 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737076&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 NO. 13 VANDERBILT (3-0)G Merideth Marsh 5-6 11.3G Jence Rhoads 5-11 6.0G Jennifer Risper 5-9 8.0G/F Christina Wirth 6-1 17.0F Hannah Tuomi 6-0 15.0EAST TENNESSEE STATE (0-2)G Tara Davis 5-5 9.0G/F TaR... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737085&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:18 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737085&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Full-time Tennessee college students and those preparing to enter high-paying professions could pay more for their classes as part of several proposals to restructure higher education tuition.At a Ten... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737067&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:29 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737067&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The NFL fined Titans receiver Brandon Jones $15,000 on Thursday for his touchdown celebration during Sunday's game at Jacksonville.Jones dropped to his knees, put his hands behind his head, then behin... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737083&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:19 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737083&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Actor turned politician Fred Thompson is planning to reprise his old role: politician turned actor.Thompson dropped out of the crowded Republican nomination fight in January after his much-anticipated... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19735641&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:19 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19735641&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tenn. unemployment rate drops slightlyFirst the good news: the state's unemployment rate dipped to 7 percent in October, down two-tenths of a percentage point from the month before. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737073&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:27 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737073&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 But about a dozen black tubes sprouting from the ground suggest that this open green space is different. Solid waste was dumped into a landfill on the West College Street site from 1968 to 1974, and t... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737074&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:25 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737074&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 >> Radio: 104.5-FM>> Preview: After a short stop at home, where they lost 4-1 to San Jose, the Predators head back on the road, where they are 4-6-1. Tampa Bay, however, has lost seven of its past eig... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737086&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:17 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737086&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Since January, the girls have been enrolled in the state's CoverKids program. Before that, they were counted among 125,000 Tennessee children who are uninsured, according to a health-care advocacy gro... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737084&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:19 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737084&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 More criminal charges have been filed against two white supremacists accused of plotting to kill President-elect Barack Obama, federal prosecutors say. Charges alleging damage to religious property an... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737077&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:24 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737077&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Here's something you don't see every day at an NFL practice: the head coach arriving from the sky.That's what happened Thursday at Baptist Sports Park, as Titans Coach Jeff Fisher jumped from a helico... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737079&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:23 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737079&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Pearl, then an upstart coach at Southern Indiana, was one year removed from winning a Division II national championship with Southern Indiana and practically a lock to be hired as the Blue Raiders' 18... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737078&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:24 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737078&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Bobby Johnson has spent the past seven years squeezing the lump of coal that was Vanderbilt's football team into a bowl-bound, diamond of a Cinderella story.And his football alchemy hasn't gone unnoti... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737065&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:28 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737065&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 In the aftermath of the GOP's Election Day takeover of the General Assembly, House Democrats have begun jostling for one of the top leadership posts, with an effort under way to unseat Rep. Gary Odom ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737089&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:15 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737089&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Vanderbilt's football team might be home for the holidays.The Commodores are eligible for a bowl game for the first time in 26 years and one possibility is the Dec. 31 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl a... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19735449&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:22 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19735449&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 CHATTANOOGA (1-0)G LaCondra Mason 5-9 10.0G Andrea Neil 5-9 3.0G J. Wade-Fray 5-9 14.0F Shan Hollinquest 6-0 18.0F Erin Ogan 6-1 11.0TENNESSEE (1-1)F Glory Johnson 6-3 15.0F Shekinna Stricklen 6-2 12.... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737088&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:16 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737088&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Democratic leaders scrapped votes on the auto rescue, postponing until next month a politically tricky decision on whether to approve yet another unpopular bailout at a time of economic peril, or risk... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737081&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:22 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737081&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Three of tonight's local state football quarterfinals match county rivals against each other. In each case, the teams had incredible first meetings. But this time it's a much bigger game. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737090&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:15 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737090&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Brentwood residents got a preview of a wider Franklin Road at a community design meeting this week, but were told not to expect construction until the economy improves.The city of Brentwood contracted... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737091&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:14 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737091&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Under the plan, the number of resources available to library users -- such as books and videos -- could increase dramatically if the school library system combines with the Metro library system. It co... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737092&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:18:02 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19737092&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Detectives are trying to find out what happened to a Franklin resident who was reported missing by his wife yesterday.William L. Grothe, an attorney employed by SESAC on Music Square East, was last se... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19731863&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:56:12 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19731863&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Nov. 20, 2008) - Montello Resources Ltd. ("Montello") (TSX VENTURE:MEO) is pleased to announce the commencement of operations for the testing-completion of the John Bow... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733571&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:07:43 -0500 Market Wire http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733571&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. -- Courtney Pigram tallied a triple-double as East Tennessee State defeated Wingate 96-66 on Thursday night. Pigram scored 21 points, while dishing out 10 ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733572&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:54:47 -0500 Seattle Post-Intelligencer http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733572&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 /* Services held at Tennessee Veterans’ Cemetery for Pearl Harbor survivor */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20276501"]; // [News / Local (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733573&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:53:04 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733573&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 /* TSU blocks gossip site */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_news" ]; yld_mgr.site_... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733611&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:52:59 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733611&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Brandon Brown had a game-high 10 rebounds for the Bisons (2-1). Lipscomb out rebounded Southeastern Louisiana (1-2) by a count of 40-17.Lipscomb had 10 steals, while Josh Slater, Brandon Brown and Lus... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733612&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:14:58 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733612&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Vanderbilt on Thursday.The sophomore guard made a game-high nine baskets, including five 3-pointers. McCamey's game not only produced 23 points, but it also created more room for the IlliniÂ?s big me... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733613&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:14:56 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733613&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Sophomore Aleksa Akerfelds achieved the NCAA Championships B qualifying standard in the 500 free and the Tennessee women’s swimming team jumped to first place on Thursday at the 2008 Tennessee S... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733575&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:12:06 -0500 College Swimming http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19733575&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is laying off about 100 of its 10,000 employees because of the economic downturn. It operates five hospitals in the Memphis area and one in Fayette County, plus smalle... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729784&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:23:35 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729784&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 After trailing Illinois by as many as eight points during Thursday's first half, Vanderbilt rallied for a seven-point cushion before the visitors hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer for a 36-35 lead at int... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729826&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:46 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729826&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Grothe does licensing work for the musician royalty organization SESAC. On Wednesday, he told a co-worker he was going for a noontime walk in Shelby Park. Late Wednesday afternoon, Grothe's wedding ba... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729828&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:24:39 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729828&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Aiken Callas is an elementary school teacher with three kids. One day while working in the flower beds, her husband found a 1988 Hillwood High School class ring. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729827&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:24:38 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729827&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Police report 75 cases of teenagers using guns to rob people so far this year, compared to 40 to 45 times in a normal year in Nashville. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729831&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:24:37 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729831&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tennessee’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in October to 7 percent, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Thursday. The October rate was down 0.2 percentage ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729825&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:02:10 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729825&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - College tuition seems to go up a little every year, but likely state budget cuts could result in major increases for students to attend public universities in Tennessee. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729830&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:24:36 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729830&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When Pedro Garcia stepped down as Metro schools director in January and Chris Henson stepped in as interim director, the school board was hoping that a permanent leader would be in ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729829&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:24:35 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729829&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth ponders the question while sitting at his locker, then answers. No, he doesn't think he's playing better now than he did a year ago.The http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729832&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:15:37 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729832&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch also practiced as he tries to return after missing three of the past four games.Bulluck cracked some cartilage holding a rib near his chest in the Titans' 19-16 overtim... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729833&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:15:36 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19729833&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Police in Memphis have captured a teenager who stole a police car and the weapons from it. The Commercial Appeal reported police arrested the 19-year-old burglary suspect, whose name wasn't immediate... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19721669&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:10:06 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19721669&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A few years ago, I could have described Milton Cephas Ibaale aka Rockamilley as a church bred, bottled up, mummy’s boy. I listened to the songs on his first 12 - track album that barely made it to e... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724611&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:57:54 -0500 Daily Monitor http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724611&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 /* Trio arrested after chase, bump, crash into tree */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724613&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:40:27 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724613&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Tennessee’s October unemployment rate shot up 2 percent compared to a year ago to 7 percent, according to the state Department of Labor & Workforce Development Thursday. The rate actually i... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724534&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:46:55 -0500 Memphis Business Journal http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724534&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 /* Donations pour in to put Memphis girl back in wheelchair */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724538&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:40:31 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724538&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Standout Smyrna senior lineman Dakota Woods will play in his second postseason football game Friday since being arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges.Smyrna officials faced a dilemma in ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724612&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:43:56 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724612&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 /* Tennessee’s jobless rate eases slightly to 7 percent */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20201501"]; // [Business (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_news" ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724539&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:40:22 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724539&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The loss of power also affected the nearby Vanderbilt hospitals, affecting the facility's steam power plant. The plant is important because that is where heat is produced for hot water and to steriliz... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724615&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:07:20 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724615&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A judge decided this week that evidence found while searching the home of the man charged in the "Wooded Rapist" case can be used at trial. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724616&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:07:19 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724616&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Faith Hill finally has that Christmas gift she's always wanted.She performed her favorite holiday songs with a 31-piece orchestra, nine-member choir and an elaborate stage set for a new PBS special."I... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724618&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:57:37 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19724618&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The northern Sumner County town of Portland and its 15,000 residents are losing their 38-bed hospital. HCA TriStar Health will close the Portland Medical Center by the end of the year because of &ldq... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19715770&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:10 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19715770&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 in Brentwood has been acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The Itasca, Ill.-based insurance and risk management services company is a publicly-held company with operations in United States and 1... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718505&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:12 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718505&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 McGraw-Hill Construction shows. Starts climbed from $10 billion in 2005 to a range of $36 billion to $49 billion this year and could triple by 2013, reaching $96 to $140 billion, according to the Gre... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19715625&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:20 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19715625&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 United Neighborhood Health Services has landed a federal grant for more than $1.1 million to provide primary health care services to Nashville’s homeless population. “For many years, our ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19715771&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:05 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19715771&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The Shoals Technology Group , a solar panel manufacturer building a $10.5 headquarters in Gallatin, has bought a second production facility in nearby Portland because of an increase in product demand.... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718506&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:03 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718506&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A group of Austin-East football players arrested for felony shoplifting will not be allowed to play Friday in the playoffs, Knox County Schools have announced.After the school board's monthly meeting ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718508&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:35:25 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718508&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 WASHINGTON -- About 677,300 IKEA and Green Mountain Vista window blinds and shades were recalled in the United States on Thursday after a young child was strangled.The Consumer Product Safety Commissi... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718509&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:35:26 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718509&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Lawrence Group , one of the nation’s largest owners of farmland, is offering a $300-a-share acquisition proposal to shareholders of the Clewiston, Fla.-based sugar company. “This deal is ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718503&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:19 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718503&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The Tennessee Housing Development Agency is administering $49.3 million of the state’s $72.5 million from the Housing and Economic Recovery Act’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718504&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:38:17 -0500 Nashville Business Journal http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718504&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Knoxville Police now believe the outcome of a soccer game between Mexico and Honduras may have sparked a dispute that led to a shooting early Thursday morning.Officers responding to the Briarcliff Apa... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718510&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:35:26 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718510&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Authorities aren't sure when the fire started, but deputies spotted the flames at the Riverfront Plantation Inn, a pre-Civil War home in Dover, at 7 p.m. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718512&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:31 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718512&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 GALLATIN, Tenn. - Metro's firefighting boat and the Coast Guard were called to help Sumner County officials put out a fire on a tugboat early Thursday morning. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718513&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:28 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718513&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A lawsuit filed late Wednesday seeks to prevent a special election on the issue from ever happening. Nashville attorney David Randolph Smith filed the lawsuit at the Metro courthouse. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718514&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:00:27 -0500 WSMV-TV http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718514&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Illinois ' basketball team is 2-0 after opening the season with a pair of wins over teams they expected to beat.Thursday night, the Illini will face their first real test of the season when they play ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718515&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:50:09 -0500 Examiner http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19718515&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 /* Anderson SWAT team activated in domestic call */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712590&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:59:55 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712590&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 /* TN guard unit comes home before deploying */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_news... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712589&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:59:53 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712589&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 When I started searching for restaurants where we tightwads could get a good $5 lunch, I thought that I was going to have to bump the price up to $6 in order to make my column work.I think everybody k... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712587&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:03:28 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712587&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Inquiries from companies interested in doing business in Tennessee haven't fallen off despite the economic downturn, but the state probably will not pursue major economic development projects after th... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19709200&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:21 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19709200&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 A power outage is affecting parts of the Vanderbilt University campus this morning, and some elective surgical procedures may be delayed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a spokesman there said... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19710082&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:03:31 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19710082&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- A federal judge sentenced a former sheriff in Tennessee to 14 years in prison on Wednesday for convictions that included shaking down convenience store clerks for protection mo... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19709064&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:19:06 -0500 Officer http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19709064&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Relocating the Tennessee State Fairgrounds would cost more than $64 million, but it is the only way to reinvent the annual fair as a viable statewide event, a consultant told the fair's board of commi... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712516&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:27 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712516&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Blake Best is 23 years old, African-American and speaks Spanish well enough to function easily in Mexico. That last fact is why Best says he supports a measure that would force all Metro Nashville bu... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712519&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:20 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712519&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 About 100 students in a crushing swell were pushing and shoving, some fighting and others throwing up menacing gang signs, in the hallway of Hunters Lane High School. When it all died down, after wat... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712518&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:27:23 -0500 WBIR http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712518&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A former Memphis police officer pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to civil rights charges in the jailhouse beating of a transgender prostitution suspect that was captured on video. ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19709059&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:19:11 -0500 Officer http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19709059&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Plans to build an electric car manufacturing plant in Franklin have been short-circuited by the pullout of a major investor.The Lexington Herald-Leader quoted a key partner in the pr... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19710081&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:03:30 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19710081&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 /* Fire up the barbie: Cops kill hog gone wild */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "fn_ne... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19709779&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:59:51 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19709779&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 /* States disagree greatly on Amber Alert criteria */ yld_mgr.content_topic_id_list=[ "20289001"]; // [News / State & Regional (NPC)] // no custom categories // []; yld_mgr.content_type_list=[ "f... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712591&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:59:48 -0500 Knox News http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19712591&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 If it's no surprise that Michigan lawmakers are behind the pitch for a $25 billion lifeline for Detroit automakers, then it might be just as predictable that Southerners would be leading the charge ag... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19701498&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:26 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19701498&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The last time New York Jets fans got this excited over their quarterback he was making good on a guarantee to win Super Bowl III and donning pantyhose in television commercials.Brett Favre is more far... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703191&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:30 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703191&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 On the eve of today's Great American Smokeout, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee said all of its offices and other properties statewide would go tobacco-free.The state's largest health insurer would b... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19701828&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:24 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19701828&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 As Jason Arnott lay on the ice, the silence of a stunned Sommet Center crowd making him increasingly uncomfortable, he had two thoughts: "How long am I going to be out for and am I ever going to play ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703190&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:29 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703190&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 When the Predators travel to play Tampa Bay on Friday, Nick Tarnasky will return to his old stomping grounds.The 6-foot-2, 224-pound forward was drafted by the Lightning in 2003 and spent three season... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703186&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:26 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703186&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Nov. 20: Heart of the Harpeth Community Meeting, Hillsboro-Leiper's Fork Community Center, Franklin, 6 p.m.Nov. 30: Turkey Trot-Off hike, Bell's Bend Park, free. Cumberland Transit. Call 615-321-4069 ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703204&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:21 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703204&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 State higher education leaders will discuss tuition increases as high as 24 percent at public universities, an unprecedented jump they say signals the direness of Tennessee's economic woes.When the Te... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703161&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:32 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703161&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Rules and regulations for quota hunts pertaining to deer and turkey, establishing procedures for conducting the fall of 2009 elk hunt, and registration for permanent blinds at Reelfoot Lake are among ... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703201&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:20 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703201&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 There were missed shots, turnovers and botched plays by the Lady Colonels.The only thing missing was suspense.The No. 13 Commodores coasted to an 80-38 win before a crowd of 3,875 at Memorial Gym, aft... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703188&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:28 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703188&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 With the first prolonged cold snap in Tennessee, fire officials caution the house fire season also is beginning.Jeff Huddleston, prevention education officer with the State Fire Marshal's Office, said... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703198&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:24 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703198&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 An investigation into allegations of mismanagement at the Governor's Highway Safety Office found that a flat-screen television disappeared from the office and that a police officer helped get a ticket... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703195&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:34 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703195&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Cameron Goss, the president of Goss Suzuki of Rivergate, got a $650,000 loan late last year from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help renovate his car dealership at a cost of about $1 millio... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19701303&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:17 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19701303&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Stories of beatings and sexual abuse prompted Arkansas child-welfare officials to take custody of 20 more children associated with the Tony Alamo Christian Ministries, an official said Wednesday.The c... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703203&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:21 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703203&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Vanderbilt won't be the only young team taking the floor tonight at Memorial Gym.The Commodores will be taking on a squad nearly as inexperienced when Illinois visits in one of the more high-powered m... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703209&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:17 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703209&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Brentwood had just the right strategy to beat Franklin, something no one else did during the 2008 football season.Now the Bruins must use that Oct. 3 win as a stencil. http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703200&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:23 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703200&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Vanderbilt co-captain Reshard Langford will be featured as the Southeastern Conference Community Player of the Week on Raycom Sports during the broadcast of the Tennessee game Saturday.The honor recog... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703210&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:16 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703210&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Former Tennessee football commitment Dominique Allen, a Henry County senior, has committed to LSU, Henry County Coach Joe Gaddis confirmed today.Allen, a 5-foot-11, 250-pound fullback, originally comm... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703211&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:15 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703211&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 The Nashville Area Red Cross is providing assistance to a family of seven after a fire Wednesday destroyed their home at 14775 Old Hickory Blvd. in Antioch.Volunteers with the Red Cross responded to t... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703212&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:14 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703212&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Minutes after Williamson County school board members again debated her immediate professional fate, Director of Schools Becky Sharber appeared to exhale with relief."I'm glad to be staying," Sharber s... http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703213&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:57:13 -0500 The Tennessean http://feeds.thenashvillenews.net/?rid=19703213&cat=2ad232e9d3dc33e3