News 2008-05-06 Andanh.com

Educational innovation may be sacrificed to balance Knox budget Tue, 06 May 2008 20:17:00 -0000
A major Knox County mayoral initiative for the architectural design of four elementary schools may be scuttled in an effort to balance the county's budget for the next fiscal year.

Official: Lenoir City teacher resigns after affair with student Tue, 06 May 2008 17:54:00 -0000
LENOIR CITY - A Lenoir City High School teacher has resigned because of a relationship with an 18-year-old student.

Despite protests, Blount utility to flow fluoride into water Tue, 06 May 2008 15:43:00 -0000
MARYVILLE - Despite picketing outside its offices and statements of protest inside, the South Blount County Utility District today voted to introduce fluoride into the water it delivers to about 14,000 customers

Teen stabbed; KPD seeks two suspects Tue, 06 May 2008 13:12:00 -0000
Knoxville police are searching for the men who stabbed a teenager this morning in Lonsdale.

Police charge man in shooting; drugs found at scene Tue, 06 May 2008 10:42:00 -0000
Knoxville police charged a man with attempted first-degree murder in an overnight shooting that sent another man to the hospital.

Bill to allow TennCare funds for in-home care would help families Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:50 -0000
OAK RIDGE - Except for one table pushed against a wall, the living room is bare in Jody Dearmore's Oak Ridge bungalow. The floors are hardwood, and a homemade plywood ramp leads out the front door and down a short step.

Couple turns love of horses into business Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:40 -0000
ANDERSONVILLE - No ordinary horses stay at Sequoyah Farms. They are top-of-the-line purebred sport horses, potential Olympians, and they're treated like royalty. Trained to gracefully clear course jumps while following strict guidelines, they sell for jaw-dropping prices - from $30,000 to north of $1 million. These animals, under the loving care of Greg and Kim Watkins, owners of GK Performance Horses LLC, lead pampered lives.

UT puts beer permit on ice Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:36 -0000
University of Tennessee officials are withdrawing a controversial application for a city beer permit for Thompson-Boling Arena, with plans to study best practices at other college arenas before possibly resubmitting their request this fall, a spokeswoman said Monday.

Council split on digital decision Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:35 -0000
After hearing the debate framed in terms of aesthetics, driver safety and capturing local tourism dollars, Knoxville City Council members could decide whether to permit digital billboards based on which course of action is least likely to get the city sued.

Family keeps Derby flame alive Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:30 -0000
HARLAN, Ky. - Wild iris, Jacob's ladder and white violets dab the steep hillsides of Pine Mountain in Harlan County, Ky., in suffused colors, an impressionism as rich as anything on canvas.

Bible Park promoter was Penthouse magazine photographer Tue, 06 May 2008 18:51:00 -0000
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. - One of the founders of the investment company proposing a Bible-themed park in Rutherford County was a photographer for Penthouse magazine.

Bill would create pilot convenient voting centers Tue, 06 May 2008 17:44:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Legislation that would create a pilot program for convenient voting centers passed the House.

Bill would require all DUI offenders to serve 48 hours Tue, 06 May 2008 16:19:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Legislation that would require all individuals convicted of drunken driving to serve at least 48 hours in jail passed the House.

Smoked out: McCord admits violating state law Tue, 06 May 2008 16:14:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - State Rep. Joe McCord acknowledged today that he and others have been smoking in his legislative office suite, violating a state law that he supported.

Drug story: 5-year-old's show-and-tell lands mama in jail Tue, 06 May 2008 16:06:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Police in Nashville arrested the mother of a 5-year-old who brought drugs to school to show his teacher.

Search ends for bear wandering in Chattanooga Tue, 06 May 2008 12:24:00 -0000
CHATTANOOGA - State wildlife officials called off their search for a bear that had apparently wandered into Chattanooga city neighborhoods.

Campbell County Guard unit back from Iraq Tue, 06 May 2008 11:55:00 -0000
JACKSBORO, Tenn. - Members of three Tennessee National Guard units are back in the United States from Iraq.

Court approves inmate's release Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:10 -0000
NASHVILLE - A federal appeals court Monday upheld an order releasing Tennessee death row inmate Paul House, who has been imprisoned nearly 22 years for the murder of a Union County woman.

Sheriff shifts plea to guilty Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHATTANOOGA - Former Hamilton County Sheriff Billy Long on Monday changed his plea to guilty on 27 of 28 counts of extortion, money laundering, drug and gun charges.

Church effort to expel members fails Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - The congregation of a large Baptist church in Nashville voted not to expel 71 dissident members.

Venable: Local ladies' lessons Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
To paraphrase - and provide gender equity to - an old maxim: You can take the girl out of East Tennessee, but you can't take the East Tennessee out of the girl.

Vines: McMillan explores run for governor Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Former Tennessee House Majority Leader Kim McMillan, a 1979 graduate of South-Young High School, says she's listening to voters as part of determining whether to run for governor in 2010.

Dems making final pitches Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
DURHAM, N.C. - Dueling over gas prices, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama strained for every last vote on Monday, the eve of the Indiana and North Carolina primaries that are the biggest prizes left in their epic Democratic nomination fight.

McCain says Obama lacks national security experience Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Republican John McCain on Monday dismissed Democratic rival Barack Obama as having zero national security experience.

Candidates spar before primaries Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
INDIANAPOLIS - Barack Obama likened Hillary Rodham Clinton to President Bush for threatening to "totally obliterate" Iran if it attacks Israel and called her gas-tax holiday a gimmick as he tried to fend off her challenge ahead of two pivotal Democratic primaries.

Iran halts talks with U.S. on Iraq Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BAGHDAD - Iran called off further Iraq security talks with Washington until U.S. forces stop their crackdown on Shiite militias, but the military brought more air power into the fight Monday and escalated its accusations of Iranian backing for extremists.

Iraqi first lady escapes bomb attack Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:01 -0000
BAGHDAD - Iraq's first lady escaped unharmed Sunday from a bomb attack in downtown Baghdad that struck her motorcade, injuring four body guards.

Finch says county violated her rights, law Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:30 -0000
Former Knox County Community Services Director Cynthia Finch alleges that the county violated at least two of her constitutional rights and state law when it froze more than $14,000 in vacation pay with a complaint in Chancery Court.

Defense says real killer's ID being hidden Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:20 -0000
The key state witness in a murder trial planned the robbery in which the victim was killed, and is hiding the real killer's identity, a defense attorney said Monday.

Knoxville human-rights activist OK in Myanmar Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:20 -0000
A five-sentence e-mail message gave Cheryl Bynum peace that her daughter is still alive in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar. But it has done little to allay the Holston Hills mother's worries about her daughter Kate Elliott Bynum's conditions.

Racism problem charged at Rockwood schools Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:18 -0000
KINGSTON - Racism at Rockwood Middle and High schools has been ongoing for years, several parents charged Monday.

Fluoridation set to start; lawsuit also to proceed Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:05 -0000
MARYVILLE - The manager of a Blount County water supplier says his utility will proceed with fluoridating its product, irrespective of a citizen action group's request that a court halt the move.

Information sought in robbery Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:05 -0000
The Knox County Sheriff's Office released surveillance camera photographs Monday from Friday's robbery of a West Knoxville bank. The series of pictures from the BB&T Bank, 11140 Kingston Pike, shows the robber bundled in an athletic suit and hood.

Anderson and Blount briefs: May 6 Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Plane makes emergency landing at McGhee Tyson A U.S. Airways Express passenger aircraft made an emergency landing Monday at McGhee Tyson Airport and no one on board was injured, authorities say.

Judge tosses out motions to dismiss election complaint Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CLINTON - A special judge Monday denied motions to dismiss a nearly two-year-old election complaint.

Pigeon Forge assistant killed Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
A Pigeon Forge High School assistant baseball coach was killed and another injured in a single-vehicle crash Sunday.

D.C.-to-Nashville flight makes emergency stop in Knoxville Mon, 05 May 2008 19:16:00 -0000
A U.S. Airways passenger aircraft made an emergency landing today at McGhee Tyson Airport and no one on board was injured, authorities say.

Chicken and pork prices to rise; food inflation may double Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:10 -0000
Americans may be getting another helping of food inflation, and it seems likely to come from higher prices for chicken and pork.

More steps to ease foreclosures urged Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - A rising tide of late mortgage payments and home foreclosures poses considerable dangers to the national economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned anew Monday as he urged Congress to take additional steps to alleviate the problems.

West Virginia U. president urged to quit Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University's Faculty Senate on Monday demanded that the school president resign over the improper awarding of a degree to the governor's daughter, saying the college cannot rebuild its reputation until he leaves office.

National briefs: May 6 Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Police release suicide notes written by 'D.C. Madam' TAMPA, Fla. - The woman known as the "D.C. Madam" apologized to her mother and sister in suicide notes, saying she couldn't bear going to prison and saw killing herself as the only "exit strategy."

Youths may follow community standards on smoking Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
BOSTON - A Massachusetts study suggests that restaurant smoking bans may play a big role in persuading teens not to become smokers.

Mom's return to spot of bear attack a step toward healing Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:10 -0000
CLEVELAND - Susan Cenkus always knew that someday she would return to the waterfall in the Tennessee mountains, the place where her heart broke apart. Last month, the mother from Clyde, Ohio, made the difficult journey back. It was a warm, sunny April afternoon, so much like the one almost two years ago to the day when she visited Benton Falls in Cherokee National Forest with her 6-year-old daughter, Elora, and 2-year-old son, Luke.

Use of anti-psychotic drugs for children on rise in U.S., U.K. Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHICAGO - American children take anti-psychotic medicines at about six times the rate of children in the United Kingdom, according to a comparison based on a new U.K. study.

Suspect charged in Philly officer's death; 2nd sought Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
PHILADELPHIA - One suspect was charged and a second was being sought Sunday in the killing of a police officer who was shot with an assault rifle while investigating a report of bank robbery, police said.

Insulin pumps carry risks Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
CHICAGO - Insulin pumps are used by tens of thousands of teenagers worldwide with Type 1 diabetes, but they can be risky and have been linked to injuries and even deaths, a review by federal regulators finds.

President hails class of tornado survivors Mon, 05 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
GREENSBURG, Kan. - President Bush delivered on Sunday the commencement address for a graduating class of 18 students whose high school was leveled by a tornado last year that wiped out most of their town.

State briefs: May 6 Tue, 06 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Woman, 72, struck, killed at greenway crossing A 72-year-old Knoxville woman died after being hit by a car Sunday evening on the Third Creek Greenway crossing Tobler Lane near West High School.

Appeals court upholds order releasing death row inmate House Mon, 05 May 2008 22:06:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - A federal appeals court in Cincinnati has upheld an order releasing Tennessee death row inmate Paul House, who has been imprisoned nearly 22 years.

Bredesen says he may reveal budget plan this week Mon, 05 May 2008 19:04:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Gov. Phil Bredesen says he may reveal his budget plan this week that could include laying off some of the state's nearly 47,000 employees.

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