News 2008-06-20 Andanh.com

FBI releases description of Farragut bank robber Fri, 20 Jun 2008 22:23:00 -0000
Authorities are investigating the second bank robbery at the BB&T in Farragut in the past two months.

Chapman Highway reopened Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:48:00 -0000
Chapman Highway near the Knox County line with Blount County has reopened after authorities cleaned up an overturned tractor-trailer rig, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

UT board of trustees OK 6-percent tuition hike Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:38:00 -0000
It's official. The University of Tenenssee will raise undergraduate in-state tuition 6 percent for the 2008-09 academic year.

Suspect in KPD officer shooting bound to grand jury Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:30:00 -0000
Attempted murder charges against a 26-year-old man accused of shooting a Knoxville police officer were sent to a Knox County grand jury today. Knox County General Sessions Judge Tony Stansberry also bound over charges of especially aggravated robbery and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony against Cleven J. "Cleveland" Johnson.

Finch demands that Knox County address her ideas for reform Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:36:00 -0000
Cynthia Finch, the former senior director of community services for Knox County, filed a countersuit today seeking $75,000 in damages from the county.

Sheriff: Louisiana teen apparently drowns in hot tub Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:45:00 -0000
LOUDON - In what Loudon County's sheriff termed "a bizarre tragedy," a 13-year-old boy died this morning after being found face down in his grandparents' hot tub.

Knox County Liquor-by-the- drink petition drive to start Monday Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:21:00 -0000
A local anti-annexation group is launching an effort Monday to let voters decide whether to allow sales of liquor by the drink in Knox County outside the Knoxville city limits.

Saudi pleads guilty to possessing child porn Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:09:00 -0000
A Saudi Arabian man pleaded guilty today in federal court to possessing more than 100 images of child pornography on his laptop computer.

Biofuels project takes a hit in economic downturn Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:39:00 -0000
An economic downturn has the University of Tennessee reconsidering the scale of its cellulosic ethanol refinery.

Police release name of pedestrian killed on I-640E Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:04:00 -0000
Knoxville police have released the name of the man killed Thursday while trying to walk across the interstate

Tennessee man pleads guilty to illegal hunting in Iowa Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:59:00 -0000
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to illegally hunting deer in Iowa.

TVA officer on leave in fatal shooting in Meigs County Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:51:00 -0000
DECATUR, Tenn. — TVA Police Officer David Reed is on administrative leave until the TBI completes an investigation of a Thursday incident in which Reed shot and killed a man at Meigs County Park.

Applicants line up to fill Supreme Court vacancy Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:51:00 -0000
NASHVILLE — The applicants to fill a vacancy on the state Supreme Court include an appeals judge who found the state’s tax on illegal drugs unconstitutional.

Alligator found in drain pipe Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:48:00 -0000
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. — Putnam County animal control officers say they get their fair share of unusual calls, though they didn’t know what to make of one about an alligator in a Cookeville drain pipe.

Police chief suspended for missing cash, weapon, drugs Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:03:00 -0000
Athens city Police Chief Chuck Ziegler has been given a 30-day suspension without pay and one year probation by City Manager Mitchell Moore because of more than $46,000, a weapon, and drugs missing from city evidence lockers

Governor signs update to TN open records law Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:35:00 -0000
NASHVILLE — Gov. Phil Bredesen on Thursday signed an update of the state’s open records law that will for the first time create deadlines for records custodians to respond to requests.

Coalition to purchase historic site for Civil War park Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:29:00 -0000
FRANKLIN, Tenn. — A coalition is purchasing historic Battle of Franklin property to create a Civil War battlefield park.

Audit finds poor Revenue records Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - A state comptroller's audit shows that the state Department of Revenue failed to keep track of fees collected from interstate trucking operations, leaving an open door to theft and fraud.

State briefs: June 20 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Pedestrian struck and killed crossing I-640 The crash happened just before 12:20 p.m. when the man stepped into traffic on I-640 East near the Interstate 40 interchange and tried to cross all three lanes, Knoxville Police Department spokesman Darrell DeBusk said.

Attorneys general back shield bill Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - More than two-thirds of state attorneys general now back the right of reporters to withhold the identity of their sources in most federal court cases.

Venable: Our paper goes down the tube Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Scribbled notes from reader folks: Ever since the News Sentinel went on a crash diet and reduced its size, I've been hearing from customers, satisfied or otherwise.

Venable: Deja vu all over again Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
According to conventional wisdom, Americans never act until faced with a crisis - which is why there's a huge push right now to drill for oil in every square inch of the continent. So much for wisdom, conventional or otherwise.

Obama campaign will forego public financing Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama is abandoning public financing for his presidential campaign, reversing his earlier stance in bold certainty he can raise millions more on his own as the first major-party candidate to bypass the tax-checkoff system that was hurried into place after the Watergate scandal.

McCain pushes nuclear, coal Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Sen. John McCain called Wednesday for the construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged $2 billion a year in federal funds "to make clean coal a reality," measures designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil.

Can't let bin Laden become martyr, says Obama Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday he would bring Osama bin Laden to justice in a way that wouldn't allow the terrorist mastermind to become a martyr, but he may be killed if the U.S. government finds him. "

Tennessee National Guard unit scheduled to leave Iraq Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
GREENEVILLE - About 120 soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard are scheduled to return home after a deployment to Iraq.

Agreement reached on war fund measure Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - President Bush would win $162 billion in funding to carry out military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan into next year under a bipartisan agreement sealed on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Outlook: Bad air, rain likely, cloudy skies Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:07:00 -0000
Bad air today, thunderstorms likely Saturday and mostly cloudy Sunday: Where's the groundhog?

Honda Hoot attendees get together to admire others’ rides, dancing skills Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:55 -0000
In the early afternoon, dozens of people usually stroll through World's Fair Park, kick around soccer balls and frolic in the fountains in the shadow of Knoxville's Sunsphere. But as Thursday began to wind down and the afternoon turned into evening, the Honda Hoot riders took their turn in the park.

UT panel recommends no executive pay raises Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:05 -0000
The University of Tennessee's top executives won't be getting pay raises in the coming fiscal year.

Landmark deal? Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
A land swap under consideration by Knox County officials could pave the way for a distribution center that would service Wal-Mart stores, according to the county's parks director.

One killed, one arrested on TVA land in Meigs Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
DECATUR, Tenn. - A McMinn County man is dead and his cousin in the Meigs County Jail on drug charges after the two were found by a Tennessee Valley Authority officer in a remote area of the Meigs County Recreation Park.

Blount passes $156.9M budget Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
MARYVILLE - The Blount County Commission has passed a $156.9 million budget for fiscal 2008-09, an increase of about $6.5 million over last year's budget.

Bar shooting charges filed Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The man didn't smile as he walked into the bar. "He came in wearing a long, black coat," customer Jeffery Jarnigan said. "He came around the pool table, and I said, 'Hey, man, what's up?' He just kept walking.

Youth soccer, company aim for win-win Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Proponents are calling it a win-win situation. A freight distribution center wouldn't be placed in a residential community, and a public youth soccer field would move out of an industrial park.

Woods new Dem party chair Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Longtime Democrat and labor leader Sylvia Woods was narrowly elected new chair of the Knox County Democratic Party at a meeting of the party's executive committee Thursday.

Charter petition drive begins Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
With the stroke of a pen at 5:29 p.m. Thursday, a West Knoxvillian named Tierney Bates began what could become a peaceful revolution in Knox County government.

House OKs war-fund bill Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - A long-delayed Iraq war funding bill sailed through the House on Thursday, along with historic increases in college aid for returning troops and help for the unemployed and Midwestern flood victims.

Flood-risk advice left many victims uncovered Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
GULFPORT, Ill. - Juli Parks didn't worry when water began creeping up the levee that shields this town of about 750 from the Mississippi River - not even when volunteers began piling on sandbags.

Governors split on dropping oil-drill ban Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Governors in some coastal states promised to block attempts to tap offshore petroleum reserves, citing concerns about the environment and tourism. Others agreed with President Bush's call to lift a 27-year-old federal ban on offshore drilling but said states should decide whether to allow it. Bush on Wednesday joined Republican presidential candidate John McCain in calling for the lifting of a prohibition on drilling along the East and West coasts and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

More Midwest levees may overflow Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
As many as 30 more levees may overflow along the Mississippi River from Burlington, Iowa, down to St. Louis, the government said Wednesday.

TBI arrests state employee on misconduct charges Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:34:00 -0000
ATHENS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has arrested an employee of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions on four counts of official misconduct.

Former home of Johnny Cash’s parents on eBay Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:04:00 -0000
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — The former home of Johnny Cash’s parents is for sale on eBay for $1.4 million.

Death penalty review board to resume study Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:04:00 -0000
NASHVILLE — Members of a death penalty review board will resume meetings this week to analyze the state’s criminal justice system.

Man shot by TVA officer identified Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:49:00 -0000
DECATUR, Tenn. - A McMinn County man is dead and his cousin in the Meigs County Jail on drug charges after the two were found by a Tennessee Valley Authority officer in a remote area of the Meigs County Recreation Park.

Virgin Mary statue decapitated in Germantown Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:10:00 -0000
GERMANTOWN, Tenn. — Germantown police are trying to find out who’s responsible for decapitating a statue of the Virgin Mary at a local church.

Lawyer charged with sexual battery Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:49:00 -0000
CHATTANOOGA — A Chattanooga lawyer has been charged with sexual battery.

Lawyer arrested on sexual battery charge Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:49:00 -0000
CHATTANOOGA — A Chattanooga lawyer has been charged with sexual battery.

Buyouts to trim 2,100 jobs Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - Buyout offers to state employees have been designed to minimize a loss of government services, Gov. Phil Bredesen said Wednesday.

Geller loses suit over Elvis house Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 -0000
MEMPHIS - Celebrity psychic Uri Geller and two partners have lost a federal lawsuit claiming the former owners of Elvis Presley's pre-Graceland house breached an eBay contract to sell the Memphis home.

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