News 2008-08-02 Andanh.com

Local churches ponder safety issues following Sunday’s sanctuary shooting Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:01 -0000
They're the places where parishioners retreat for shelter from a harsh, angry world, but this week's Sunday morning shooting left some worshippers wondering how safe their sanctuaries really are.

Suspects in robbery of bank in custody Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:01 -0000
The bank robbers didn't know it yet, but their number was up long before they took over the BB&T branch in Seymour with a sawed-off shotgun Friday afternoon.

Muslim community opens arms to church Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
To at least one minister, the people killed and wounded Sunday at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church aren't just victims. They are martyrs. "We all feel that our sacred space has been violated and our principles have been upheld," said Rev. Lynn Strauss

Cold case heats up, cools Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Less than two months after a breakthrough arrest by a new Knox County Sheriff's Office squad targeting unsolved murders was announced, the case has been dismissed.

High gas prices not stopping boaters Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Wes Lewis has enjoyed his summers on the water since 1983.

Business program aims to help wounded vets Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Capt. Stephen Thomas saw the bright flash first. It rose as an orange bloom on his side of the Humvee and lifted the vehicle. Life slowed, and Thomas felt the vehicle turning, flipping and burning.

Specifics of Moncier's suspension laid out Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
See no federal clients, lawyers or court staff.

Steps to healing Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Grief took some time off for joy Friday afternoon when Linda Chavez, 41-year-old mother of two, sat up and uttered her first words since Sunday, when a gunman shot her, her father, aunt and uncle, and killed another member of their family group watching a youth musical at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church.

Jones top campaign spender Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Sheriff Jimmy "J.J." Jones was the top spender as candidates go into the homestretch in the Aug. 7 county general election.

2 teens face arson charges Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Authorities charged two men Friday with using Molotov cocktails to set a warehouse fire that consumed a 54,000-square-foot building in downtown Greeneville.

Chromium cleanup options discussed Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
MEMPHIS - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is talking with Collierville, Tenn., officials and residents about options in cleaning up chromium at the Smalley-Piper Superfund site.

Sen. gets back funeral directors license Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - State Sen. Ophelia Ford of Memphis has won reinstatement of her state funeral directors license. She passed a standard 50-question licensing exam on Tennessee laws, rules and regulations

State briefs: Aug. 02 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Police search for two robbery suspects

TN Appeals Court reverses ruling on rock mining Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:20:00 -0000
CHATTANOOGA - The Tennessee appeals court has struck down a ruling that allowed mountain stone rock mining to continue along the Cumberland Trail.

Hamilton Commission looks to pay ballot reprinting Fri, 01 Aug 2008 13:59:00 -0000
CHATTANOOGA — The Hamilton County Commission has put an item on its Aug. 7 agenda to discuss paying the cost of reprinting election ballots after mistakes were made.

Vines: Conventions to succeed Phillips set Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Both Knox County Republican and Democratic Party leaders have set conventions for selecting their nominees to replace the late Criminal and 4th Circuit Court Clerk Martha Phillips in November balloting.

Office seekers tell July outlays Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The top spender as this year's County Commission races wind down was Democrat Finbarr Saunders, who is seeking the seat of District 4A of Southwest Knox County.

Police look into woman's slaying Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Police are investigating the shooting death Friday of a woman in an East Knoxville housing project. The slaying happened at 6:35 p.m. at 412 McConnell St. in the Walter P. Taylor housing project, and authorities have few leads, said Knoxville Police Lt. Bob Wooldridge.

Clerks cited for underage beer sales Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Clerks cited for underage beer sales

Election case to be appealed to high court Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
GATLINBURG - A state appeals court ruling that validates a disputed 2007 Gatlinburg City Commission election will be appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court, the attorney for plaintiff Bobby C. "Clark" King said.

From juror to clerk to witness Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
MAYNARDVILLE - Barbara Jean Williams once served on the jury that more than two decades ago deemed former death row inmate Paul Gregory House guilty of murder.

Few leads in Knoxville slaying Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:54:00 -0000
Police are investigating the shooting death of a woman in an East Knoxville housing project this evening.

Judge expands bar of Moncier in federal courtrooms Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:19:00 -0000
Chief U.S. District Judge Curtis L. Collier has issued a ruling that bars a veteran Knoxville defense attorney whom the judge already had suspended from even being in a federal courtroom when the cases of former clients are being heard.

Tip leads to quick arrest of 7 in S. Knox after bank robbery Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:36:00 -0000
Seven people have been taken into custody at a South Knoxville house in connection with a violent Blount County bank robbery and subsequent Sevier County carjacking, authorities said.

Two face federal charges in Greeneville warehouse fire Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:43:00 -0000
Authorities today charged two men with using Molotov cocktails to set a warehouse fire that consumed a 54,000-square-foot building in downtown Greeneville.

Bigger than a Moon Pie and a whole lot heavier Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:48:00 -0000
The Oak Ridge plant restarted its oxide-conversion facility this summer for the first time in a long time, enabling workers to recycle uranium scraps, etc., and prepare it for storage or reuse in a metal form.

Obama shifts position on offshore drilling Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that's what it takes to enact a comprehensive policy to foster fuel-efficient autos and develop alternate energy sources.

9/11 mastermind testifies for defense at Gitmo Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba - For the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, a fellow Guantanamo inmate now facing trial was too "primitive" and uneducated to consider involving him in al-Qaida's terrorist plots.

Once common on skin, anthrax deadly in lungs Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Spores that cause anthrax, Bacillus anthracis, occur widely in soil, and the skin form of the infection used to be common, especially among livestock and people who work around them. It can be treated with antibiotics.

National and world briefs: Aug. 2 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
In briefNationJudge removed from 'Jena Six' case

Anthrax suspect commits suicide Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
FREDERICK, Md. - Bruce E. Ivins was a juggler, a gardener, a church musician, a Red Cross volunteer - and a suspected multiple murderer, according to federal authorities

Lackluster session ends for Congress Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers sped for the exits Friday as Congress was to begin a five-week recess after a summer session

Families, survivors remember collapse Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
MINNEAPOLIS - It was another perfect summer day - so similar to and yet so different from that day a year ago when the Minneapolis freeway bridge fell.

Anticipate street closures downtown Saturday Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:42:00 -0000
Beware of lane closures in downtown Knoxville on Saturday.

Johnson starting to sizzle Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
LONG POND, Pa. - Mark Martin has a warning for everyone in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series: Look out for Jimmie Johnson.

80 dooms Wie to miss cut Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Michelle Wie failed in her eighth attempt to make the cut on the PGA Tour, shooting a second-round 8-over-par 80 at the Legends Reno-Tahoe Open Friday. Parker McLachlin tied the course record with a 62 to take a four-stroke lead over 1987 Masters winner Larry Mize and three others.

Spears sticks it to Mudcats in ninth, 5-4 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
SEVIERVILLE - Let the showdown for the Southern League North Division second-half championship continue.

Pirates end Cubs' streak Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Jeff Karstens and new-look Pittsburgh made a strong showing as the Pirates won at Chicago, ending the Cubs' five-game winning streak.

Rivera tagged by Hunter Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Torii Hunter hit an RBI single off Mariano Rivera in the ninth, Ervin Santana pitched eight stellar innings and the Los Angeles Angels won their fifth straight game, 1-0 over the New York Yankees on Friday night.

Baseball briefs: Aug. 2 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
15 minor leaguer players, managers suspended in brawl

Sports digest: Aug. 2 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
UT athleticsCenter named after Lauricella

Ogle wants back in hunt Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
As the Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series returns tonight to Mountain Raceway Park, one driver is looking to get back into the championship chase

Coaches pick Georgia No. 1 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
The nation's college football coaches have voted Georgia as the team to beat this season.

Football briefs: Aug. 2 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Favre considering offer to stay off field

Boring? Just a scrimmage Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:01 -0000
OAK RIDGE - It was just the first football scrimmage of the preseason, but any time you end up with more points on the scoreboard than Maryville High School it can't ever be anything but encouraging.

Edmonds named girls basketball coach at Farragut Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:49:00 -0000
Farragut High School girls’ basketball assistant coach Wes Edmonds has been promoted to head coach.

Farragut promotes Edmonds Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
After Wes Edmonds finished his freshman season of basketball at Tennessee High School, he said he was "encouraged to pursue something else."

Appeals court reverses ruling on rock mining along Cumberland Trail park Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:01 -0000
CHATTANOOGA - The Tennessee appeals court has struck down a ruling that allowed mountain stone rock mining to continue along the Cumberland Trail State Park

State workers facing layoffs Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
NASHVILLE - State Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz said Friday that state employees could be laid off in January if the state doesn't get enough people to accept a buyout package.

Green Mountain closes on site Sat, 02 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc., the Vermont-based specialty coffee company that selected Knoxville as its first expansion site outside New England, announced Friday it has closed on the purchase of a manufacturing and distribution facility in Forks of the River Industrial Park in East Knox County.

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