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Lodge Manufacturing to expand; increase in workforce
South Pittsburg, Tenn. — Lodge Manufacturing Company, one of Marion County’s major manufacturing employers, plans to begin a major plant expansion in the new year. The family-owned company has been…
Victim asks judge not to send Memphis boys to adult court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Three young robbery suspects will likely spend time in juvenile lockup, but their case was kept out of adult court because the victim asked. Monroe Davis told…
Al-Jazeera buys Al Gore’s Current TV
LOS ANGELES — With its purchase of left-leaning Current TV, the Pan-Arab news channel Al-Jazeera has fulfilled a long-held quest to reach tens of millions of U.S. homes. But its…
TVA Board Members confirmed by Senate
Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Senate has approved four new members to the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which will go on to the President’s desk for…
Rep. Scott DesJarlais sworn into 113th Congress
Washington, D.C. — Representative Scott DesJarlais, M.D. (Tn.-04) was sworn in Thursday as a member of the 113th Congress by House Speaker John Boehner. Speaker Boehner conducted the ceremonial swearing-in for…
State Senator Tracy to try to unseat DesJarlais in 2014
State Senator Jim Tracy announced Wednesday in Murfreesboro that he will run against Fourth District Congressman Scott DesJarlais in the Republican primary in 2014. Senator Tracy, a Shelbyville insurance agent who is in…
Obituary for Kennedy “The Warrior” Elizabeth Griffith
JASPER: Kennedy “The Warrior” Elizabeth Griffith,16, fought her final battle and went home to be to Jesus on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. Kennedy was born October 9, 1996 and was…
Whitwell child dies in Jeep in river; circumstances suspicious
A suspicious death investigation is underway after a child was found dead inside a car that was in the Sequatchie River. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office, the TBI and Tennessee…
Today is the last day to register to vote in TN
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Monday is the last day to register to vote in Tennessee. Even though it’s Columbus Day, state officials say elections offices will be open in all but…
Train derailment in Dade Co., GA
Clean up continues today in Dade County, Georgia following a train derailment on Sunday night. Eighteen cars derailed near Morganville Ridge Road on Hwy 11 in Wildwood. No injuries are…
