Knoxville News

Witnesses paint unflattering picture of student-teacher

By Jamie Satterfield, Saturday, September 6, 2008

Knox County commissioners will redo committee appointments after a commissioner raised concern Friday that the process violated the state sunshine law and new Law Director Bill Lockett recommended a redo.

Knox County Commission approved a new method Friday for forming a Charter Review Committee, and voters will decide whether to OK it Nov.

Celebrating its 89th anniversary, the Tennessee Valley Fair opened its gates Friday afternoon, tempting Knoxville's crowds with funnel cakes, Ferris wheels and fireworks.

Knox County Election Commission officials picked up another load of petition signatures this week, this time from advocates for liquor by the drink outside the city limits.

CLINTON - Two 15-year-old sophomores have been expelled from Anderson County High School for preparing a "hit list" that included the names of the principal, vice principal and eight fellow students, school officials said.

The warnings from morning newscasters and interstate signs seem to be increasingly common: "Members of sensitive groups may experience difficulty breathing and should limit outdoor activities." Aug.

Juveniles, mental health patients see drop in local services as state employees accept buyouts.

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Open records officials seeking to complete a fee schedule for records requests say a public hearing on Friday will help in trying to make sure all parties involved in the process are treated fairly.

Lamar Advertising's latest digital billboard is getting a lot attention but not so much for its advertising.

Mathematicians and biologists from around the world will converge on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, to take part in a new institute dedicated to finding creative solutions to pressing problems from animal disease to wildfire control.

McLean's attorney calls Knoxville police videotaping improper.

Casual apparel retailer Steve & Barry's, which plans to close more than 100 locations nationwide, said its Knoxville store off of Chapman Highway will remain open.

City of Knoxville officials say they will not consider renewing a contract with Redflex Traffic Systems Inc., which operates the city's automated red-light enforcement cameras, after the company's new proposal belatedly arrived a day after the deadline for submissions.

A federal jury convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor Wednesday of passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two foreign research assistants from China and Iran.

Mayfield Dairy officials say the company is cutting about 100 workers from its distribution centers in an effort to drive down the cost of milk.

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Mayor Mike Ragsdale's attorney has made relatively minor requests as County Auditor Richard Walls finalizes his audit of the mayor's hospitality fund, and Ragsdale also made clear he doesn't want to be the only official seen as taking private donations for public use.

Knox County Election Commission workers now face the task of verifying a total of more than 100,000 signatures on two petitions turned in Tuesday to get charter amendments on the Nov. 4 ballot, and the group that gathered the names is preparing to sell the changes it's proposing to the public.

Owner of 3 local seafood outlets comments on storms Gustav and Hanna, and the possible effects on business.

The more than 350,000 attendees of Boomsday included several hundred New Orleans evacuees.