NEW YORK (AP) - International Paper says it is paying $2.2 billion to buy seven mills from Weyerhaeuser that make pulp used in diapers, tissues and other consumer products. The deal is expected to close before year-end. International Paper said…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee's public colleges and universities to be armed on campus has become law without Republican Gov. Bill Haslam's signature. Haslam said in a statement Monday that he disagreed with…
MOUNT STERLING, Ky. (AP) - Former Montgomery County Superintendent Joshua Powell says he will appeal the Education Professional Standards Board's decision to revoke his superintendent and principal certificates. Powell said in a statement Friday to the Lexington Herald-Leader that he…
ALAMO, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says agents are gathering information after law enforcement officers fatally shot a man. A TBI statement says the shooting occurred at 3:30 a.m. Sunday while Crockett County deputies and a Maury…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A judge has temporarily barred the city of Louisville from removing a 70-foot-tall Confederate monument from the University of Louisville campus. Jefferson Circuit Judge Judith McDonald-Burkman signed a restraining order Monday morning forbidding the city from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Documents show that Tennessee officials had concerns about a testing company's ability to fulfill a $107.7 million contract to administer the new online TNReady standardized test even before this year's failed rollout. The state announced last…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - Police have arrested a Chattanooga firefighter and charged him with aggravated robbery after they say he robbed a convenience store. Chattanooga Fire Department spokesman Bruce Garner says in a news release that 27-year-old Steven Ratledge has…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - The Jefferson County Teacher's Association is encouraging "walk-ins" at member schools as a response to potential changes of district policies, some of which affect teacher pay. The Courier-Journal reports that Thursday, the Association held an "emergency…
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Construction crews worked through the weekend getting Margaritaville Resort Biloxi ready for a June opening, while people hoping to snag one of the 600 jobs at the resort lined up for an interview. The Sun Herald reports…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Gulfport police have charged a 19-year-old man in death of a retired postal worker found dead in his home. The Sun Herald reports Warren Perkins, of Gulfport, faces a charge of second- degree murder. Police said…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Dixie Chicks are adding more concerts to their U.S. tour that starts this summer. The band announced on Monday that nine more dates in September are being added to their DCX MMXVI Tour, including stops…
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Bolstered by cut-rate tickets, Tupelo's new airline has been flying lots of passengers. Contour Airlines tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal it has flown more than 600 passengers between Tupelo Regional Airport and Nashville since starting…
GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) - The National Park Service says Great Smoky Mountains National Park provided nearly $874 million in economic benefit to communities near the park last year and supported more than 13,000 jobs in the area. A report from…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is holding a public meeting later this month in Knoxville, seeking input on potential reforms to the federal coal program. The Knoxville session is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.…
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Matt Bevin has extended an invitation to all Kentuckians to attend the annual Governor's Derby Celebration. A statement from Bevin says events will be held on May 7 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in…
CARROLLTON, Miss. (AP) - A Carroll County teenager is suing for more than $3 million in damages, saying sheriff's deputies improperly arrested him for a 2013 burglary when they knew he was at church. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports that Bobby…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi supporters of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender rights protested Sunday, saying they're not giving up their fight against a state law they call discriminatory. The law, which takes effect July 1, is to allow religious…
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police have charged a Clarksville man with trafficking an underage girl for sex. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that 34-year-old Michael Scott Helton was arrested last week. The TBI says Helton…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The FBI has doubled the reward for information leading an arrest in the disappearance of a Nashville girl 13 years ago. Tabitha Tudors was 13 years old when she left home sometime after 7:30 a.m. on…
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace says his county needs a new jail, but county supervisors say that with stagnant tax receipts, they're unsure how to finance one. The jail was built in 1907 and added onto…
MANCHESTER, Ky. (AP) - Authorities say a central Kentucky woman has been fatally shot after fleeing her home and her boyfriend now faces charges. The Fayette County coroner's office said in a statement that 35-year-old Alisha Tye was pronounced dead…
COLUMBIA, Miss. (AP) - A former middle school cafeteria manager has been arrested on charges that he embezzled almost $2,300 by agents of the state auditor's office. Marquette Magee, who ran the Columbia school district's Jefferson Middle School cafeteria until…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - U.S. Army Reservists are bidding goodbye to their families at the U.S. Army Reserve center in Starkville, embarking on a supply mission in the Middle East. The 71 reservists departed as dawn was breaking Saturday amid…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton is heading to Kentucky this week to campaign for his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton's campaign says in a news release that Bill Clinton will attend public events Tuesday…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Police in Murfreesboro are investigating a shooting at a party that left five people wounded, one seriously. Media outlets report police were called to the scene of the party at 1 a.m. Sunday where a fight…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi supporters of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender rights protested Sunday, saying they're not giving up their fight against a state law they call discriminatory. The law, which takes effect July 1, is to allow religious…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Memphis says 14 of its journalism students will travel to Rio De Janeiro to cover the Summer Olympics. The university said in a statement Thursday that Roxane Coche, assistant professor in the Department…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities have arrested a 16-year-old boy wanted in connection with the shootings of four people at a downtown Nashville bus terminal that left one person critically wounded and dozens of commuters scrambling for cover. Metro Nashville…
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities say a 59-year-old Georgia man drowned after slipping into the water near a waterfall in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Park spokeswoman Dana Soehn said in a news release that authorities recovered the body of…
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam is a step closer to having to answer questions about fraud at the truck stop chain where he is president and CEO. Haslam has denied any knowledge of the fraud that…
NEW YORK (AP) - Regulators are closing a small Tennessee bank, marking the second failure of a federally insured bank this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said that Trust Co. Bank of Memphis, Tennessee, was closed Friday, As of…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Beyonce's concert in Nashville, which had been scheduled for Thursday, is being rescheduled. Live Nation Entertainment said Friday that a new date for the concert hasn't been announced but that tickets for the original event will…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Vanderbilt has formed a search committee as it seeks a new women's basketball coach to replace Melanie Balcomb. Athletic director David Williams announced Friday that deputy director of athletics and senior women's administrator Candice Lee would…
CENTERVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the road worker killed on Interstate 40 West. According to media, a THP report says 65-year-old David Younger of Nashville died…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Clarksville man has been arrested Thursday and charged with trafficking a juvenile for the purpose of sex. Special agents in the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Human Trafficking Unit, assisted by agents from the Investigation Division and…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Officials say a Confederate monument will be removed from near the University of Louisville campus. University President James Ramsey and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced on Friday that the monument at Third Street would be taken…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A 28-year-old Pascagoula woman is facing two felony charges in a shooting in Moss Point that wounded a man and woman. A Jackson County grand jury indicted Brittney Shilon Patton this week on two counts of…
DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Boyle County-wide "dog" ordinance has been voted into law following months of discussion and several revisions. The Advocate-Messenger reports the magistrates unanimously approved the ordinance's second reading Tuesday. It'll cover the entire county after a…
NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) - The Natchez-Adams School District will pay about $127,500 to a former principal, who successfully sued the district for wrongful termination. The district's insurance company will pay the remainder of the $625,000 settlement. Last year, a federal…
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - The American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee has joined a lawsuit against the Department of Children's Services and the Rutherford County Juvenile Detention Center to end the use of solitary confinement for children. The Tennessean reports…
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) - Sentencing is expected to be delayed a fourth time for a Mississippi contractor, who admitted conspiring to bribe two public officials, because the prosecutor on the case, longtime Assistant U.S. Attorney Ruth Morgan, is retiring. The…
PEARL, Miss. (AP) - The Pearl Police Department has arrested a man they say jumped off a bridge to evade authorities. Captain Brian McGarity says officials arrested 20-year-old Romello Shance James on felony fleeing charges after the long police chase.…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - A 48-year-old woman accused in the embezzlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars from a realty company she worked for is no longer facing prosecution. A Jackson County grand jury had indicted Diane Lynn Williams, of…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority's Regional Energy Resource Council is conducting a webinar open to the public to discuss the potential sale of the Bellefonte Nuclear site near Hollywood, Alabama. No public comments will be accepted during…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky native Jordan Smith will sing the national anthem at the Kentucky Oaks this year. Smith, a native of Harlan County, was the winner of season nine of NBC's "The Voice" last year. Churchill Downs says…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Memphis says 14 of its journalism students will travel to Rio De Janeiro to cover the Summer Olympics. The university said in a statement Thursday that Roxane Coche, assistant professor in the Department…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Amid the frenzied negotiations, flaring tempers and occasional frivolity marking the end of another Tennessee legislative session, one lawmaker stayed conspicuously alone and quiet. While Republicans and Democrats held emergency caucus meetings to discuss the latest…
LUMBERTON, Miss. (AP) - A stream in Lumberton has been named in honor of a World War II veteran who frequented the area for hunting and fishing. WDAM-TV reports Dana Creek is named for Richard L. Dana, a lifelong Biloxi…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Titans have selected offensive tackle Jack Conklin of Michigan State with the eighth pick overall after trading up with Cleveland. Selecting a lineman was not unexpected as new general manager Jon Robinson has said…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Memorial and funeral services have been set for the Rev. Samuel Billy Kyles, the civil rights leader and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who died Tuesday in Memphis at age 81. Monumental Baptist Church,…
