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Predatory beetles may control hemlock pest

NEWPORT, Tenn. (AP) - The state Agriculture Department's Forestry Division has released predatory beetles at the Martha Sundquist State Forest in Cocke County. The beetles feed on hemlock woolly adelgids (ah-DEL'-jids), an invasive pest killing hemlock trees from Maine to…

UT to hold boot camps for farmers market vendors

SPRING HILL, Tenn. (AP) - The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture is holding boot camps to help people who sell farm products at farmers markets be more effective. The seminars are aimed at helping vendors better understand how to…

Names of homeless dead read at street memorial

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Homeless people who died in Nashville this year have been remembered at a memorial. The Tennessean reported among those who gathered Sunday under the Jefferson Street Bridge was Charles Strobel, a retired Roman Catholic priest. Strobel…

Dr. Ernest Brooks Laid to Rest

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - West Tennessee NAACP leader Dr. Ernest Brooks was remembered as he was laid to rest, Sunday. Friends and family gathered at Jackson's New St. Luke's Missionary Baptist Church for the funeral…

Food Giant Robbed at Gunpoint

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn. - Two masked gunmen stormed the Food Giant on Christmasville Road around 8 p.m., Sunday. Victims told officers that everyone inside, both employees and customers, was held at gunpoint as the store…

Patients Wait for Hours to Get Help for the Flu

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Tennessee is now one of five states in the nation with the highest rate of influenza cases, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Heath experts said this year the…

Amazon Recruiting Vets for Distribution Centers

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - At Amazon's Chattanooga distribution center, military veteran Scot Newport is using his leadership skills developed over 27 years in the Army to help run the busy distribution center during the annual holiday busy season. Newport told…

Man Charged in Death of Nashville Cab Driver

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - A man has been charged with vehicular homicide and driving under the influence after a Nashville cab driver was killed in a traffic accident in Murfreesboro. According to Murfreesboro police, 38-year-old Geoffriau Powell, a driver for…

Gas Prices Drop 10 Cents Over Past 3 Weeks

This video is no longer available. CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) - The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped ten cents over the past three weeks. That's according to the Lundberg Survey of fuel prices, released Sunday, which…

Corker Voices Support for Higher Taxes for Wealthy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Bob Corker says his fellow Republicans in the Senate would probably agree to higher tax rates on the wealthiest Americans if it meant getting a chance to overhaul costly government entitlement programs such as Medicare. Corker…

Home Invasion in North Jackson Terrorizes Family

This video is no longer available. JACKSON, Tenn.- Jackson Police are investigating a violent home invasion involving five gunmen who robbed a family Saturday. Police said the robbery happened around 8:30 p.m Saturday night off of Garden Crest Cove in…

Decatur Co. Baseball Coach Fired

This video is no longer available. DECATUR COUNTY, Tenn. - Decatur County baseball players are standing behind their coach of four years, after a decision made by the school board Friday night. Players said they are upset, since he led…

The Nutcracker at the Carl Perkins Civic Center

The 31st annual performance of "The Nutcracker" has begun at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. Performance dates: Friday, Dec.7 @ 7 pm Saturday, Dec 8 @ 7 pm Sunday, Dec. 9 @ 2 pm Tickets can be purchased at the…

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