Tennessee NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.State honors Laird- July 8, 2008 State honors Laird Posted: Tuesday, July 8, 2008 9:00 am A young Martin serviceman who gave his life in Iraq will be honored Friday.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/state-honors-laird?fromrss=1 Tennessee: AT&T files for permission to offer cable- July 8, 2008 ' AT&T Tennessee officials this morning filed an official application with the state that will let it offer cable-like television services in communities across the state within two years.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/tennessee-at-t-files-for-permission-to-offer-cable?f... Federal judge tosses lawsuit over state's smoking law, tax- July 8, 2008 A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit challenging Tennessee's indoor smoking ban and a hike in the state's cigarette tax.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/federal-judge-tosses-lawsuit-over-states-smoking-law... Kidman gives birth in Tennessee- July 7, 2008 Nicole Kidman has given birth to a daughter in Nashville, the movie star's publicist confirmed.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/kidman-gives-birth-in-tennessee?fromrss=1 Sci-fi author's estate embroiled in will dispute- July 7, 2008 Andre Norton, one of science fiction's most prolific female writers until she died three years ago, intrigued her readers by creating hundreds of fantasy worlds during her 70 years of writing.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/sci-fi-authors-estate-embroiled-in-will-dispute?from... Obama sidesteps Tennessee- July 7, 2008 Some Democrats in Tennessee say they fear their party's likely presidential candidate, Barack Obama, has written off the Volunteer State.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/obama-sidesteps-tennessee?fromrss=1 Police searching for girl held against her will- July 7, 2008 Tennessee authorities have issued an Endangered Child Alert for a pregnant 17-year-old east Tennessee girl.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/police-searching-for-girl-held-against-her-will?from... Election year sees surge in felons seeking to vote- July 6, 2008 Tennessee could double the number of felons who have their voting rights restored this year.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/election-year-sees-surge-in-felons-seeking-to-vote?f... Ms. Cheap: Don't let unused money just go to waste- July 6, 2008 Unless you're talking about a restaurant tip, there's simply no excuse for leaving money on the table.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/ms-cheap-dont-let-unused-money-just-go-to-waste?from... Tennessee: Senators' votes anger doctors- July 6, 2008 Tennessee doctors are frustrated with a vote by the state's U.S. senators against taking action on a bill that would have reversed a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments to physicians.http://www.topix.net/state/tn/2008/07/tennessee-senators-votes-anger-doctors?fromrss=1 |