New Madrid Earthquake Could Kill 60,000 in Tennessee (WTVC Chattanooga) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:36:51 GMT
A new federal study of the New Madrid Seismic Zone predicts Tennessee would see the highest level of damage if there is a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

Services held at Tennessee Veterans’ Cemetery for Pearl Harbor survivor (Knoxville News Sentinel) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:14:05 GMT
Marshall “Mac” McCloud, 89, one of East Tennessee’s best-known Pearl Harbor survivors, was buried Thursday at Tennessee Veterans’ Cemetery, where he spent so much time paying tribute to those killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack that propelled the U.S. into World War II.

East Tennessee State beats Wingate 96-66 (Seattle Times) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:37:27 GMT
Courtney Pigram tallied a triple-double as East Tennessee State defeated Wingate 96-66 on Thursday night.

Tennessee’s jobless rate eases slightly to 7 percent (Knoxville News Sentinel) - Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:14:17 GMT
NASHVILLE — Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in October dropped slightly from the 21-year high set a month earlier, even while the national jobless rate worsened.

Colgate Around the Hill - What's more likely to happen, Detroit 0-16 or Tennessee 16-0? (Colgate Maroon-News) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:18:28 GMT
By Mike Ketcham Maroon-News Staff The Titans have been truly impressive so far this year. No team can pretend to be good for 10 straight games, so it is safe to say the Titans are for real. However, 16-0 seems a little ambitious even though the NFL season is 10 games deep.

Lady Vols Rossi nominated for Player of Year (WBIR-TV Knoxville) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:23:50 GMT
University of Tennessee women's soccer player Kylee Rossi is among 32 players nominated for the Soccer News Net Player of the Year Award.

East Tennessee authorities capture escapee (WVLT-TV Knoxville) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:54:18 GMT
Authorities are searching for a man they say escaped from custody in Union County around 9:45 Friday morning. Tune to Volunteer TV News at Noon and VolunteerTV.com for continuing coverage of this developing news story.

NEWS: Daily Debriefing (The Dartmouth) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:04:37 GMT
Tennessee State University and Hampton University have blocked the web site JuicyCampus.com from campus web servers, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Thursday. The site allows users to anonymously post messages about peers and other campus-related topics, and messages often malign students' sexual behavior, sexual orientation and character, according to the Chronicle. Though Tennessee ...

Matchup key test for Vandy and Illini (The Pekin Daily Times) - Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:17:24 GMT
GateHouse News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A rising star in college basketball after winning 123 games in six years with two NCAA tournament appearances at Illinois State, coach Kevin Stallings pulled a shocker by leaving for Vanderbilt, not the easiest place to win, after turning down Tennessee two years earlier.