MT Media Relations MURFREESBORO — Marcus Morrison says he did not have one of his better days the first time Middle Tennessee basketball coach Kermit Davis watched him play. Didn’t matter. Davis knew Morrison was his type of player from the beginning and offered the 6-foot-6 guard from Garden City Community College a scholarship on…

MT Media Relations MURFREESBORO — Middle Tennessee’s Jeff Kasser worked a career-long seven innings and Derek Phillips had two hits and a run scored in a 6-1 victory over Austin Peay Wednesday night at Reese Smith Field. The Blue Raiders (24-14) took advantage of three APSU errors to score four unearned runs in the game.…

By TERESA M. WALKER / AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s favorite time of the offseason finally is here. Around the league, it’s known as the NFL Draft. To the cap-strapped Titans, it’s time to stock up on cheap labor. This is a franchise that stayed out of the free agent market with the…

As the finale to next weekend’s JazzFest, Murfreesboro Little Theatre will present “Jazz Mass,” an original composition by MLT alumnus Charlie Parker, on Sunday, May 2. Using the combined vocals from First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, under the direction of minister of music Anne Rogan, along with MLT volunteers, the premier work brings several jazz styles,…

The MTSU Orchestra, under the direction of Dr. Carol Nies, will feature the world premiere of a movement from “The Day Before,” composed by MTSU student Joshua Parman.The performance will be the orchestra’s final concert of the season and is set for 8 p.m. May 1 in the Wright Music Building Music Hall at MTSU.“Parman…

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By COLIN FLY / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — A panel is expected to determine Thursday whether a Clarksville woman who admitted engaging in a sexual act with a female employee will regain her day care license after it was revoked by the state. Susan Deering, 31, may testify to dispute the state’s claim…

NASHVILLE (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found possible violations during an inspection at a nuclear reactor the Tennessee Valley Authority wants to restart at the Browns Ferry plant in Alabama. TVA officials are scheduled to meet with the NRC in Atlanta on April 28 to discuss the findings and corrections the public utility…

By MATT GOURAS / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Tennessee’s criminal database is not up to date and improperly delayed nearly 1,700 people from buying guns, state auditors said Wednesday. Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials say they have been focusing on the problem and working with local authorities to make sure the database is…

NASHVILLE (AP) — There is not a law against the civil union of gays and lesbians in Tennessee but the unions are not legally recognized, the state’s attorney general said. The opinion Wednesday by Tennessee Attorney General Paul Summers will not prevent efforts next year to pass a law prohibiting same-sex civil unions and domestic…