A favorite bird was identified during roll call as Lucky Northside Family and Community Education Club conducted its March 22 meeting at the Lucky Community Center.Sandra Griffith presided and reports were given by Irene Fuston and Francis Holcomb.It was noted as project reports were given that Griffith and Fuston had attended the County Council meeting;…

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HARTSVILLE (AP) — Nudity may sell, but the hint of nudity sells even better, a garden supply store has found. Several weeks ago, Angie Langford and Pam Gregory draped the nude female statues at their garden supply store in red velvet sarongs after a customer complained that the partially clothed concrete yard art revealed a…

By AMBER McDOWELL / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Lawmakers complimented the University of Tennessee on the unprecedented openness of its search for a new president Monday, but warned there is no room for error as the process reaches its climax this week. Search leaders Andrea Loughry and Jim Murphy, both UT trustees, testified…

By TOM SHARP / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — The groundwork for a minor budget struggle between Gov. Phil Bredesen and the Legislature was laid Monday when the State Funding Board adopted its revenue estimates for this year and next. The money at stake is relatively small — between $15 million and $67 million…

By BILL POOVEY / Associated Press Writer Vice President Dick Cheney speaks at a $1,000-a-person fundraiser in Chattanooga, Tenn., Monday, April 19, 2004. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) CHATTANOOGA (AP) — Vice President Dick Cheney campaigned Monday in traditionally Republican East Tennessee, raising $450,000 in the state where voters showed native son Al Gore they shouldn’t be…

By NANCY ZUCKERBROD / Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., is relying on his fund-raising strength to try to oust his Democratic rival — Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Frist has helped funnel more than $150,000 this year to Republican John Thune, who is trying to…

By SCOTT REEVES / Associated Press Writer Former Vice President Al Gore lectures students about environmental issues at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Monday, April 19, 2004. (AP Photo/John Russell) MURFREESBORO (AP) — The media has failed to present facts to the American public about global warming and the war in Iraq, former…

By AMBER McDOWELL / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Almost $900,000 in legal fees accumulated by the Tennessee Lottery during its setup phase will be reduced by 15 percent after several lawmakers complained about the cost. The reduction will amount to $133,800 extra that can be put toward lottery-funded college scholarships, said Sen. Jerry…

By COLIN FLY / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — After the first day of sales, Tennessee Lottery officials are feeling lucky about their timing for joining the multistate Powerball game. Powerball tickets went on sale in Tennessee for the first time Monday, and by 5 p.m. CDT about $500,000 in ticket sales had been…