NASHVILLE (AP) — A bill that would allow holders of concealed firearm permits to carry a handgun into bars, restaurants and sporting events has stalled in a House subcommittee. On Tuesday, the subcommittee concluded that the measure died last session when it failed to receive a majority among panel members. A motion to reconsider the…

By AMBER McDOWELL / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — A bill to prevent Tennessee from giving legal recognition to same-sex civil unions passed overwhelmingly Wednesday in the state Senate despite being killed a week earlier by a House subcommittee. After a 30-minute debate, the Senate voted 27-2 for the bill, with four senators declaring…

By KARIN MILLER / Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE (AP) — Actor and Knoxville native David Keith is lending his voice to ads promoting legislation that would allow juries to learn if someone accused of sexually abusing a child has a past conviction for that offense. “When a pedophile is on trial, the defense is allowed…

The US 127 Corridor Sale started in 1987. It begins at Covington, KY, runs South to Chattanooga, TN, then switches to the Lookout Mountain Parkway and continues on to Gadsden, AL. The sale is now ruled by the first Saturday in August making dates for the 18th annual sale to be August 7-15, 2004. The…

MURFREESBORO — Scott Lumley Promotions and Ford have teamed up to bring the Music City Ford Challenge, a Built Ford Tough Team Penning Series event, to Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Riders from all over the country will come to compete in the fastest growing equine event in the world. The Tennessee Miller Coliseum will be home to…

NASHVILLE — This year’s Best Buy Nashville Riverstages Festival running from Friday, April 30 to Sunday, May 2 features a new layout, new avenues of performance ranging from visual arts to theater, a new approach to concessions that involves many of the city’s top locally owned restaurants, and above all three days’ worth of killer…

NASVILLE — Some big celebrities from Hollywood’s film industry are planning to attend Nashville’s 2004 film festival taking place April 26 – May 2 at Nashville’s Regal Green Hills 16 Cinemas. Actors Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing & Ghost), Lisa Niemi (Steel Dawn) and Rick Schroder (Lonesome Dove & NYPD Blue) will be attending screenings of…

NASHVILLE — From their home at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the National Symphony Orchestra will travel to Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry House to benefit the Murfreesboro Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.The National Symphony will give a concert at 7 p.m. April 25 at the Opry. Ticket prices are set at $50, $35 and $10, with…

The LIVE IT UP! Downtown First Annual Home Tour on Sunday, April 25, will showcase over a dozen urban living spaces as well as displays of other residential options currently under development. Between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on April 25, enjoy a leisurely self-guided tour of the stops from Church Street to The Gulch.…

COOKEVILLE — Registration is underway for the annual Budweiser Golden Eagle Bass Classic, presented by Tennessee Tech University athletics. This year’s tournament will take place on Saturday, April 24, from Ragland Bottom Marina on Center Hill Lake. The event gets underway at 6 a.m., with $8,500 in prize money and many additional prizes available.Proceeds from…