‘Lost’ could find new fans after earning Emmy gold
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Viewers won’t be deserting Wisteria Lane just because ratings winner “Desperate Housewives” didn’t bag the Emmy Award for best comedy series. But “Lost” could find new fans after earning Emmy gold. The ABC series about plane crash survivors stranded on a mysterious island won trophies Sunday night for best drama and…
Read MoreCounty fair shooting leaves one teenager dead, another wounded
LEXINGTON (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting at the entrance of the Henderson County fairgrounds this weekend that left one teenager dead and another wounded. Michael D. Smith, 16, of Darden, was pronounced dead at the scene, where police found him and another teen wounded when they responded to a shooting call around 11:45…
Read MoreSome concerned Wilder land addition poses conflict of interest
STANTON (AP) — A group of Fayette County residents are questioning the addition of land owned by Lt. Gov. John Wilder to a tract that economic development officials want to market as the possible site for an automobile assembly plant. The residents, who are suing state and local officials over the process of preparing the…
Read MoreMidstate jails consider overcrowding options
LEBANON (AP) — Overcrowding is so bad at the Wilson County Jail that authorities are considering letting some inmates go early to make room. The names of at least 30 offenders — most of them probation violators or those awaiting a hearing — will be submitted to a local judge with the local prosecutor’s recommendation…
Read MorePrivate schools accepting displaced Katrina students
NASHVILLE (AP) — A number of private schools in Tennessee are accepting students displaced by Hurricane Katrina by waiving or drastically discounting tuition and fees. “It just happened immediately,” said 15-year-old Teresa Castellon of New Orleans, who’s now attending the Webb School in Bell Buckle after her school was closed because of Katrina. “They’re just…
Read MoreNearly 600 from Gulf Coast colleges enroll in Tennessee schools
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Some 600 college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina are enrolled in state institutions across Tennessee, according to education officials. The University of Memphis, which served as the state’s clearinghouse for displaced students, has the most with 308. Second is the University of Tennessee, where more than 100 students have ended up finding…
Read MoreMoneyball: Online sports market turns athletes into stocks
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sports fans already invest considerable emotion and angst in professional athletes. Now they can take that obsession a step further, trading on the pros’ performance in an online electronic market. If the new Internet venture succeeds, it’ll be a whole new ballgame for the gambling-driven pastime of fantasy sports, which already…
Read MoreNewman outduels Stewart for first Chase win
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Ryan Newman hadn’t won a NASCAR Nextel Cup race in a year and it looked as if he lost another opportunity when Tony Stewart muscled past him with nine laps to go at New Hampshire International Speedway. “When Tony got by me, I thought I was done. But he never walked…
Read MoreUSC’s stay at No. 1 now longest in history of AP poll
By RALPH D. RUSSO / AP Sports Writer Southern California’s run at No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 reached a record-breaking level and Oklahoma, the team USC replaced in the top spot almost two years ago, was unranked for the first time since 1999. With the Trojans top-ranked in the AP media poll…
Read MoreRUSSO ON FOOTBALL:Vandys prove that winning starts with stability behind center
By RALPH D. RUSSO / AP Sports Writer The winningest college football team of the new millennium is 1-2, while the team that has set the standard for futility in the Southeastern Conference is 3-0. There’s a link between Oklahoma’s problems and Vanderbilt’s success: quarterback play. As the Sooners struggle to implement a new triggerman…
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