Number of evacuees in state may begin to wane
NASHVILLE (AP) — Authorities say the number of people displaced by Hurricane Katrina coming into Tennessee has slowed and the number here may begin to fall in the coming days. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency has estimated there are 15,500 evacuees in the state Thursday, a number that has not changed since Tuesday. “We might…
Read More423 college students displaced by Katrina enroll in Tennessee
KNOXVILLE (AP) — Ryan Stubblefield was welcomed Thursday to the University of Tennessee — one of 423 students who have transferred to Tennessee public colleges and universities from the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast. “They slipped me right in,” Stubblefield said. He expected to spend his senior year at the University of New Orleans. Then Katrina hit…
Read MoreTennesseans say they needed 9/11 loans
By DUNCAN MANSFIELD / Associated Press Writer KNOXVILLE — Businesswoman Carol Ann Norton says she needed a federal loan intended to help merchants recover from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, even if the attacks had little bearing on her card shop. “To say that your business — any retail business — was not affected would…
Read MorePresident shows little compassion
By Cokie & Steven Roberts / Columnists A photo in The New York Times shows Gov. Haley Barbour of Mississippi greeting a survivor of Hurricane Katrina. He’s gesturing to President and Mrs. Bush, trying to get their attention. But the first couple walks on, appearing not to hear the governor or reassure the survivor.Of course,…
Read MoreLevee warning was not heeded
By Gene Lyons / Columnist At a time like this, many feel an instinctive wish to rise above politics. With bodies still emerging from the wreckage left by Hurricane Katrina, partisan bickering ought to be the last thing on anybody’s mind.For more than a generation, pretty much all we’ve heard from Republican (and some Democratic)…
Read MoreThe Scoop: Pick your poison — taxes or tickets
By James Clark / Columnist There have been some people, even Republicans, who have dared to question the federal government’s response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster.Some people, and I hate to dignify this allegation by printing it, have even suggested President Bush has done a shoddy job handling disaster relief. Others have said the president…
Read MoreState jumped the gun in price gouging claim
Our Viewpoint With fill-ups costing as much as $60 to $70 for some SUVs and full-size pickups, the price of gas is a constant concern. With those prices hovering around $3 per gallon — sometimes more — there have been cries price gouging is rampant.It’s a hot-button issue and one Tennessee Attorney General Paul Summers…
Read MoreFCE Club
Lucky-Northside FCE club held their August meeting at Shoney’s with president Sandra Griffith conducting the meeting. Hilda Lytle was the honored guest for the gathering.Ila Vae Boren, devotional leader, read “Heaven’s Grocery Store” and said a prayer. Secretary Irene Fuston read the minutes of the July meeting and was approved. A financial report was given…
Read MoreDear Prudence: Afraid to become Priscilla to his Elvis
By Margo Howard Prudie: I have been dating a wonderful man. (He’s 55, and I am 52.) He recently confided to me that one of the issues that led to the end of his previous marriage was his inability to make love to his wife after being present during the birth of their child and…
Read MoreHenderson, Wells tell wedding plans
The wedding of Heather Michelle Henderson and William Herschel Wells, Jr. will be held Oct. 1. (Photo provided) Heather Michelle Henderson of Dawson, Ala. and William Herschel Wells, Jr. announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage.Miss Henderson is the daughter of Tommy and Rhonda Henderson of Dawson and Thurman and Teresa Lybrand of Sardis, Ala. She…
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