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Clean up continues in storm’s aftermath

It’s been a couple of months since wild weather plagued Weakley and Obion counties along with the rest of West Tennessee but the clean-up of rivers and streams in the area is only just beginning.

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‘Liberty!’ brings colonial history to life

 For the 33rd year, more than 100 volunteers will flood the stage of the Fort Watauga Amphitheater, bringing to life the people who helped bring freedom to America and the stories that made them legend.

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EVS to Provide Data Backups for First Tennessee

Memphis-based data backup firm Electronic Vaulting Services has announced that it will provide enterprise-wide data backups for First Tennessee Bank. …

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TN lawmakers push to delay road-sign rules

Tennessee’s congressional delegation is working to change federal road-sign regulations that have local officials seeing red.

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Flood Offers Biz Lessons

Flooding serves as reminder to have a plan. There is no question that when the Mississippi River and its many tributaries in Tennessee, Mississippi an…

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Class of Clowns: The (Unauthorized) Yearbook of the 2011 Tennessee Legislature

Whatever you think of our new Republican overlords in the House and the Senate and the governor’s mansion, the fact of the matter is this: Never in recent memory has the Tennessee Legislature generated so much national press. And unless you think Sen. Stacey Campfield’s appearance on Fox News was a win, none of it made our state look good. So, Cari Wade Gervin and Jesse Fox Mayshark present our …

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Nashville gets $22 million more for flood recovery

A flood-damaged house in the Bordeaux neighborhood is pictured Oct. 1, 2010. Metro government will be one of four entities sharing $50 million in new HUD money coming to Tennessee.

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Property owners may get notice of flood plain changes

Councilman Duane Dominy’s home is 3 feet from the flood plain. Councilman Sam Coleman introduced the notification legislation.

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Obama to view Tennessee flood damage

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2 annual music events signify flood recovery efforts

Rockin’ Through the Rain continues through 11 p.m. Sunday, while the Free Day at Schermerhorn continues through 9 p.m.

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