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47 min ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

BPV mutual funds pass $100M mark

News Sentinel Northshore Management Company founding partner Mike West talks about the structure of the company in his office in Knoxville on Jan.

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Related Topix: Mutual Funds, Personal Finance, Knoxville, TN, Sports

4 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

Reminder: Get 7th-grade shots over with

They're going to have to have the shot anyway. Might as well buckle down and get it over with.

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Related Topix: Family, Kids, Chickenpox, Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sports

9 hrs ago | Chattanoogan.com

Miller & Martin Maintains Top Ranking In Chambers USA 2013 Edition

Miller & Martin PLLC has been ranked in the 2013 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading firm in the areas of Labor & Employment, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, and Litigation: General Commercial.

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Related Topix: Essex County, England, World News, United Kingdom, Greater London County, England, Davidson County, TN

13 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

Philanthropies, May 26, 2013

The goal is to inspire progress in green design/construction and foster a safer environment on Habitat work sites.

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Related Topix: Alcoa, TN, Blount County, TN, Tellico Village, TN, Knoxville, TN

17 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

Carly Harrington: Businesses pledge support to breastfeeding moms

Mothers and children attended an event Wednesday on Market Square to launch the"Breast Feeding Welcomed Here" program sponsored by the Knox County Health Department, Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero and the East Tennessee Breast-feeding Coaltion.

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Related Topix: Sports

21 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

Former Knox County juvenile guard charged with running from wreck

A former juvenile corrections officer will turn himself in next month to face charges of leaving the scene of a wreck and driving without insurance.

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Related Topix: Tazewell, TN, New Tazewell, TN, Knoxville, TN

22 hrs ago | Knoxville News Sentinel

Playtime: Fluttering butterflies, living history and a creepy family

It must be summertime. The Knoxville Zoo 's annual summertime butterfly habitat is back.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Comedy, Sports

Thu May 23, 2013

WATE-TV Knoxville

Knox County deputies apprehend violent sex offender

Members of The Boy Scouts of America are now speaking out about Thursday's historic vote to end the ban on openly gay members.

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Related Topix: Sevierville, TN, Tennessee, University of Tennessee

WBIR-TV Knoxville

Rescued horse recovery highlights 'disgusting' abuse

The importance of a caring parent was clearly displayed Thursday when examining the physical condition of horses seized from a farm in southeastern Knox County.

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Related Topix: Animal Rights

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Knoxville Investigators Ask For Public's Help To Solve Cold Case

The Knox County, Tenn. Sheriff's Office is hoping the public can help them identify a 'Jane Doe.' The woman was murdered in 1987 and they've never been able to determine who she was.

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Related Topix: Bulls Gap, TN

WATE-TV Knoxville

Knox County deputies search for violent sex offender

Dr. Bill Snyder, a former UT administrator, turned his passion for piano and the Wurlitzer at the Tennessee Theatre into a campaign to save one of Knoxville's landmarks.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Representative Scott DesJarlais, Tennessee, Tennessee Government

Chattanoogan.com

Tennessee Unemployment Rates Down In 62 Counties, Up In 23, And No Change In 10

County unemployment rates in Tennessee for April 2013, released Thursday, show the rate decreased in 62 counties, increased in 23, and stayed the same in ten.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Republican, Bob Corker, Davidson County, TN, Hamilton County, TN, Shelby County, TN

Wed May 22, 2013

Knoxville News Sentinel

Brutality allegations force two Knoxville officers to resign

An attorney representing a third officer implicated in the Feb. 9 alleged brutality case could not be reached for comment.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Knoxville, TN, Sports

Knoxville News Sentinel

Horses seized from Knox County horse farm - again

The owners of an East Knox County horse farm who were convicted of animal cruelty earlier this year were arrested again as authorities seized six more injured horses from the site Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Sports

WATE-TV Knoxville

Man injured after jumping off Pellissippi Parkway bridge

According to the Alcoa Police Department, officers received a report of a man lying partially on a rocky bank area around 2:46 p.m. Investigators believe the man jumped off the Pellissippi Parkway bridge, which straddles the Blount and Knox County line.

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Related Topix: Alcoa, TN, Blount County, TN, Maryville College, Seymour, TN

Knoxville News Sentinel

Prosecutors: Lowe paid employees who didn't work

Ex-Knox County Trustee Mike Lowe and two of his former aides participated in a four-year "continuous larcenous scheme" in which the employees earned salaries and vacation time yet never actually showed up for work to do their jobs, according to documents recently submitted by prosecutors.

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Related Topix: Sports

Tue May 21, 2013

Chattanoogan.com

Historic Homes Of Knoxville Celebrate Statehood Day May 25 And June 1

East Tennessee's most important cultural heritage sites are partnering to celebrate Statehood Day with the Historic Homes of Knoxville tour on May 25 and June 1, which is the 217th anniversary of Tennessee's admission as the 16th state in the Union.

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Related Topix: Knoxville, TN, Supernatural

WATE-TV Knoxville

Officials: No charges in Gibbs High School dead animal senior prank

Two elementary schools were directly impacted by a massive tornado in the Oklahoma City area on Monday.

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Related Topix: Fentress County, TN, Tennessee, Bill Haslam, US Governors

Knoxville News Sentinel

Fugitive nabbed after tussle with K-9 in North Knox County

Speeding down a highway with several grams of pot stashed in the car might not the best way to keep a low profile when you're wanted on federal charges.

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Knoxville News Sentinel

Sheriff's Office now leading Gibbs High dead animal prank investigation

The investigation into a senior prank at Gibbs High School involving dead animals has been turned over to the Knox County Sheriff's Office, authorities said.

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