It was a prayer unlike any other in recent memory, to be sure. When Tennessee Pastor Joe Nelms opened a NASCAR race with an unusual prayer last weekend, he raised a lot of eyebrows. Nelms opened his prayer by giving thanks for his “smokin’ hot wife,” swiping a line from the Will Ferrell comedy “Talladega [...]
The last thing you might expect when you’re doing your evening patrol is to hit a bear cub out of nowhere! Deputy Jason Harvey was completing an uneventful patrol, winding his way down Highway 127 in Sequatchie County, Tennessee Friday night. Uneventful, becomes otherwise, quickly. Suddenly a black bear appeared in the road before him. [...]
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Well, Tracy Morgan has gone and done it again. The comedian is in hot water after going off on a homophobic, anti-gay rant at a comedy show at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. (UPDATE: Morgan has issued an apology) Kevin Rogers, a gay audience member, has now posted the contents of that tirade on Facebook and [...]
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Relief may be in sight. The Mississippi River crested in Memphis, Tennessee at almost 48 feet today (Tuesday), leaving it just inches below the all-time record. The cleanup effort could take weeks, or even months. According to the National Weather, the Mississippi River hit 47.85 feet at 2 a.m. CDT this morning and should stay [...]
This is what it’s come down to, folks. Atlanta Southeast Airlines is investigating an incident in which two imams were booted off a flight from Tennessee to North Carolina. The imams were removed from the plane because the pilot refused to take off with the men aboard, each of whom were clothed in traditional Islamic [...]
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Violent tornadoes blew through parts of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee today and tonight with several powerful tornadoes touching down. As of 8 p.m. EDT, there have been over 100 reports of tornadoes, according to the Storm Prediction Center. A mile-wide, devastating tornado hit Tuscaloosa, Alabama after 6 p.m. EDT with “complete devastation” being reported in [...]
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Bruce Pearl, the coach who took the Tennessee Volunteers to six straight NCAA tournament appearances, has been fired as the team’s head coach. Athletic director Mike Hamilton informed him of the decision today. Pearl was up against unethical conduct charges for misleading NCAA investigators and Tennessee is slated to appear before the NCAA Committee on [...]
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Police have charged Tina Stewart‘s roommate, Shanterrica Madden, with fatally stabbing the Middle Tennessee State University guard. Stewart was pronounced dead at Middle Tennessee Medical Center after police answered a 911 call on Wednesday night and found the guard from Memphis stabbed multiple times. Police have charged Madden, 18, with first-degree murder. Two other potential suspects [...]
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While you were busy watching the Oscars last night, residents of Arkansas were feeling the effects of a 4.7-magnitude earthquake. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, more than 700 earthquakes have occurred in the area within the last six months. No one seems to know why, but many seem to believe that the Arkansas earthquake [...]
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There’s one college mascot who may be looking for a job as of today, after getting overzealous and punching a fan in the nose. It seems that the Vanderbilt Commodores’ mascot “Mr. C” was trying to rev up the crowd at a recent basketball game, but took things a little too far when he pretended [...]
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The organizers of the annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival have finally revealed the 2011 lineup. There some big acts this year, including the likes of Eminem, Arcade Fire, Buffalo Springfield, and the Black Keys. Bonnaroo 2011 takes place June 9-12 in Manchester, Tennessee. Check out the full list of artists below as well as [...]
Police have taken a suspect into custody following a shooting at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. A campus alert said that the shooting occurred just before noon, local time, at the Business and Aerospace Building. According to that alert, two men were arguing when one of the men pulled out a gun [...]
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