Third Party Watch (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
How often do you see that headline in your local media? But Darrell Castle is the Constitution Party’s vice presidential candidate and got a local boost in the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee. Darrell is now an attorney in Memphis but he was born in the Bloomingdale area of Tennessee and got this news [...]
Curbed SF (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The trusty TwitterWire leads us to several first-hand accounts of this morning's raid on the Hell's Angels H.Q. at 23rd and Tennessee. Neighbors report being awakened around 5:00 this morning as agents busted the Angels in a tri-city crackdown aimed...
Synergy (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
"Let Freedom Ring" is the theme for the 11th annual Mount Olive Freedom Celebration on June 29 at the Tri-State Exhibition Center. The celebration will feature a number of gospel acts including the Freedom Celebration Festival Choir, which is made up of area church choirs. Some 120 voices will be included. There will be musical entertainment, shows, kiddy rides and of course -- fireworks. The fireworks...
Swap Blog (Free subscription) | 06/02/2008
My sister in law sent these in and well I just had to share them. Here is to all your Tri Cities / TN - VA border dwellers. P.S. She lives in the Tri cities herself… LOL Mattel recently announced the release of limited-edition Barbie Dolls for the Tennessee-Virginia market: [...]
ABC 33/40 Weather Blog (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
The Ten Deadliest U.S. Tornado Outbreaks 1. 747…Tri-State Outbreak, MO, IN, IL. TN, KY, AL…March 18, 1925 2. 454…April 5-6,1936…AR, TN, AL, MS, GA, SC 3. 330…March 21-22, 1932…AL, TN, KY, GA, SC 4. 324…April 23-234, 1908…AR, NE, TX, AL, LA, MS 5. 317…LA/MS…May 7, 1840 6. 315…Superoutbreak…April 3-4, 1974 7. 305…MO/IL…May 27, 1896 8. 256…Palm Sunday Outbreak…IA, WI, IL, IN, MI, [...]
MacMike News (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
The East Tennessee State University Computer Science and Technology Department is teaming up with Apple Computers to recycle Tri-Cities electronics. Local companies and businesses kicked off the eWaste collection Wednesday morning. Corporations signed-up to bring more than 2,000 electronic units to the campus drop off location in parking lot 22A (parallel to State of Franklin [...]
Raising Kaine - Front Page (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Future Sen. Mark Warner getting off the plane at the Tri-Cities Airport in Blountville, Tennessee, on the way to Abingdon, Virginia -- first stop on his kickoff tour (5/4/08). Del. Dan Bowling. Del. Bud Phillips Del. Joe Johnson. Sen. Philip Puckett. Rep. Rick Boucher.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 04/16/2008
WASHINGTON, DC (MARKET WIRE) The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has named David Wray as the federal security director for McGhee Tyson (TYS), Chattanooga Metropolitan (CHA), and Tri-Cities Regional (TRI) airports in Tennessee.
Daddypundit (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
Little did we know when we got out of bed this morning that we would end up attending a rally for Mike Huckabee . He stopped by the Tri-Cities Airport in northeast Tennessee and held an event on the eve of Super Tuesday. Chuck and Gena Norris also accompanied him on this stop. The crowd was about 500 strong which is quite surprising given the governor's current standing in the polls. As I was listening...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 01/16/2008
BRISTOL, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Continuing to expand its wireless data network for mobile professionals and consumers, Alltel Wireless has launched broadband Wireless Internet service in
Complete Free Press Newswire (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Officials with Tennessee Tri-Cities municipal governments expressed opposition to AT&T's legislative push for a statewide video services franchise.
SitcomsOnline.com News Blog (Free subscription) | 12/14/2007
We are now on the big 4-0 of the strike...that's day 40. We have some bad news. The WGA has filed a complaint against the AMPTP. It is getting ugly and I don't think we will get this straighten out anytime soon. Hopefully a Christmas miracle can happen. Anyway, here is more on the complaint. The WGA says: Today the WGA filed charges with the National Labor Relations Board against the AMPTP
Tennessee Text Wrestling (Free subscription) | 11/17/2007
My friend Wylie tagged me for the Hometown Meme. And speaking of Wylie, go congratulate her -- she just sold her second novella to Ellora's Cave! WOOT WOOT WOOT! For this meme, I could use either Knoxville, TN (where I grew up -- lived there until I was eighteen) or the Tri-Cities region of upper East Tennessee, where I live now and where I have lived for the past twenty years. Twenty years is more...
NDTV (Free subscription) | 11/16/2007
It's been a very disappointing NASCAR season for Greg Biffle, but he's feeling pretty good this week. The Roush Fenway Racing driver failed to
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/16/2007
OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston officially marked the completion of an 85,000-square-foot expansion of its potato processing plant in Pasco, Wash., with a
