News for Knoxville Tennessee from The Knoxville News Sentinel

Educators see benefits, concerns in proposed class size plan

Feb 10, 2012 1:44 am

Local educators agree that while Gov. Bill Haslam's proposal to lift a cap on class size averages would give school districts more flexibility, there are concerns it could also have adverse ef...

Leaving 'No Child' law: Tennessee gets waiver

Feb 9, 2012 11:48 pm

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama exempted Tennessee and nine other states Thursday from some of the rigorous requirements of the No Child Left Behind school-reform law and gave them the f...

County to go after former trustee's office worker's retirement fund

Feb 9, 2012 11:32 pm

Knox County wants to seize a $150,000 retirement account from a former Trustee's Office employee who overpaid himself years ago and is the catalyst for a state criminal investigation into the ...

Cumberland Avenue 'head shop' to fight padlock order

Feb 9, 2012 11:28 pm

A so-called "head shop" on Cumberland Avenue will fight authorities' efforts to shut the business down, an attorney said Thursday.

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MAA sells apartment property for $7.25 million

Feb 9, 2012 9:46 pm

MAA is enacting part of its current disposition plan with the sale of a Memphis apartment community. Orlando, Fla.-based Cedar Mill LLC purchased Cedar Mill Apartments in Southeast Memphis from Mid-A...

Dunavant Logistics earns security certification

Feb 9, 2012 8:42 pm

Dunavant Global Logistics Group LLC has gained a security certification that could help it move products faster for customers. The Memphis-based global logistics firm has been certified as a member o...

Postal Service lost $3.3 billion in first quarter

Feb 9, 2012 7:33 pm

Strong holiday shipping was not enough to offset a continued decline in First-Class Mail, leading to a $3.3 billion quarterly loss for he United States Postal Service, compared to a loss of $290 milli...

Memphis awaits impact of mortgage settlement

Feb 9, 2012 6:55 pm

Now that the federal government and states have hammered out a historic settlement with mortgage servicers, the bigger question will be the exact impact at the local level in cities hardest hit, like ...

Memphis industrial portfolio sells for $23.6 million

Feb 9, 2012 5:33 pm

AREA Properties Partners has purchased four Memphis industrial buildings totaling 834,708 square feet for $23.6 million. Kansas City Life Insurance Co. sold the portfolio and was represented by Cushm...

Tennessee to get $146M in mortgage relief from big banks

Feb 9, 2012 5:10 pm

Tennessees piece of a landmark mortgage settlement will likely be about $146 million in what officials say will be a sweeping change in practices and a dose of relief to struggling homeowners. In a $...

Daniel Toshs 2012 tour to stop in Memphis

Feb 9, 2012 4:47 pm

Tosh Tour Twenty Twelve will hit the Orpheum Theater in Memphis on April 8. Comedian Daniel Tosh, known for his Comedy Central show Tosh.0, will begin his tour April 5 in Austin, Texas, and perform i...

Grizzlies owner Heisley bidding on Dodgers

Feb 9, 2012 1:36 pm

Michael Heisley, the Chicago billionaire businessman who owns the Memphis Grizzlies, has been revealed as one of the bidders on the Los Angeles Dodgers, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times....

Memphis files 86 lawsuits against property owners

Feb 9, 2012 1:35 pm

The city of Memphis is fighting blight and for the second time filed a large batch of lawsuits against the owners of neglected property. The Commercial Appeal reports Mayor A C Wharton and Shelby Co...

Bank settlement to net $26B for homeowners

Feb 9, 2012 1:35 pm

More than 2 million Americans could benefit from at least $26 billion in relief from the nations biggest banks as part of a broad government settlement set to be announced on Thursday, The New York Ti...

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City Council to consider $5.1M to expand Hobgood Elementary

Feb 8, 2012 11:29 pm

The 57-year-old Hobgood Elementary could soon emerge as a bigger and better campus. The City Council will consider a request tonight to give Hobgood Elementary a nearly $5.1 million expansion and reno...