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Facebook may move shares to NYSE - Knoxville News Sentinel
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. Facebook's much-anticipated IPO was delayed by a half-hour on Friday because of glitches on the Nasdaq. After pricing at $38, Facebook's stock closed up ...
Scott McNutt's Snark Bites: 'Cash mob' to assume county finance director duties - Knoxville News Sentinel
There had been speculation that Webb was terminated because his aristocratic-sounding name clashed with Burchett's preferred homespun image, but administration officials said the former developer was fired after they learned Webb was wanted on a theft ...
Knoxville-based mortgage scam: hundreds of victims, losses in millions - Knoxville News Sentinel
"It appears the losses could reach into the multiple millions of dollars," said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. A letter to known potential victims from the IRS Criminal Investigation Division seeks information from them.
Flames erupt in W. Knoxville apartment complex - Knoxville News Sentinel
The woman, who declined to give her name, grabbed her golden Retriever dog and safely fled from apartment 350 in the Copper Pointe Apartments complex, 401 S. Gallaher View Road, said Knoxville Fire Department spokesman Capt. DJ Corcoran.
Banks, US look for TARP end game - Knoxville News Sentinel
To extricate itself, the Treasury is considering selling its stakes to third parties or restructuring their terms, according to a Treasury official who asked not to be named because the process has not been made public. Some bank executives said they ...
Proposed farm exemption to child labor law welcomed - Knoxville News Sentinel
The re-proposal of the parental exemption is in an effort to reflect current farm ownership structures and respect rural farming traditions, a Department of Labor official who did not want to be identified said in a conference call Wednesday with the ...
Snark Bites: 'Extreme Makover: Knox County Edition' aims to rehab judicial system - Knoxville News Sentinel
"I would love for Pennington to go into the DA's office with bulldozers and backhoes and jackhammers and sledgehammers and rakes and shovels and other implements of destruction," said an anonymous source within the Public Defender's office. ...
Haslam: Doctors should check database before prescribing pain pills - Knoxville News Sentinel
But the administration will not push proposed legislation requiring persons picking up a painkiller prescription to show a photo ID, the governor and administration officials said at a news conference to promote proposals aimed at combating crime, ...
Knox area retailers see brisk after-Christmas business - Knoxville News Sentinel
Kohl's Department Store also had extended hours of 5 am, to 11 pm A manager at the Kohl's on Washington Pike near Knoxville Center Mall who did not want to be identified noted that crowds were much heavier than last year, when there was about three ...
Empty Stocking Fund: War veteran needs help getting life back on track - Knoxville News Sentinel
His caseworker, who asked to remain anonymous, says Raulston was in very bad health at one point and is in dire need of assistance. He lives on less than $900 per month, has little support and is just now in line for help from the Veterans Affairs.
No more Lakeshore? Commissioner, critics debate mental-health facility's closure - Knoxville News Sentinel
The employees, who asked not to be identified because of fear of losing their jobs, said they're afraid the patients will not comply with outpatient care and be jailed, taken advantage of, or hurt others because they haven't lived in the general ...
Snark Bites: Zombies key to Knoxville city election - Knoxville News Sentinel
But two citizens, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of being eaten, explained that the growing zombieism is more complex. "You go along to get along," said the first citizen. "My neighbors' eyes glazed over and their stomachs growled when I ...
World briefs: July 10 - Knoxville News Sentinel
JERUSALEM - Some 120 foreign activists were being held in Israeli jails Saturday, awaiting possible deportation, after arriving at Tel Aviv's airport over the weekend as part of a solidarity mission with the Palestinians, a government official said. ...
Scott McNutt: Snark Bites: 'Entitlement disease' may infest Knox politics - Knoxville News Sentinel
An anonymous source close to the grand jury said, "They're going over all evidence with a fine-tooth comb and strong disinfectants." TBI's Forethought explained that the entitlement bug spreads quickly, although how the disease spreads is still unclear ...
Tony Jones to be named Alcoa basketball coach - Knoxville News Sentinel
Former Tennessee associate head men's basketball coach Tony Jones will take over as Alcoa High School's new boys' basketball coach, according to a source close to the hiring process. Alcoa will make it official on Wednesday morning. ...
In Cuba, black market thriving - Knoxville News Sentinel
"Even if they legalize this, it wouldn't be worth getting a license," said one practitioner, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of earning the ire of the state. He charges up to $40 per tooth, using gold melted down from jewelry and trinkets ...
2 Knox County Trustee employees meet with grand jury - Knoxville News Sentinel
The sources asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak about the details of the investigation. The sources confirmed, however, that the scope of the investigation includes alleged financial irregularities that were discovered ...
Knox County Trustee's Office, Mike Lowe focus of grand jury hearing - Knoxville News Sentinel
The sources asked not to be identified because they were not authorized to speak about the details of the investigation. The sources confirmed, however, that the scope of the investigation includes alleged financial irregularities that were discovered ...
Nation/world briefs: June 7 - Knoxville News Sentinel
... exchanged between Edwards and his former speechwriter, Wendy Button, as they worked on a never-released draft statement to acknowledge paternity of his out-of-wedlock child, according to people who have seen the messages and requested anonymity. ...
The gospel of Pappy: From pulpit to airwaves, The reverend has 'let 'er fly ... - Knoxville News Sentinel
The show is paid for by a friend, who asked not to be identified. Just after World War II, Pappy recorded eight songs on a 78 rpm Capitol vinyl and had his own band, the Beaver Brothers. Pappy says he was a drinker until the day he got saved more than ...
Controversial downtown pain clinic closing, relocating - Knoxville News Sentinel
We'll be out of here by 3 pm,” said a man from New York, who declined to give his name and identified himself only as “someone helping the business out.” Knoxville Police Lt. Eve Thomas said the police department started receiving calls the first day ...
Police, Sheriff's Office investigating South Knox shooting - Knoxville News Sentinel
The woman, who declined to give her name, said she saw a man pointing a rifle and shooting it two or three times. Authorities said they located a victim a few streets over on Maxey Drive, in the city of Knoxville. It was unclear the extent of that ...
Bin Laden's massive compound a mystery to neighbors - Knoxville News Sentinel
He declined to give his name. "This whole city is such a high security zone. How could someone like that hide here?" Sometime between midnight and 1:15 am Monday morning, the residents of Bilal Town, the neighborhood adjacent to the compound, ...
For Parkwest Medical Center shooting witnesses, the memories linger - Knoxville News Sentinel
The passenger wouldn't give his name but asked to go to Parkwest. "I didn't see anything with him - nothing," Sakhleh said. "I tried to talk to him in the car. I asked him where he was from. I asked him if he worked at the hospital. ...
Investigation ongoing into body found in Hancock County - Knoxville News Sentinel
Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene, began a search and found the rest of the woman's body in a neighboring yard, said the spokeswoman, who declined to give her name. TBI spokeswoman Kristin Helm said a medical examiner will determine the woman's ...