US States Failing On Tobacco Programs - Redorbit.com
Ten years after the huge legal settlement with the tobacco industry, U.S. states have only spent about 3 percent of their earnings on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, according to health advocacy groups on Tuesday. The deal was put in place
People in business - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Ralph McNeely has joined Magna Bank s Quail Hollow office, and Bill Brown has joined Magna Bank s Bartlett mortgage office. Drew Nadler and Allen Parker , financial advisers with Shoemaker Financial in Franklin, Tenn., have passed their FINRA
Dickface Busted - The Smoking Gun
JANUARY 14–Meet Scott Masse. The Tennessee man, 25, is facing aggravated assault charges after he allegedly pulled a knife on three men he suspected of drawing a penis on his face after he passed out at a party. According to a Murfreesboro Police
McCants’ 20-point second half rallies No. 4 Tar Heels - Arizona Daily Star
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. Rashanda McCants scored 20 of her 27 points in the second half to rally No. 4 North Carolina to a 73-67 win over No. 23 Xavier on Wednesday night in the women’s Preseason NIT. McCants brought the Tar Heels (4-0) back from a five
How long will Muschamp have to wait? - Brownsville Herald
AUSTIN - Texas coach Mack Brown insists the elevation of Will Muschamp to head-coach-in-waiting doesn’t start the tick-tock on the countdown to his retirement. Actually it does. Not because fans are pushing him out the door, but because any time
Tennessee Titans - Baltimore Sun
If the regular season ended today, the Ravens would receive the sixth and final playoff spot in the AFC. But would they deserve it? After Sunday’s 30-10 loss at the New York Giants, the Ravens are 1-4 against teams with a winning record. “We’re 6-4
Fisherman feared drowned in southeast Tennessee - Nashville Tennessean
BIRCHWOOD, Tenn. — Authorities from southeast Tennessee are searching for a fisherman who is missing and feared drowned in the Tennessee River. A tackle box, canoe and life jacket were found in Meigs County with no signs of the fisherman. He is
Dolphins’ Joey Porter already ripping Patriots - Charleston Daily Mail
DAVIE, Fla. — Joey Porter’s tongue is already warming up for the Miami Dolphins’ biggest game in five years. On Sunday, the Dolphins play host to the New England Patriots, who seek to avenge an early-season upset that triggered the rapid resurgence
Austin Peay beats Belmont 86-84 - International Herald Tribune
NASHVILLE, Tenn. : Drake Reed sank a pair of free throws with .2 seconds left in the game to seal Austin Peay’s 86-84 comeback win against Belmont on Monday night. Wes Channels scored a game-high 25 points and Reed chipped in 24 for the Governors (1
National Report Ranks Tennessee 40th in Protecting Kids From Tobacco - Earthtimes
WASHINGTON , Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Ten years after the November 1998 state tobacco settlement, Tennessee ranks 40th in the nation in funding programs to protect kids from tobacco, according to a national report released today by a
Pay for public university leaders nears private - Badger Herald
The salaries and benefits for presidents at public colleges and universities are growing faster than that of private institutions, according to a survey released Monday. According to the survey, released by the Chronicle of Higher Education, median
Snow showers falling on mountains of Tennessee - Nashville Tennessean
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. — Isolated snow showers could dust the mountains of upper East Tennessee as well as the Smokies. National Park Services spokeswoman Nancy Gray in Gatlinburg said about an inch of new snow fell at Newfound Gap on Tuesday morning
VB: Asberry, Lady Raiders take 3-0 win over Jags - Daily News Journal
The Blue Raiders swept South Alabama 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-9) in its final conference match after honoring its lone senior Ashley Asberry in a pregame ceremony. “I thought our team play very well tonight. South Alabama is in the tournament as the
No Tennessee waltz, but win - Cincinnati.com
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Jack Del Rio was pumping his fist and screaming kudos to his players as the Jacksonville Jaguars jogged toward the locker room with a 14-3 lead. It was a premature celebration, especially against the league’s only unbeaten team
Tennessee Department of Transportation Celebrates SmartWay Grand - PR Inside
Booth 436 - With the press of a button, Tennessee Department of Transportation Commissioner Gerald Nicely launched TDOT SmartWay, the Memphis area’s new intelligent transportation system. Controlled from a state-of-the-art transportation management
Crimson Tide first and 10 - Tuscaloosa News
Demoralize Tennessee: Check. Have it so no one ever asks about a November losing streak again: Check. Make every LSU fan miserable: Check. Avenge last year s loss to Sylvester Croom and Mississippi State: Check. While that leaves only one thing
Packers destroy Bears 37-3 - Watertown Daily Times
Chicago Bears quarterback Kyle Orton (18) gets up as Green Bay Packers Justin Harrell (91), Aaron Kampman (74) and Charles Woodson (21) celebrate an incomplete pass during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday in Green Bay. The Packers
