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Sweetwater school employee arrested on sex charges

Sweetwater school employee arrested on sex charges

Sweetwater High School employee Cedrick Holmes is accused of aggravated statutory rape and sexual battery by an authority figure.

Former Vol arrested on drug charge

Former Vol arrested on drug charge

Cameron Mayo was house-sitting for a friend when it was burglarized. During the investigation, Mayo ended up arrested on unrelated drug charges.

Man pleads guilty in hit-and-run death of teen

Man pleads guilty in hit-and-run death of teen

Patrick Schlueb entered a guilty plea to several charges, including a single count of vehicular homicide, and leaving a scene of an accident.

Sweetwater Valley Cheese issues recall

Sweetwater Valley Cheese issues recall

Sweetwater Valley Farm is warning consumers that one lot of its Tennessee Aged Black Pepper cheese may be contaminated with Listeria. The bacteria was detected during a routine state inspection.

UPDATED: Ragsdale budget may be too 'optimistic'

UPDATED: Ragsdale budget may be too 'optimistic'

Ragsdale's budget avoids a tax hike, but looks to increase Knox County's total debt. Some commissioners are skeptical.

KUB approves budget, moves closer to wastewater rate increase

KUB approves budget, moves closer to wastewater rate increase

The typical KUB residential wastewater customer will see an increase of about $3.40 on their average monthly bill.

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National News

No clear terror threat in cyanide case

No clear terror threat in cyanide case

The FBI claims Jeffrey Don Detrixhe told an informant he had a 25-gallon drum with enough cyanide inside to "kill a city."

Sports

Vols thump 18th ranked Carolina, 13-2

Vols thump 18th ranked Carolina, 13-2

Nick Hernandez turned in a sparkling complete-game performance and Tennessee chipped in its most explosive output in SEC play as the Vols beat 18th-ranked South Carolina 13-2.

Regional News

Term ending for last Democrat on TVA board

Term ending for last Democrat on TVA board

Skila Harris remembers being identified as "the girl director" during a visit to a TVA hydroelectric dam shortly after she arrived in 1999.

Health News

More cancer patients having whole breast removed

More cancer patients having whole breast removed

Doctors are reporting that a growing number of women with early stage breast cancer seem to be choosing to have the whole breast removed instead of just the cancerous lump.

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