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Former UT executive Emerson 'Eli' Fly dies

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Former University of Tennessee President Emerson "Eli" Fly, whose tenure as president capped a 40-year career in the university system, has died. He was 82. UT says Fly died Monday in Knoxville. Fly served as UT…

UGA shoots down policy that would let students self-grade

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - The University of Georgia has nixed a professor's policy that allowed students to grade themselves. Media outlets report that University officials on Tuesday forced Terry College of Business professor Rick Watson to remove his "stress reduction…

Glen Campbell, superstar entertainer of 1960s and '70s, dies

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Glen Campbell, the grinning, high-pitched entertainer who had such hits as "Rhinestone Cowboy" and spanned country, pop, television and movies, has died. He was 81. Campbell's publicist Sandy Brokaw says the singer died Tuesday morning in…

Tennessee Department of Revenue to collect 911 fees

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials hope a new state law will end legal disputes between emergency communications districts and telecommunications companies over 911 fee collections. Local media reported Monday that the law puts the Tennessee Department of Revenue in…

Haslam announces Reen Baskin as Director of Communications

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WDEF) – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Reen Baskin will become the new communications director for his administration, a Cabinet-level position on his senior staff. “As a trusted and valuable member of this administration since my first…

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