Joe Jackson to appear at Mid-South Women's Expo

01/23/10 The King of Pop's father, Joe Jackson, will be in the Bluff City next weekend.

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Updated: Some roads still closed across Tallahassee, Leon County

01/21/10 According to information provided by Leon County: County Road Closures as of 2:02:04 p.m. Ammerette Drive at Amherst; washed out, impassable. Chaires Crossroad at the Railroad; road impassable. Crump Road at Rifle Road; reported water over road; passable, but one lane closed. North Meridian Road (County Road 155) at John Hancock Road; road closed. Timber Ridge; road impassable Williams Road at ...

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Roads Closed Due To Flooding

01/21/10 The Tallahassee Police Department has identified the following roads and intersections as potentially flooded or nearing flood stage.

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2009 conservation easements signed by the Foothills Land Conservancy

01/21/10 Here is a list of the 2009 conservation easements signed by the Foothills Land Conservancy. The conservancy released this list and property descriptions to media at a Thursday morning press conference:Blount County229 acres (Blount County)This beautiful piece of property is located on a peninsula that extends into the Fort Loudon Lake. It has historically been a cattle farm, but in recent ...

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Wards honored with chair

01/20/10 Retired Farragut High School chemistry teacher Kenneth Ward, 80, remembers his passion as a teacher of no less than 185 students a day; his wife Estelle, also a teacher, shared that same passion for bettering the lives of students.

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W. Basketball. #3 Irish Visit #1 Connecticut Saturday In Prime Time

01/14/10 Two of the nation's elite women's basketball programs will be on display Saturday when No. 3 Notre Dame travels to Storrs, Conn., for a 9 p.m. (ET) BIG EAST Conference matchup with top-ranked Connecticut at Gampel Pavilion. The game will be televised live on ESPN, the capstone to the network's first-ever College Gameday broadcasts from a women's basketball game.

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36 people arrested after probe of NE Tenn., SW Va. Oxycontin, cocaine ring

01/14/10 A Bristol man and a Bluff City woman found in possession of $153,000 worth of prescription painkillers last year are among 36 people arrested Wednesday following a lengthy probe of an Oxycontin and cocaine distribution ring operating in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee.

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Leadership Academy: Sally Pace

01/13/10 Sally Pace is moving Memphis forward.The Memphis native -- she grew up a block from Overton Park -- touts the Bluff City as an "entrepreneurial city.""That spirit resonates deeply with me," said Pace, senior vice president of marketing and communications at FTN Financial, a division of First Tennessee. "And in my job at First Tennessee, because we operate without too many layers, you can come up ...

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Prep basketball, college basketball, NBA, NHL

01/12/10 PREP BASKETBALL BASKETBALL STATS: Area boys and girls high school head basketball coaches are reminded to begin submitting their team stat leaders for scoring and rebounding to The Blade. Deadline for girls stats is Tuesdays at noon. Deadline for boys stats is Wednesdays at noon. Stats should be faxed to 419-724-6116, or emailed to highschoolstats@theblade.com. Boys ...

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W. Basketball. #3 Irish Back In Action Tuesday Night Against USF

01/11/10 Following a strong defensive performance in its BIG EAST Conference opener against a methodical Villanova squad last weekend, No. 3 Notre Dame will get a different sort of defensive test on Tuesday, as the Irish take on a high-octane South Florida club in a 7 p.m. (ET) league matchup at Purcell Pavilion. A free, live webcast of the game is available on the official Notre Dame athletics web site ...

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W. Basketball. #3 Irish Open BIG EAST Play Saturday Against Villanova

01/08/10 After finishing its non-conference schedule with an unblemished record for the third time in school history, No. 3 Notre Dame looks to carry that momentum over to conference play as the Irish begin the always-tough 16-game BIG EAST docket Saturday with a 2 p.m. (ET) matchup against Villanova at Purcell Pavilion.

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City paves way for walking trail

01/05/10 By Russ Corey, Staff Writer Sheffield City Council members approved a trio of resolutions Monday paving the way for the first phase of a new walking trail that will eventually link Whipporwill and Riverfront parks.

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Bluff City man arrested for sounding alarm may see charges dismissed; Bristol police to make firing range safer

01/05/10 Meanwhile, Bristol police say improvements to the range are in the works. Arthur Stanley Roberts Sr., 200 Country Farm Private Drive, was arrested on disorderly conduct charges for sounding his alarm on two separate occasions last year.

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High school basketball, ECHL, college basketball

01/05/10 HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL STATS: Area boys and girls high school head basketball coaches are reminded to begin submitting their team stat leaders for scoring and rebounding to The Blade this week. Deadline for girls stats is today at noon. Deadline for boys stats is tomorrow at noon. Stats should be faxed to 419-724-6116, or emailed to highschoolstats@theblade.com[[[SHIFTIN ...

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Weekend Time Schedule

01/02/10 Published: Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 3:13 a.m. No. 1 Kansas at No. 18 Temple, 5:30 p.m. No. 2 Texas vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4:30 p.m.

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Weekend Time Schedule

01/01/10 Published: Friday, January 1, 2010 at 5:38 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 1, 2010 at 5:38 a.m. No. 1 Kansas at No. 18 Temple, 5:30 p.m. No. 2 Texas vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4:30 p.m.

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Weekend Time Schedule

12/31/09 Published: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 5:39 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 31, 2009 at 5:39 a.m. No. 1 Kansas at No. 18 Temple, 5:30 p.m. No. 2 Texas vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 4:30 p.m.

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W. Basketball. #3 Irish Set For New Year's Eve Matinee Against #18/16 Vanderbilt

12/30/09 Just over 48 hours after an impressive road win at defending Conference USA Tournament champion UCF, No. 3 Notre Dame returns home to take on another conference champion, as reigning SEC monarch (and No. 18/16) Vanderbilt comes to town for a 2 p.m. (ET) New Year's Eve special at Purcell Pavilion. Like the UCF contest, Thursday's matchup will be televised live to a national cable audience by CBS ...

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Looking Back at 2009's Top Stories

12/29/09 Hamburg Police Sgt. Calvin Frierson appealed his firing after a pursuit through Hamburg in which shots were fired.

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Weekend Time Schedule

09/23/09 All Times EDT Saturday BASEBALL American League Seattle at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 4:10 p.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox , 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. National League Atlanta at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Houston ...

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