RSSTOP STORY - Tight economy forces reduction in hours at title office
MOUNT VERNON – The Knox County Title Office has become the first county agency to reduce hours of operation following news of a potential shortfall in the general fund....
Christmas in July to be held July 11
MOUNT VERNON – The 26th Annual Christmas in July food drive will be held Saturday, July 11....
Artisans offered no-fee both at upcoming festival
MOUNT VERNON – All qualifying Knox County-based artisans can display and sell their art free of charge at the 2009 Dan Emmett Music and Arts Festival....
Zeune’s trial date re-scheduled
MOUNT VERNON – A new trial date for a gas station owner accused of writing bad checks to his suppliers has been set for July 21....
Traffic signal work planned this week
MOUNT VERNON – Four-way stops will be set up along intersections on Gay Street as traffic signal work will continue throughout the week....
Sister Act 4: Venus, Serena reach Wimbledon final
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) -- Richard Williams refuses to watch his daughters Venus and Serena play each other. Says he simply can't bear to see it, no matter the setting, no matter the stage....
Mayfield misses deadline to enter car at Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Jeremy Mayfield missed the deadline to enter this weekend's race after successfully fighting NASCAR to get back behind the wheel following a failed random drug test....
Kim sets course record at Congressional with 62
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- Anthony Kim is regaining a lot of his strength and a little of his swagger. He can only hope his record start Thursday at the AT&T National will allow him to get rid of some frustration built up from a year of not winning....
Strickland Defends Gambling Proposal
Negotiations with legislators continue.
One, Possibly Two Communities Cancel Fireworks Show
Person hired didn't get proper paperwork. Fireworks Confiscated.
First H1N1 Death Confirmed In Ohio
The Ohio Department of Health confirms the first death from the H1N1 virus in the state. Get the latest.
SC 1st lady says she may forgive husband's affair
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- The wife of embattled South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford called his affair with an Argentine woman "inexcusable" but said Thursday she is willing to forgive him....
VA silent on compensating for endoscopic mistakes
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) -- An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety....
CDC: US swine flu cases rise to nearly 34,000
ATLANTA (AP) -- The number of U.S. swine flu cases has reached nearly 34,000, and deaths have risen 34 percent in the past week to 170, federal health officials reported Thursday....
Marines suffer first casualties in Afghan campaign
NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. Marines suffered their first casualties of a massive new military campaign Thursday as they engaged in sporadic gunbattles along 55 miles of Taliban-controlled heartland in southern Afghanistan....
OAS chief says sanctions likely in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) -- A top diplomat said Thursday he is heading to Honduras to demand the return of the president toppled at gunpoint - a mission he said is likely to meet rejection, bringing diplomatic and economic punishment for the impoverished Central American nation....
NKorea fires missiles; launch toward US feared
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its east coast Thursday, a possible prelude to the launch of a long-range missile toward Hawaii over the July Fourth holiday....
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