KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — While spring flood waters are receding, damage from erosion, pollution and other sources will not disappear as quickly, a University of Tennessee water quality specialist said Friday. Tim Gangaware said UT-Knoxville’s Urban Watershed Restoration Project can help Tennessee communities restore rivers and streams damaged by floods, agriculture, construction, and other causes. “We
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Food poisoning of school children naturally raises parents’ concerns, but United States food supplies are safer today than they have ever been, University of Tennessee food scientist Curtis Melton said Friday. Melton referred to the recent exposure of school children to Hepatitis A from eating tainted strawberries as well as other outbreaks
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee General Assembly voted this week for the second time in its history on the 15th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The first time — in 1870 — the legislature refused to ratify the amendment, which guaranteed black males the right to vote after it was ratified by three-fourths of the