KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Burley tobacco prices in Tennessee have fallen since after-Christmas markets opened, but not enough to significantly effect the 1997 crop’s average price. Dr. Don Fowlkes, tobacco specialist at the University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, said Friday pre-Christmas sales averaged above $1.91 per pound — but slightly less since the holidays. “The
KNOXVILLE, Tenn.–The best U.S. economic conditions in three decades are being fueled by a glut of cars, computers, electronic gadgets and other consumer goods, a University of Tennessee-Knoxville professor said Friday. Dr. Matt Murray said a full market of products, high employment and low interest rates are producing conditions unseen since the 1960s. And he
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tradition has it that when the groundhog leaves his lair Feb. 2, it could affect future weather. And when students from two local schools leave their classrooms that day for a University of Tennessee-sponsored field trip, it could affect their future career choice. Thirty-two students from Maynard Elementary and Green Magnet Math