JOE EDWARDS

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Dolly Parton plans water-snow park in Tenn.

Dolly Parton plans a water-snow park in Nashville to join her other tourist attractions in Tennessee.

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Ray doubted jury would believe an MLK conspiracy

James Earl Ray doubted a jury would believe a defense proposal to blame the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on a conspiracy, according to letters he wrote to his lawyer as he tried to win a trial and withdraw his own guilty plea in the 1968 slaying.

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Proposal to tax Jack Daniel's whiskey derailed

Jack Daniel's officials are toasting the defeat of a proposal to tax whiskey at its celebrated Tennessee distillery.

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Jack Daniel's distillery targeted for more taxes

For decades, Jack Daniel's whiskey has celebrated its small Tennessee hometown of Lynchburg with folksy, black-and-white advertisements urging folks to slow down and have a sip.

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Elvis is topic of Tenn. legal education seminar

It turns out Elvis the King of Rock and Roll spawned Elvis the lawsuit — a whole lotta lawsuits.

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Famous Nashville country music alley gets facelift

Country music's most famous alley — a gritty monument to the earthy sounds all around it — is getting a facelift.

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Longtime Opry star Wilma Lee Cooper is dead

Wilma Lee Cooper, who teamed with husband Stoney Cooper as a top country duo for some three decades and earned the title "The First Lady of Bluegrass," is dead. She was 90.

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Pastor revs up race crowd with invocation

A Baptist preacher has revved up a NASCAR crowd with his high-powered invocation before the Nationwide race in Nashville.

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Loretta Lynn recovering at home from dehydration

Country star Loretta Lynn says she is recovering from heat exhaustion that forced her to cancel two weekend shows — and that she'll need to stay out of her garden in the stifling heat.

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$6.1M awarded in Japan child custody battle

A judge has awarded a Tennessee man $6.1 million from his ex-wife who took their two children to Japan and never returned.

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Tenn. ex-Gov. Ned McWherter, Clinton adviser, dies

Ned McWherter, a former two-term Democratic governor of Tennessee who once served as a political adviser to then president Bill Clinton, has died. McWherter was 80.

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Opryland Hotel reopens in Tenn. after flood damage

Decked out in more than 2 million Christmas lights, the sprawling Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center reopened Monday after historic Nashville flooding shuttered the cornerstone of the city's tourism business for six months.

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'Amazing Grace' is a global music sensation

It has endured for more than two centuries, offering hope to those grieving or searching for meaning to life. With its simple melody and message of salvation, "Amazing Grace" is a global music sensation.

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AP's longtime Tenn. government reporter dies at 82

Bill Rawlins, known for his scoops and praised by the Tennessee legislators he covered during 46 years with The Associated Press, has died. He was 82.

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Tenn., Miss. med examiner arrested on drug charge

Tennessee's head Medical Examiner Dr. Bruce Levy was arrested in Mississippi and charged with felony marijuana possession after investigators found a package of pot with his name on it and more of the drug at his hotel room, authorities said Wednesday.

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Ex-NBA player David Vaughn's fall after NBA riches

David Vaughn knows the adulation of NBA crowds. He also knows the humbling task of maneuvering his 6-foot-9 frame into his Chevy Impala to sleep.

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Rocky Top, you'll always be ... a real place

Rocky Top, you'll always be ... a real place.

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Tyminski wins top bluegrass awards

Dan Tyminski won two top awards at the 20th annual International Bluegrass Music Awards, including male vocalist of the year for the fourth time.

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Former Jack Daniel's master distiller dies at 69

Jimmy Bedford, the slender and silver-haired former master distiller of the Jack Daniel's whiskey during a 40-year career with the company, died Friday. He was 69.

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Tenn. man sentenced in bank bailout fraud case

The first person to be charged with fraud under the federal bank bailout has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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Testimony: FBI agents targeted during Hoffa trial

Associates of the late Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa plotted to ambush a group of FBI agents during his 1962 trial in Nashville, newly released transcripts of federal grand jury testimony indicate.

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McNair slaying investigators await tests on gun

Investigators were waiting for ballistics tests on a gun recently bought by the girlfriend of slain former NFL star Steve McNair to determine whether the firearm found at the scene killed the two.

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A star quarterback's brief affair ends in tragedy

The star quarterback and the waitress met six months ago, at a restaurant where she worked and his family often ate. He was married and 16 years older, but she seemed happy and eager to build a life with him.

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Flush with class: Tenn. bathroom voted best in US

The Hermitage Hotel has afternoon tea in the grand lobby. Down-filled duvets (that's a fancy word for comforters). A presidential suite with 2,000 square feet. And a really nice toilet.

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Infant who survived Tenn. tornado grows up fast

A year after a firefighter found him thrown into a muddy field by the tornado that killed his mother, toddler Kyson Stowell is getting ready to celebrate his second birthday.

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