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The section of South Gay Street between Cumberland and Church Avenues will close for six months, beginning Dec. 14.

Activists opposing construction of the Uranium Processing Facility in Oak Ridge planned to stage a "Tell The Taxpayer" Wednesday in downtown Knoxville near the local offices of Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., a key supporter of the multibillion-dollar project.

A state legislative committee reviewed Tennessee's public higher education governance structure Tuesday without discussing Gov. Bill Haslam's plan to significantly alter it by creating new boards for each of the six universities now governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents.

Each high school in the Knox County school system also is expected to receive a monetary donation toward academics, and five schools will receive running tracks

University of Tennessee President Joe DiPietro said university is sorry for its post about holiday inclusion.

A study-in for solidarity with administrators changed to a call for answers after the University of Tennessee announced changes to the Office for Diversity and Inclusion's website.

A sweeping investigation into abuses of the Knoxville Police Department's rules for moonlighting jobs, including taking police dogs out of state to do drug searches, led to four Knoxville police officers being disciplined and department policies being revised — but accusations against the police chief were ruled unfounded.

EMPTY STOCKING FUND

Tennesseans are warned to use caution and sound judgement when purchasing tickets to one of the many games, events and concerts scheduled this season, to avoid being defrauded by phony ticket sales.

They filled the front half of the lobby, abandoning their laptops and study materials.