Saturday, November 07, 2009
Daily News
This will be the first trip to the state competition in two years for the EHS band after missing last year. The band had previously been to the state competition for three years in a row.
Daily Sports
After pulling the plug on the first stab at pairings, the TSSAA appeared to make amends on their second attempt. Now, the march toward the Blue Cross Bowl begins in earnest tonight for all five local teams, including the Elizabethton Cyclones who were awarded a number one seed and three games at home should they take care of business.
"We were kind of more shocked with us winning our conference and getting a number two-seed and Gatlinburg-Pittman getting a one-seed and they didn't even win their conference," said Cyclone head coach Shawn Witten when asked about then initial snafu.
National AP News
The legislation, recognizing the lingering distresses of the recession, passed the Senate Wednesday on a 98-0 vote and could come up in the House as early as today, sending it to President Barack Obama for his signature.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the bill was "vital to Americans who have lost their jobs as a result of the deepest recession in over three-quarters of a century."
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