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More of the "Rakkasans" have returned to Fort Campbell from Afghanistan.More >> More of the "Rakkasans" have returned to Fort Campbell from Afghanistan.More >> Crews were called to 608 Equestrian Circle in the Blount County section of Seymour just after 3:00 a.m. Monday morning for what was originally a robbery call. Once officers arrived, they discovered an active meth lab.More >> Five people are facing charges after an early morning meth lab bust in Seymour. Crews were called to 608 Equestrian Circle in the Blount County section of Seymour just after 3:00 a.m.More >> Blount County deputies are investigating after a Louisville couple was found dead in their home over the weekend.More >> Blount County deputies are investigating after a Louisville couple was found dead in their home over the weekend.More >> Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, star of TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," reality TV show, and her colorful family are paying a visit to East Tennessee.More >> Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, star of TLC's "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," reality TV show, and her colorful family are paying a visit to East Tennessee.More >> A Knoxville man was robbed while making a deposit at a local bank for his employer.More >> A Knoxville man was robbed while making a deposit at a local bank for his employer.More >> The former farm where the Bonnaroo music festival is held may play host to other events as well.More >> The former farm where the Bonnaroo music festival is held may play host to other events as well.More >> The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an AMBER Alert for a missing 8-year-old boy from Murfreesboro.More >> The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has canceled an AMBER Alert, saying a Middlesboro 8-year-old has been found, and his father was arrested.More >> The Knox County Commission is expected to vote on Mayor Tim Burchett's proposed budget plan Monday afternoon.More >> The Knox County Commission is expected to vote on Mayor Tim Burchett's proposed budget plan Monday afternoon.More >> Parts of Crossville were hit with a flash flood early Saturday afternoon, after a short stint of heavy rain that caught many off guard.More >> Parts of Crossville were hit with a flash flood early Sunday afternoon, after a short stint of heavy rain that caught many off guard.More >> Police investigating reports of an intoxicated driver made an unexpected discovery when a traffic stop yielded 335 pounds of marijuana.More >> Police investigating reports of an intoxicated driver made an unexpected discovery when a traffic stop yielded 335 pounds of marijuana.More >>
HARRIMAN (AP) - Four years after a huge spill of toxin-laden sludge at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant, a federal official says there's "a light at the end of the tunnel."
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cleanup project manager Craig Zeller told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that work to clean up the spill and create a 400 acre park is a little ahead of schedule.
Although work on the $1.2 billion cleanup will continue for two more years, Zeller and TVA vice president Robert M. Deacy say they hope that boat launches and some walking trails planned for the area are open by summer.
The EPA has described the 2008 spill of about 5 million cubic yards of ash as 1 of the worst environmental disasters of its kind.
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