Month: September 2008

Pilot today announced that quarterly gougings earnings exceeded expectations, allowing them to buy out Marathon and acquire a 47.5 percent interest in Pilot Travel Centers. Although it is unknown what impact this will have on gas prices, ICEE prices are expected to double overnight.

After intense debate, a bipartisan effort has moved forward in the House to utilize bailout monies where they can have the most impact. Rather than waste energies on bad loans, an untold some has been directed to bailing UT Athletics out of its current coaching situation. By paying off Phil Fulmer, it’s expected that UT…

Tennessee-based Check Into Cash has stepped in to save ailing GreenBank by offering bank owners a buyout package. According to representatives from Check Into Cash, the customers will have a few new policies to adjust to, but the transition should be relatively smooth. Each time clients cash a check, they will have one week to…

After the University of Tennessee Volunteers and Coach Fulmer received a well-earned beating today, it was noticed that a sole Volunteer supporter stayed in the stands until the end of the game. Although this isn’t news, it is clearly more exciting than anything that took place on the field.

In the past year, Knoxville has gone from 79th to 60th on the list of best-cities. When asked what would be needed to move Knoxville into the top 50, a member of the California think tank that provides the rankings stated that, “It should be fairly simple for Knoxville to move forward, you simply need…

Refinery outages along the Gulf coast in the wake of Hurricane Gustav have caused problems at several refineries. Misinterpreting this to include sugar refineries, thousands of baking and snacking enthusiasts have descended upon the grocery stores. “Knoxville has been out of marshmallow creme for days, and that’s just the start of it. We’ve been buying…