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Tennessee guardsman faces misconduct charges in Iraq
Sep 4th
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The commander of a Tennessee Army National Guard unit is facing a court-martial in Iraq on charges of misconduct, misusing funds and fraternizing with subordinates.
Capt. Darrel Hull, who commanded the 252nd Military Police Company based in Cleveland, did not return home with the rest of the 170-soldier unit in July after an 11-month tour in Iraq.
Instead the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports he faces charges "relating to drinking and possessing alcohol in theater and while on duty, fraternizing with subordinates, misappropriating government funds and conduct unbecoming," according an e-mail from the U.S. Forces-Iraq More >
Hot Tennessee River costs TVA millions of dollars
Aug 23rd
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Valley Authority is losing tens of millions of dollars in power generation at its largest nuclear plant to avoid overheating the Tennessee River in Alabama.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports the nation's largest public utility has already lost nearly $50 million in power generation at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Ala.
Unless the summer cools down, TVA could lose more, pushing up fuel costs and consumer electric bills even after seven straight monthly increases.
The utility supplies power to nearly 9 million consumers in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. TVA executives said the More >
