Jacksboro NewsLocal news for Jacksboro, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Coal bill voted down by House subcommittee- April 5, 2008 "Coal mining is part of our heritage. This bill will have a big economic impact on those five counties." ' Efforts to ban mountain removal of coal in Tennessee failed in a key House subcommittee this morning on a 5-3 vote. via Chattanooga Times Free Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksboro-tn/2008/04/coal-bill-voted-down-by-house-subcommittee?... Bill on surface mining halted- April 3, 2008 "On the whole, some ways of managing the coal mining to minimize the damage ... would be desirable" Legislation that would have placed new restrictions on surface coal mining in Tennessee was killed in a state House subcommittee, ending for the year a crusade by environmentalists to stop what they call ... via Knoxville News Sentinelhttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksboro-tn/2008/04/bill-on-surface-mining-halted?fromrss=1 Three injured in two accidents- April 1, 2008 "Once the (driver of the) van lost control, it rolled over" Two accidents within 15 minutes of each other Monday in Alcoa sent three people to University of Tennessee Medical Center -- leaving one of those accident victims in critical condition. via Daily Timeshttp://www.topix.net/city/jacksboro-tn/2008/04/three-injured-in-two-accidents?fromrss=1 |