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Chattanooga Today, March 19, 2013

63 views · Published 19 March 2013 · 3:11 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: chattanooga times free press · 2013 · News & Politics

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First of all, the Lady Mocs are headed to Texas.

UTC's women's basketball team gathered downtown last night with more than 200 supporters to see where they would show up during the NCAA tournament selection on ESPN.
The Lady Mocs are an 11 seed and will face sixth-seeded Nebraska in the first round Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Eastern time in College Station, Texas.
The Tennessee Lady Vols are a No. 2 seed and will play No. 15-seeded Oral Roberts on Saturday in Knoxville.
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Turning to local politics, a city councilman is threatening a lawsuit if a runoff isn't held in the District 9 race.
The Hamilton County Election Commission originally voted to declare Yusuf Hakeem the winner after he got 1,030 votes and councilman Peter Murphy received 1,024 votes.
But Murphy says no one got 50 percent of the vote and a runoff is legally required.
Murphy sent a letter to the election commission requesting that the commission notify him by 5 p.m. today whether his request for a runoff will be granted.
Commission staff say the cost of holding a runoff would be around $9,000 dollars.
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Next up, TVA has been cited for failing to adequately protect some local nuclear plants from flooding.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission cites TVA with six violations, saying the Sequoyah and Watts Bar plants are unprepared in case dams upstream fail.
TVA officials say they realized the flood models from four decades ago were both erroneous and outdated.
When they ran the new figures, they realized a catastrophic flood would raise water much higher than they originally thought.
Still, TVA says there is no immediate safety concern.
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Looking at crime news, Chattanooga police are searching for suspects who shot up a patrol car over the weekend, while an officer was driving to a disorder.
The officer was on Fagan Street when numerous rounds struck his car Saturday night. He was uninjured and able to make it to safety.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police.
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And finally, Lincoln Park residents oppose chattanooga's plan to extend Central Avenue to connect with Amnicola Highway.
The extension would mostly eliminate the Lincoln Park playground and make a big impact on the historic neighborhood. Listen in:
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City officials say the connection will mean less traffic around UTC, shorter travel times to Erlanger and improved business development.
Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2015.
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And looking at weather, today will be sunny, with a high near 58 degrees. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 36.

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