Becky Anne Lane, 46, was taken to Baptist Hospital of Cocke County on Wednesday for possible injuries following an accident at Manes Funeral Home in her 2008 Toyota Camry LE that she blamed on a stuck accelerator. Lane told The Newport Plain Talk that her accelerator got “hung” as she was headed east on East [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Transportation Security Administration’
18 Sep
Women Arrested After Bodies of “Cremated” Dogs Found Dumped in Field
They had paid to have their much-loved pets cremated and some had forked out extra so they could keep the ashes. Now the dog owners have learned to their horror that the ceremonies never took place and that the bodies of their pets were dumped in a field. The corpses of four dogs were identified [...]
1 Jul
Red-Light Camera Tickets Funeral Procession Drivers…Opps
Funeral processions are not an exception to laws governing stop lights, public officials say, but some drivers had to learn that the hard way. Cindy Rittenberg ran a red light during a procession at the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Earhart Boulevard.Rittenberg said the officers monitoring that intersection left but she continued to follow the [...]
26 Jun
BREAKING NEWS: TSA EXTENDS KNOWN SHIPPER DEADLINE TO AUGUST 1, 2009
Funeral homes, shipping services, and trade associations across the country have been working diligently over the last five months in order to meet the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Known Shipper Mandate deadline of July 1, 2009. Due to backlogs existing within the airline and TSA application approval process, we are happy to announce that the [...]
