JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. — James Netherton, the embattled president of Carson-Newman College, is resigning from the Baptist-affiliated school to become executive vice president for administration and finance at Mercer University in Macon, Ga. Netherton, president of Carson-Newman since 2000, has been under pressure in recent months. He was the target of 129–71 "no confidence" vote from the faculty Oct. 4,…