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Former chief justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, Adolpho A. Birch, has died. Friends confirm the passed away Thursday at age 78.

The CEO of Gibson Guitar says federal agents took imported hardwood and cost the company a million dollars when they raided factories in Memphis and Nashville this week.

As much of the 101st Airborne Division has now returned to Fort Campbell, officers are handing out medals for bravery. Thursday a Silver Star was granted posthumously to a young combat medic named Jordan Byrd.

Holly Petraeus, wife of the four star general and next CIA director, has taken on a pretty big job herself. She’s overseeing an office focused on service members in the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Petraeus has been visiting military installations and was at Fort Campbell Wednesday.

The winningest coach in NCAA basketball history has released some details about her health problems and vowed to continue leading the Lady Vols this season. Pat Summitt has been diagnosed with early-onset dementia.

Tuesday night Nashville’s Board of Education passed on the school district’s first choice for a balanced calendar but did approve a start date of August 1st next year. That will give students a week-long break from class in the fall and an extended spring break, while still getting out for summer by May 24th.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is inspecting its dams closest to the epicenter of yesterday’s earthquake on the eastern seaboard. Engineers are performing visual checks of TVA’s coal ash storage sites as well.

Country music icons Alan Jackson and Garth Brooks are being honored for their songwriting abilities, not just star power.

Vanderbilt librarians are sorting through memorabilia from Senator Lamar Alexander’s early political life. The university announced today it will house the former governor’s papers prior to being elected to the U.S. Senate.

Middle Tennessee State University has landed a partnership with the U.S. Army that will promote the study of unmanned aircraft. As part of the deal, the Army will give MTSU three remote contolled aircraft called Ravens.