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A U.S. Army Health official says Fort Campbell troops serving in Iraq were exposed to radiation at levels considered safe. Earlier this month, Army Sergeant Jason Boatright complained in news reports that he and other Fort Campbell soldiers got sick from radiation while stationed at the Tuwaitha Nuclear Research Center near Baghdad in 2005. The […]

Getting out of jury duty in Tennessee may get more difficult. Now, attorneys, doctors, and those over 65 get out of serving on a jury automatically. But those exemptions, plus other outdated statutes would be eliminated under a new proposal that the Tennessee Judicial Council will hear on Tuesday. Attorney David Haines is the liaison […]

On the first day of state budget hearings, Governor Phil Bredesen said he is watching the state’s tax collections carefully to determine if budget cuts are appropriate this year. October tax collections were down, and the Governor said the economy is lagging nationwide. “I don’t look at it as ‘the sky is falling,’ or anything […]

Despite mandatory water restrictions, nearly 40 small towns, cities, or public utility districts are struggling to keep up with daily water demands because of the drought. Duane Jarrett is the Water Supervisor for the town of Monterey. He says there’s enough water to last for 90 days. “Our lake levels were low starting with summer, […]

A report out today on Metro Nashville’s graduation rates contradicts a study released this week that called 8 area high schools “dropout factories”. On Tuesday, researchers from John Hopkins said Glencliff, Hillwood, Hunters Lane, Maplewood, McGavock, Pearl Cohn, Stratford and Whites Creek high schools all had graduation rates of 60-percent or less. Today, data from […]

A new report calls eight Nashville High Schools “dropout factories” because their graduation rates are 60-percent or less. Johns Hopkins researchers released its dropout rate study on behalf of the Associated Press today. In it, Glencliff, Hillwood, Hunters Lane, Maplewood, McGavock, Pearl Cohn, Stratford and Whites Creek high schools are all cited for poor graduation […]

Peers of country music legend, Porter Wagoner, began receiving word of his death at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s induction ceremony on Sunday night for the Hall’s three newest members, Vince Gill, Mel Tillis, and Ralph Emery. Porter Wagoner died at a Nashville Hospice Sunday at 8:25 p.m. Wagoner was an artist who could […]

In the past year, enrollment in Tennessee’s private, for-profit colleges has increased 23%. The for-profit schools are usually referred to as career colleges that target non-traditional students. They promote the opportunity to earn less expensive specialized degrees quicker. Shamiah McMillan, a 25-year-old single mom, attends night classes at the Kaplan Career Institute, which just opened […]

A program that’s been criticized as pork barrel spending is causing headaches for state legislators and the Secretary of State’s office. This year, the legislature allocated $20 million dollars for Community Enhancement Grants. The money was originally slated to be doled out by legislators as discretionary grants. But, by the time the budget was signed, […]