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From North Carolina mountains into Tennessee valleys: how Helene remnants caused flooding catastrophes

By Caroline Eggers

October 1, 2024

Appalachian communities faced flooding disasters last week because of two storms.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: dam, East Tennessee, flood, Tennessee Valley Authority

A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.

By Aliyya Swaby, ProPublica

August 24, 2024

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Over the last couple of years, Tennessee and several other states have been making it easier for schools to suspend or expel students. But study after study has shown that harsh disciplinary practices such as mandatory expulsions are ineffective at reducing violence in schools.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Education, WPLN News Tagged With: East Tennessee, juvenile detention, juvenile justice, Middle Tennessee, ProPublica, Williamson County Schools

Graduate Of First Integrated Class In The South Talks Desegregation With Tennessee Teachers

By Julieta Martinelli

July 25, 2017

Listen Sixty years ago, Bobby Cain became the first African-American man to graduate from an integrated high school in the South. Just one year prior, he and 11 other black students had enrolled at Clinton High School in East Tennessee. They became known as the Clinton 12.  

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: East Tennessee, history

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