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WITH THE THREAT OF A HURRICANE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO.OFFICIALS IN TENNESSEE ARE PREPARING FOR WHAT MAY HAPPEN.THE TEN O CLOCK NEWS IS NEXT. |
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IN LOUISIANA, TONIGHT, GOVERNOR BOBBY JINDAL DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY.AND ACTIVATED THE NATIONAL GUARD. HERE IN TENNESSEE, WE'RE NOT IN EMERGENCY-MODE.BUT WE ARE PREPARING FOR THE WORST. AS TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV BREWS IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA, MANY WEST TENNESSEEANS BELIEVE THE NATION ISN'T PREPARED 01:43:43;00 IF THERE'S ANOTHER HURRICANE AND IT HITS ALL THE PRICES ARE GONNA GO UP ON GAS AND EVERYTHING WE'RE ALREADY PAYING $4 AND I JUST DON'T THINK WE CAN HANDLE IT THE TENNESSEE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY THINKS WITH THE RIGHT PREPARATION OUR STATE CAN BE READY.JUST IN CASE 01:25:02:09 WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE DISASTERS BECAUSE THERE'S LIVES AND PROPERTY AFFECTED AND THATS NOT A GOOD THING FOR ANYBODY AND THE ECONOMY IS AFFECTED BUT ON THE WHOLE WE LIKE TO THINK THAT WE ARE BETTER PREPARED AND WE LEARN FROM EVERY EVENT WE GO THROUGH 01;39:46:15 HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE BETTER PREPARED THIS TIME THAN THEY WERE THE LAST GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO TURN INTO A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE AND HIT THE GULF COAST ON MONDAY.WALDROP SAYS TEMA IS IN GET READY MODE.WHICH MEANS PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING AND AN INFLUX OF UP TO 6-THOUSAND EVACUEES. 01:16:07:08 WE COULD ACTUALLY SEND PEOPLE TO THE HARD HIT STATES THAT COULD BE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS LAW ENFORCEMENT STRIKE TEAMS ANYTHING LIKE THAT |
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WALDROP TELLS ME TEMA'S PLANS CAN CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHAT THE GULF COAST NEEDS AND HOW HARD IT IS HIT. LAUREN LINNEY ABC 7 EYEWITNESS NEWS |
| METH Return to index of stories... |
THE HARDIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ISSUES DOZENS OF ARREST WARRANTS, TODAY, FOR PEOPLE SUSPECTED OF MAKING METH. INVESTIGATORS SAY IN ALL 64 WARRANTS WERE ISSUED. MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OVER THE COUNTER SINUS MEDICINE.THAT'S USED IN METH PRODUCTION.WERE PURCHASED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.THOSE WHO BOUGHT MORE THAN THEY SHOULD CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF INVESTIGATORS. AS OFFICERS SERVED THE WARRANTS.THEY FOUND ONE ACTIVE LAB. THE TENNESSEE METH TASK FORCE JOINED POLICE.WITH THEIR SPECIALLY EQUIPPED TRUCKS TO CONDUCT THIS INVESTIGATION. |
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*SOT* 01:16:52 "IF THERE WEREN'T ALL THIS WE'D STILL HAVE PROBLEMS.SOME OF THE PROBLEMS ON METH HAVE GONE DOWN QUITE A BIT SINCE THEY'VE BEEN OUT WITH THESE TRUCKS" OF THE 64 WARRANTS.43 OF THE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED SO FAR. |
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A MAURY CITY MAN FACES 10-CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATTACK OF A WOMAN IN HER HOME LAST WEEK.AND IN A STRING OF CAR BREAK-INS. 19-YEAR-OLD PIERRE CATES HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY CHARGED WITH 5-COUNTS OF THEFTS ALONG WITH SEXUAL BATTERY, ASSAULT, BURGLARY AND TRESPASSING. CROCKETT COUNTY INVESTIGATORS SAY CATES BROKE INTO THIS MAURY CITY HOME IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS LAST THURSDAY.AND ATTACKED THE 56-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO LIVES THERE BEFORE STEALING HER PURSE. DEPUTIES SAY CATES IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR STEALING FROM CARS PARKED ACROSS THE CITY. HE IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD AT THE CROCKETT COUNTY JAIL IN LIEU OF 100-THOUSAND-DOLLARS BOND. |
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THE RASH OF CAR BREAK-INS CONTINUES IN MARTIN. SINCE MONDAY, OFFICERS HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS FROM SIX MORE PEOPLE.WHO SAY ITEMS HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM THEIR CARS. MONDAY.WE TOLD YOU ABOUT 17-UNSOLVED AUTO BURGLARIES AND TWO HOME BREAK-INS. OFFICERS TELL US THE THIEVES HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH GUNS, LAPTOP COMPUTERS AND PURSES.UNFORTUNATELY MANY OF THEIR OWNERS HAVE MADE IT EASY.MOST OF THE CARS WERE UNLOCKED. A MAJORITIES OF THE CARS WERE BROKEN INTO ALONG OXFORD AND CHURCH STREETS. POLICE ENCOURAGE YOU TO KEEP YOUR CARS AND HOMES LOCKED. AND MAKE SURE ANY PERSONAL ITEMS IN YOUR VEHICLES ARE OUT OF SIGHT. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THIS RASH OF CRIMES CALL MARTIN POLICE OR WEAKLEY COUNTY CRIME STOPPERS. UP TO A ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS BEING OFFERED. |
| NAVAJO TRUCK FIRES Return to index of stories... |
MADISON COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT CAUSED THREE SEMI-TRUCKS IN EAST MADISON COUNTY TO CATCH ON FIRE. THIS WAS THE SCENE LAST NIGHT AROUND 11:30 AT THE NAVAJO TRUCKING COMPANY ALONG HIGHWAY 70-EAST. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS ON THE SCENE. A TOTAL OF THREE TRUCKS WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. AND ANOTHER TRUCK SUFFERED DAMAGE FROM THE HEAT. THE FLAMES FLARED 30 TO 40 FEET IN THE AIR. AND WERE VISIBLE FROM INTERSTATE 40. FIRE INVESTIGATORS WERE AT THE BUSINESS EARLIER TODAY.BUT NO WORD ON WHAT THEY FOUND. HOWEVER, AT THIS POINT, INVESTIGATOR ARE *NOT* CALLING THIS FIRE SUSPICIOUS. |
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THE JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO HAVING MORE CONTROL OVER THE DISTRICT. RIGHT NOW MOST DECISIONS MADE BY THE SCHOOL BOARD HAVE TO HAVE FEDERAL APPROVAL.DUE TO A DESEGREGATION LAWSUIT FILED BY THE N DOUBLE A C-P 45 YEARS AGO. THIS WEEK.A FEDERAL JUDGE ADDED THE MADISON COUNTY COMMISSION AS A DEFENDANT IN THE SUIT.WHICH PUTS COMMISSIONERS AT THE NEGOTIATING TABLE DURING UNITARY STATUS DISCUSSIONS. WHEN A SCHOOL SYSTEM RECEIVES UNITARY STATUS.IT CAN MAKE ITS OWN DECISIONS WITHOUT A FEDERAL JUDGE'S APPROVAL. ONE COMMISSIONER SAYS WE NEED TO SETTLE THE LAWSUIT. HOWEVER, ANOTHER JACKSON-MADISON COUNTY LEADER SAYS HE WANTS UNITARY STATUS.BUT DOESN'T FEEL THE DISTRICT IS WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE, JUST YET. |
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*SOT*18:06:37-4818:06:07-17 TO DEAL WITH OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IN A WAY WE SEE FIT AS FAR AS A COUNTY. WE HAVE NOT DONE A GOOD JOB IN THE PAST BECAUSE OF DISCRIMINATION PRACTICES AND TAHT'S WHAT THE LAWSUIT IS ALL ABOUT. *SOT*17:48:38 WE NEED TO REMOVE ALL OF THAT. WE NEED TO LET TEACHERS TEACH, LET PRINCIPALS BE PRINCIPALS. WE NEED TO GET THE POLITICS OUT OF SCHOOLS AND LET THE CHILD RECEIVE THE VERY BEST EDUCATION POSSIBLE. WE SPOKE WITH MANY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS, ALONG WITH THE N DOUBLE A C-P.WHO TELL THEY DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE MAKING A PUBLIC STATEMENT ABOUT THE JUDGE'S DECISION UNTIL THEY'VE MET WITH THEIR ATTORNEYS AND READ THE NEW RULING MORE CLOSELY. |
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A RECORD NUMBER OF LANE COLLEGE STUDENTS ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER 4TH ELECTION. THAT'S BECAUSE FOR THE FIRST TIME.LANE REQUIRED NEW STUDENTS TO REGISTER TO VOTE WHEN THEY SIGNED UP FOR CLASSES. AT LAST COUNT, FOUR HUNDRED LANE STUDENTS HAVE REGISTERED TO VOTE THIS FALL. MANY OF THE STUDENTS TELL US THEY WERE GLAD THEIR SCHOOL MADE THE PROCESS SO CONVENIENT. LANE SAYS IT'S A GREAT WAY TO ENCOURAGE THEIR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE POLITICALLY ACTIVE. |
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SOT: 20:24:25:28 " IT'S ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY THAT STUDENTS BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR IMPORTANT THINGS THAT OCCUR IN LIFE, AND ONE OF THE MOST IPMORTANT THAT'S OCCURRING RIGHT NOW IS THE RIGHT AND OBLIGATION FOR ONE TO VOTE." IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER TO VOTE OR NEED TO UPDATE YOUR ADDRESS INFORMATION, LOG ONTO OUR WEBSITE AT WBBJTV.COM AND CLICK ON SEEN ON SEVEN. |
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THOSE NEWLY REGISTER VOTERS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE TO CAST A HISTORIC VOTE COME NOVEMBER.AS THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WILL APPEAR ON THE BALLOT. AT THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN DENVER, TONIGHT.THE DELEGATION NOMINATED BARACK OBAMA AS THEIR CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT. TO OVERWHELMING SUPPORT.THE ROLL CALL WAS SUSPENDED. TONIGHT.OBAMA'S RUNNING MATE SENATOR JOE BIDEN TOOK THE STAGE. TOMORROW NIGHT.OBAMA WILL ADDRESS THE CROWD. AFTER THE CONVENTION, THE PAIR WILL EMBARK ON A BUS TOUR OF THE BATTLEGROUND STATES OF PENNSYLVANIA, OHIO, AND MICHIGAN. |
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HERE IN TENNESSEE, THE STATE'S TOP REPUBLICAN LEADER MAKES A STOP IN THE HUB CITY, TODAY. THE JACKSON ROTARY CLUB WELCOMED LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR RON RAMSEY OF BLOUNTVILLE AS THE GUEST SPEAKER AT THIS WEEK'S MEETING. HE DISCUSSED ISSUES HE'S SEEN IN NASHVILLE SINCE TAKING OVER AS LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR.EVERYTHING FROM THE BUDGET CRUNCH TO THE UPCOMING ELECTION. WITH TENNESSEE MAKING DRASTIC CUTS TO ITS BUDGET.RAMSEY GIVES US HIS THOUGHTS ON THE STATE'S ECONOMY. |
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IT DOESN'T TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO FIGURE THIS OUT. WHEN FUEL'S THROUGH THE ROOF, WHEN COAL'S THROUGH THE ROOF, A DROUGHT IN EAST TENNESSEE, AND HYDROELECTRIC POWER DOWN, IT'S THE PERFECT STORM. HOPEFULLY, NOW THAT OIL PRICES HAVE COME DOWN, THEY MAY BE ABLE TO RECONSIDER SOME OF THAT INCREASE, AND BE ABLE TO ROLL BACK SOME. RAMSEY WAS ELECTED LIETENANT GOVERNOR IN 2007.OVER FORMER STATE SENATOR JOHN WILDER WHO RECENTLY RETIRED. |
| SCHOOL CUTS Return to index of stories... |
EDUCATORS ARE CONCERNED THAT PROPOSED CUTS TO THE MEMPHIS CITY SCHOOLS' BUGET WILL HURT THE CITY'S MOST VULNERABLE GROUPS.LIKE IMMIGRANTS AND CHILDREN NEEDING HEALTH SERVICES. THE PROPOSED 42 MILLION DOLLAR CUT INCLUDES LETTING GO OF 10 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY COUNSELERS.13 MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND 49 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE POSITIONS. TEACHERS SAY THE CUTS COULD AFFECT 10 PERCENT OF THE CITY'S POPULATION. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TO SIGN OFF ON THE SCHOOL BUDGET BEFORE THE CUTS WILL GO INTO EFFECT. |
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SOME TEACHERS IN KNOXVILLE SAY THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT STUDENTS' JUVENILE CRIME RECORDS.ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF LAST WEEK'S FATAL SHOOTING AT CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL. THE KNOX COUNTY EDUCATION ASSOCIATION IS IN TALKS ABOUT POSSIBLY CHANGING THE DISTRICT'S PROCEDURES. A CENTRAL HIGH FRESHMAN WAS ARRESTED LAST THURSDAY.MINUTES AFTER POLICE SAY HE FATALLY SHOT SOPHOMORE RYAN MCDONALD IN THE SCHOOL'S CAFETERIA. BOTH 15-YEAR-OLDS HAD BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE JUVENILE COURTS BEFORE.BUT AUTHORITIES REFUSED TO GIVE DETAILS. TEACHERS SAY IF THEY'RE AWARE OF A STUDENT'S BACKGROUND, THEY CAN BE MORE PROACTIVE IN DE-ESCALATING SITUATIONS. |
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THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY IS ASKING FEDERAL REGULATORS TO RENEW CONSTRUCTION FOR TWO UNFINISHED NUCLEAR REACTORS IN ALABAMA IT VIRTUALLY ABANDONED 20 YEARS AGO. A NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION SPOKESMAN SAYS IT'S PROBABLY THE FIRST REQUEST OF THIS TYPE THE COMMISSION HAS RECEIVED AND MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO REVIEW. THE NATION'S LARGEST UTILITY IS LOOKING AT ALL OPTIONS TO MEET FUTURE POWER NEEDS AND IT NOW WANTS TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF FINISHING UNIT 1 AND 2 AT THE BELLEFONTE SITE IN SCOTSSBORO. |
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THE BIGGEST SINGLE-WORKPLACE IMMIGRATION RAID IN U-S HISTORY HAPPENED JUST SOUTH OF US IN MISSISSIPPI. SIX-HUNDRED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WHILE WORKING AT A MACHINERY PLANT IN LAUREL. POLICE SAY THEY WERE TIPPED OFF BY A UNION MEMBER THERE. THE COMPANY SAYS IT DOESN'T KNOWINGLY EMPLOY ILLEGAL WORKERS. ABOUT 100 OF THE DETAINEES WERE RELEASED FOR HUMANITARIAN REASON.THE REST WERE SENT TO VARIOUS IMMIGRATION FACILITIES. |
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TORNADOES ARE SUSPECTED IN THE DAMAGE TO AREAS JUST NORTHEAST OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA. THE SEVERE WEATHER YESTERDAY INJURED TWO PEOPLE IN JACKSON COUNTY.WHERE HIGH WINDS DAMAGED ABOUT 40 MOBILE HOMES. IN HALL COUNTY.A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS SPOTTED AND IS BLAMED FOR DAMAGING THE ROOFS TO TWO SCHOOLS. NO DEATHS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN EITHER COUNTY. |
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THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT *NOT* TO DO IN FLOODED AREAS. WE ALWAYS WARN YOU NOT TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODWATERS BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW DEEP THEY REALLY ARE.LIKE IN THIS CASE.IN ARIZONA.WHERE THIS CAR IS SWEPT AWAY.BY WHAT APPEARED TO BE CALM WATERS. THANKS TO A GOOD SAMARITAN.THE DRIVER AND HER CHILD WERE RESCUED. THE HEAVY RAINS ARE BLAMED FOR FLOODING CREEKS AND STREAMS NEARBY THIS ROADWAY. |
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THE STANDOFF BETWEEN THE U-S AND RUSSIA OVER THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA CONTINUES TO ESCALATE. THREE RUSSIAN MISSILE BOATS DOCKED AT A GEORGIAN PORT.JUST AS A U-S SHIP LOADED WITH AID DOCKED AT ANOTHER PORT. THIS COMES A DAY AFTER THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT RECOGNIZED TWO GEORGIAN REBEL TERRITORIES AS INDEPENDENT STATES. THE MOVE PROMPTED HARSH CRITICISM FROM WESTERN NATIONS. THE RUSSIAN NAVY SAYS THE MISSILE BOATS WILL BE INVOLVED IN PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS. |
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A SPECIAL CEREMONY IS HELD, MARKING THE BEGINNING OF UNION UNIVERSITY'S FIRST CLASS OF PHARMACY STUDENTS. IT'S BEEN TWO YEARS IN THE MAKING, AS 45 STUDENTS GATHERED ON CAMPUS THIS AFTERNOON TO RECEIVE THEIR FIRST WHITE LAB COAT. THE IDEA FOR THE SCHOOL OF PHARMACY BEGAN WHEN WEST TENNESSEE HEALTHCARE APPROACHED UNION CONCERNING THE SHORTAGE OF PHARMACISTS IN THE AREA. THE CEREMONY MARKS A HISTORIC DAY.THE FIRST PHARMACY SCHOOL IN JACKSON. STUDENTS WHO WANTED TO STAY IN WEST TENNESEEE FOR THEIR GRADUATE WORK, SAY THE PROGRAM IS UNIQUE. |
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"IT MAKES YOU FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT CHOOSING THIS PROGRAM AND THE FACT THAT IT IS FAITH BASED AND CHRISTIAN BASED, IS A GREAT ASPECT TO IT." FACULTY SAY THE WHITE COAT CEREMONY IS A TRADITION THAT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF THE STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY INTO PHARMACY. |
| JAXX Return to index of stories... |
THE DIAMOND JAXX GO INTO THE LAST REGULAR SEASON HOME GAME LOOKING TO GET SOME MOMENTUM FOR THE PLAYOFFS WHICH START SEPTEMBER 3RD. TONIGHT THEY PLAYED THE BISCUITS AT PRINGLES PARK.LET'S SEE IF THE JAXX COULD WIN THEIR LAST SERIES WHICH IS TIED AT 2 GAMES APIECE. REGGIE DOES HIGHLIGHTS.CALLS FOR SCORE. |
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REGGIE ADLIBS ABOUT GAME. |
| MARINERS Return to index of stories... |
REGGIE DOES HIGHLIGHTS.CALLS FOR SCORE. |
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REGGIE DOES HIGHLIGHTS.CALLS FOR SCORE. |
| BRAVES Return to index of stories... |
REGGIE DOES HIGHLIGHTS.CALLS FOR SCORE. |