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Remote Area Medical, a major nonprofit provider of pop-up clinics will return to Springfield on August 14^th. To help treat as many people as possible, RAM is still in need of licensed medical, vision, and dental professionals to volunteer their time throughout the weekend. All RAM services are free, and no ID is required. The one-day clinic will be held at The Center on North Main St.  Services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.

A structure fire in the 7000 block of Cycle Ln in Millerssville triggered a three agency response to extinguish the fire Friday night. It was the second call to the same address Friday night. Earlier in the evening, Millersville Fire was called to extinguish a brush fire at the same location. Lt Josh Wright with the Millersville Fire Department says the property owner was cited for an illegal burn. No injuries were reported, no other property was  affected.

A federal judge is temporarily blocking Tennessee’s new bathroom sign law.  The law requires businesses and government facilities open to the public to post a sign if they let transgender people use multi-person bathrooms associated with their gender identity.  The law was blocked late last week after two Tennessee business owners filed lawsuits claiming it violates First Amendment rights.  The law went into effect on July 1st after Governor Bill Lee signed the legislation in May.

The Tennessee State Library in Nashville is inviting Tennesseans to take a tour.  Saturday was the first of the so-called Second Saturday Tours.  The library is offering guided tours of the new facility through October.  The tours include interactive exhibits and access to the state’s archives.

Some crew members of that cruise ship headed to Nashville from Memphis and now stuck on a sandbar in Kentucky Lake are abandoning ship.  They were expected to disembark yesterday while others remained on board the American Jazz.  American Cruise Lines says the ship remains completely safe with all onboard systems operating.  Crews are assessing how to get the ship off a sandbar.

The adopted son of a slain elderly couple was extradited to Clarksville Saturday after being charged with their 2010 double murder. 63-year-old William Roger Campbell was indicted on two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of 82-year-old William Campbell and his wife, 81-year-old Ina Campbell.   William Roger Campbell was booked into the Montgomery County Jail. No further information was immediately available