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A sales tax holiday for food purchases kicks in all month starting today around Tennessee. The tax holiday covers grocery foods and food ingredients. Prepared foods, alcohol, tobacco and vending machine items don’t get a sales tax break. The food tax break runs now through August 31st.
State veterinary officials are alerting horse owners of several recent cases of Potomac Horse Fever around the state. Tennessee’s State Veterinarian Doctor Samantha Beaty said on Friday three cases were confirmed in July alone, one in Wayne County, another in DeKalb County and the third in Rutherford County. Doctor Beaty says PHF symptoms include anorexia, diarrhea and fever and is transmitted via flies as well as from water snail larvae with which horses come into contact if they drink from ponds, creeks or rivers. Doctor Beaty recommends owners get their horses vaccinated since PHF can be fatal if left untreated.
Some Clarksville students are prepared for class to return after last weekend’s Back to School Bash. The Clarksville Police Department and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office teamed up for the event. Kids got a chance to talk with police officers and firefighters, and many got free haircuts, enjoyed games, and won a backpack full of supplies. Planning for the bash was originally launched by Deputy James Derico and his brother, Officer Jeff Derico.
A new hearing date of Oct. 28 has been set for the case of James Jackson Conn, the man charged in the murder of Robertson County Sheriff Deputy Savanna Puckett in January. At a status hearing in Robertson County Circuit Court last month, the new date was agreed upon between Conn’s attorney, the prosector and Judge Robert Bateman. Conn is facing up to six different charges, including aggravated arson and first-degree murder for his role in the death of Puckett..
