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To combat increasing anxiety, depression, and substance abuse among children, a new role has been created within the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Beth Goodner was named as the first-ever assistant commissioner focused on mental health services for children and youth. The former CEO of TrustPoint Hospital in Murfreesboro will lead a team within the department to oversee the spending of the more than $40 million they get annually to help support children and their parents through youth mental health services.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released its preliminary findings on a deadly plane crash in Giles County. The NTSB says during the flight a controller told the pilot 45-year-old Jenny Blalock she was off course. Blalock told the controller she was correcting, but minutes later the plane entered a series of climbs and descents, lasting for about 40 minutes. A short time later, the plane began to descend very rapidly and Blalock declared an emergency during the last few seconds of the flight. About one minute later, “a faint and largely unintelligible transmission from the passenger was transmitted. The cause of the crash wasn’t determined in the report.
Northeast High School in Clarksville has become a community refuge, supporting residents impacted by the December 9 tornado outbreak as district workers repair damage to their school. Principal Tavis Massey said they’ve received an overwhelming outpouring of support, both locally and from out-of-state. The donation window is closed and Principal Massey said they are telling volunteers to take care of themselves, in turn. The plan is for students and staff to return to school on January 4. Comcast’s Xfinity provided notice to its customers Monday of a recent data security incident. On Oct. 10, Citrix announced a vulnerability in software used by Xfinity and thousands of other companies worldwide. Xfinity found suspicious activity on Oct. 25 and determined that between Oct. 16 and Oct. 19, there was unauthorized access to its internal systems as a result of this vulnerability. Xfinity has required customers to reset passwords and strongly recommends enabling two-factor authentication to secure their accounts. Customers with questions can contact Xfinity’s dedicated call center at 888-799-2560 toll-free 24 hours a day, seven days a week.