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After more than a year of debate, a new charter school will open in Rutherford County this August. American Classical Academy Rutherford announced their first school in Tennessee will be in La Vergne at 2 Ingram Blvd off I-24. The location is currently home to the Ingram Entertainment offices. The ACA is associated with Hillsdale College of Michigan.
A bill protecting IVF treatments in Tennessee failed to make it out of committee Tuesday afternoon after Republicans voted down the measure. During a House Population Health Subcommittee meeting, Rep. Harold Love asked the committee to advance HB227, which would clarify that an abortion, as defined in other state law, does not include contraceptives or the “disposal of embryos resulting from fertility treatments.” However, the measure received resistance from Republicans on the committee. Rep. Bryan Terry (R-Murfreesboro) said the bill was more confusing than the current legal language in the books.
The Clarksville Police Department arrested a convicted felon who is facing several charges and may be linked to additional crimes. On Feb. 29 the Special Victims Unit and District 1 Criminal Investigations Division arrested 45-year-old Kenneth Moore of Clarksville. He has been charged with aggravated robbery, two counts of aggravated assault, and two counts of a felony in possession of a firearm. His bond has been set at $180,000. Detectives say he is a possible suspect in several other criminal investigations and additional charges are pending.
A 21-year-old wanted for attempted murder has been taken into custody after he allegedly shot his roommate during a dispute at a Madison apartment complex, officials said. The shooting was reported just before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 29 at Graycroft & Graybrook Apartment Homes on Star Boulevard. Detectives interviewed a witness who allegedly told them 21-year-old Teddy Cooper shot the victim after he removed a lock from a cabinet to access a pizza pan. Cooper remains jailed on a $180,000 bond.
Sen. Heidi Campbell (D-Nashville) filed a bill to expand recycling access to every home in Tennessee by reimbursing recycling companies. Essentially, producers of recycling materials would create nonprofit organizations. Those nonprofits would then charge fees for companies to do business in Tennessee. Those fees would go toward recycling expenses like pickups, processing, or labor. Several large companies–including Nestle, Mars, and Unilever–sent a letter supporting the bill.