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A professional boxer from Cheatham County announced his retirement Monday evening due to a chronic illness. Ty “Short Fuse” Tomlin, who wrote in an Instagram post that it had been a year since his last fight, announced his official retirement from the sport Monday evening. Tomlin shared he had been diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome which affected his ability to think, his vision, his physicality, and more. Johns Hopkins describes the condition as a blood circulation disorder that results in a heart rate increase when getting up from sitting or lying down. Symptoms can include lightheadedness, headaches, blurry vision, and more. Tomlin has 14 wins and only two losses with nine knockouts.

A 33-year-old woman was charged with drowning her 7-year-old daughter in Drakes Creek on Saturday, July 13. According to the Hendersonville Police Department, officers were notified about a child who had drowned in Drakes Creek near the 200 block of Sanders Ferry Road. Detectives determined the girl’s mother — identified as 33-year-old Brandi Elliott — was responsible for the child’s death. Elliott told officers she left her apartment and went to the bottom of the stairwell but her daughter came to join her. The girl reportedly refused to leave Elliott alone and did not want to stay alone at the apartment. That’s when police say Elliot decided to kill her. Elliott was charged with first-degree murder and is being held in the Sumner County Jail.

A multi-state mobilization crackdown on speeding is underway. This safety campaign was created to increase enforcement on major highways during travel periods when fatality rates are at their highest. The five-day enforcement period will ramp up enforcement through several southern states through Friday. Several police departments here in middle Tennessee will be joining in on the enforcement period, including both Smyrna and Murfreesboro Police Departments.

Gas prices across the state reversed course last week and fell five cents, on average. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.11 seven cents more expensive than one month ago and two cents more than one year ago. AAA says despite expected upward pressure on gas prices, we saw our gas prices move less expensive over last week here in Tennessee. They also say that if market conditions persist, it’s likely that we could see our gas prices hold steady again this week. Today, Tennessee has the third least expensive state gas price average in the nation.