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Lebanon police shut down Aviation Way “for an extended period” yesterday. They confirmed that an off-duty officer was killed in a single-vehicle accident. Police say Brendan Myers a three-year member of the Lebanon Police Department was killed in the crash.

The Wilson County ethics committee has dismissed an unusual complaint filed against a teacher of the year. The committee said if they were to follow through with proceedings, they would put the board at risk of being sued. The complaint was filed by a newly elected school board member who claimed a Green Hill High School teacher fabricated a story and posted it on social media during his campaign. There was applause of approval when the ethics committee board dismissed a complaint filed against Green Hill High School teacher, Janie Johnson.

Police in Gallatin have charged a man and woman on domestic assault charges after a disturbance led to shots being fired late Monday night. Authorities reported Sabrina Brummett and Vinson Williams were engaged in an altercation when Williams grabbed a firearm and fired two rounds inside the home. Shortly after, Brummett left the home, and while driving back to her residence, she allegedly observed Williams walking down the street carrying their dog. Police said Brummett demanded that Williams give her the dog. Instead of giving the dog back, Williams told Brummett to shoot him since he knew she was armed, officials said. As a result, Brummett shot him in the foot. Both were charged with aggravated domestic assault.

AT&T was experiencing some issues Tuesday night that left customers seeing “SOS” instead of their usual bars of service. The number of problem reports tracked by Downdetector started rising after 4 PM ET before finally fading closer to midnight on the East Coast. AT&T found internally that a failure at a switching center “has resulted in a cascade of problems, including service delays, the inability to provision new SIM cards, and, for many, a complete loss of network connectivity” that may primarily affect iPhones and other Apple devices.