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29-year-old Brenda Stewart of Hendersonville was convicted of one count of TennCare fraud after she falsely claimed to have custody of her son, which she did not possess. If Stewart had accurately reported her custody status, she would not have been eligible to receive TennCare benefits. Stewart has been sentenced to three years of supervised probation with the Tennessee Department of Correction and ordered to pay TennCare $5,000 in restitution, plus a 5% clerk’s fee.

Volunteers spent their Wednesday morning in Hermitage, setting up 1,000 American flags to honor veterans. With Veterans Day right around the corner, volunteers with the Exchange Club of Donelson-Hermitage and Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage posted a thousand flags on Victory Field for the 9th Annual Field of Honor. Open 24/7, community members are welcome to walk through the flags day or night in honor or remembrance of the many people who dedicated their lives to serving the country. Each flag has a story and is sponsored by a family member or friend of a veteran. The funds from the flag display go toward helping American Veterans, child abuse prevention, and other Exchange Club projects.

After a 1-year-old boy fell multiple stories out of an apartment window in Lebanon, police said he is expected to survive. On Oct. 29, the Lebanon Police Department was called to an apartment complex on Lebanon Road. A witness told police the child was sitting on the windowsill on the fourth story with a window open. She said the child was pushing on a screen. The next thing she knew she heard screaming. Police said after reviewing how the incident happened, they ruled it as an accident and said no criminal charges would be pursued.

On Tuesday, Gallatin voted on a ballot referendum to increase a local sales tax. The Sales Use and Tax Rate Referendum passed with 54.32% approval. The sales tax will pass some of the cost of operating roads, city parks, infrastructure improvements, and public safety to visitors in addition to locals.