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Water restrictions are in place in Clarksville following a main break yesterday. Officials say crews discovered damage to a 30-inch supply line near the intersection of Ashland City Road and Horace Crow Drive early yesterday morning. Residents are asked to continue limiting water use to necessities like drinking, cooking, and bathing until further notice. Mark Riggins with Clarksville Gas and Water says the repairs should be completed sometime today barring any unforeseen problems.
Officials in Sumner County want an opioid antidote in schools. The county’s sheriff Sonny Weatherford wants to put naloxone in schools to prevent opioid deaths. Tennessee data shows opioid overdoses killed nearly 250 people aged 15 to 24 in Sumner County in 2021. The drug is also known as Narcan and Weatherford says it should go beyond the possession of school resource officers and nurses. He plans to talk with the school board to see if there is enough funding for the idea.
Clarksville police say a man accused in multiple car jackings yesterday is currently hospitalized and facing charges. Authorities report 23-year-old Stephean Kimble was transported to Tennova Healthcare for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Investigators say Kimble stole one vehicle and made an unsuccessful attempt at taking a second before stealing and crashing a third car yesterday afternoon. Police say the crash happened around 2:00 p.m. on Old Russellville Pike, with Kimble initially running from the scene on foot before being found a short time later.
All veterans experiencing a suicidal crisis are now eligible to receive free care. The VA says all veterans can go to any VA or non-VA health care facility and receive treatment at no cost. The program will include up to 30 days of inpatient or crisis residential care and up to 90 days of outpatient care. Veterans will be eligible regardless of their VA enrollment status.
Margarine and butter are among the grocery staples costing consumers more. Analysts say margarine has gone up 44 percent from a year ago, with butter not far behind at 31 percent higher. Industry experts blame vegetable oil production disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine for margarine price hikes. Officials with the National Milk Producers Federation say many dairy farmers reduced herd sizes during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in less milk and butter production, leading to those inflated costs.