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A Cheatham County woman is in jail charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder and aggravated arson. This after she allegedly tried to stab a woman with a shard of glass and set part of her porch on fire. 48-year-old Susan Binkley High allegedly went to a home on Pleasant Valley Road, broke a window and police say tried to stab a 19-year-old woman on the other side of the window through the blinds with a shard of that glass.
A “ghost of the forest” as some call it, an albino deer was spotted wandering a property in Spring Hill twice this week. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) said experts guestimate only one in 20,000 -30,000 deer become albinos. Years ago, an albino buck known as Ole Caney stole the hearts of residents in Chapel Hill. A full-body mount of Ole Caney was given to the town on permanent loan from the TWRA in 2022 after he was hit and killed by a car.
The Rutherford County School District approved a resolution on Thursday to add another layer of punishment to stop students from making threats. The school district adopted a resolution asking the state legislature to take away a student’s driver’s license if they make an online threat. The punishment would be on top of the zero tolerance law which was passed by the Tennessee General Assembly in March and was enacted in July. The board also voted to require training for substitute teachers for lockdown and school safety measures. The district hopes to get all their substitutes trained by March of 2024.
The popular grocery chain Publix is being sued due to alleged unpaid overtime work. A class action suit claims the supermarket chain consistently requires hourly assistant department managers to work off-the-clock without being paid. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say they have been contacted by dozens of affected employees who worked in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina who experienced the same issues.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is considering dramatic changes in how it will set hunting seasons for deer and turkey in the future – and they are seeking public input. The Agency has held four public meetings across the state to present the new plan. The current hunting zones in Tennessee would be altered to better reflect the biological characteristics of each zone.You van comment online at TWRA dot com .