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The Cheatham County Sheriff’s Department arrested three employees of a bail bonding agency for multiple crimes associated with bounty hunting. According to the arrest affidavit, they were for a suspect, who entered a home without authorization, scaring a 16-year-old boy who was inside. The attorney for the bonding company said the employees acted according to the law.
Four administrators at a Clarksville middle school have been relieved of their duties and reassigned to different positions after reportedly drinking off campus before returning for a basketball game. The administrators have been identified as Principal Richard Frost and Assistant Principals Megan Groene, Taylor Massie, and Kelli Lorton. Lorton was also the athletic director and was assigned to attend the basketball game that started at 4:30 p.m., but instead returned to the school building at around 8 p.m. with Frost, Groene, and Massie after the four of them had been drinking for nearly four hours. All four were suspended for one day and will be reassigned to other teaching positions within the Clarksville-Montgomery County School System.
As families hit the road for the holiday season, the Tennessee Highway Patrol is urging safety and saturating the highways with troopers. THP said they plan to stage troopers every ten to 20 miles. THP is also asking all law enforcement agencies to crack down on traffic violations. AAA estimates more than 55 million Americans will travel for the Thanksgiving holiday, with more than 49 million planning to drive to their destinations The USDA says turkeys can be successfully cooked in the microwave either whole or in parts. You have to vary the amount of power that you are using starting at 30% power and then 50% power and then full power, thaw your turkey first, just like you would if cooking in the oven, and check the temperature of your turkey before serving to make sure it’s safe to eat. The meat thermometer should 180-185 degrees in the thigh and 170-175 degrees in the breast.