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A Tennessee Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing near Greenbrier Friday afternoon. A crew from Nashville’s 1-230th Assault Helicopter Battalion was performing pilot training when they received an alert requiring them to land immediately. The crew was able to land the aircraft safely without injury. A Tennessee National Guard maintenance team is now assessing the helicopter.
The Tennessee Board of Education has decided to postpone revising the promotion and retention rule, which impacts the state’s fourth graders. It will be placed back on the agenda in March. This hearing came after data was presented to the board about 1,082 students who were promoted to the fourth grade and required tutoring. To go to the next grade, students must meet adequate growth on the TCAP Achievement test. The metric was set that the lower a student scored in the third grade the more they must grow their achievement in the fourth grade. Revisions were made between the first and final reading to clarify how adequate growth is determined for students whose individual growth target is less than 1%, according to the Tennessee Board of Education.
Flu season is taking its toll: Smith County Schools is closed on Friday because of the high volume of illness-related student absences. The school is also closed on Saturdays for any student activities and events. Students will return to class on Tuesday, following President’s Day on Monday.
A 58-year-old man is dead after he was hit by a car at the intersection of Ft. Campbell Boulevard and Charlemagne Boulevard in Clarksville Friday night. Authorities reported that 58-year-old Larry Bland of Clarksville was walking north in the left turn lane on Ft. Campbell Boulevard when he attempted to cross the roadway and was struck by a vehicle. Bland was pronounced dead at the scene.
