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Land Between the Lakes to reopen most campgrounds Friday

GOLDEN POND, Ky. (AP) -- Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area says it plans to open most campgrounds and attractions on Friday but will have some flood-related limitations. A camping closure order was put in place on Feb. 28.…

JMCSS faculty train for active shooter situation

JACKSON, Tenn. -- "Lock down! Lock down!" These were the first words teachers heard Wednesday at their safety training session. This was the first simulation that Jackson-Madison County teachers experienced Wednesday morning.…

Tennessee panel kills bill to outlaw child marriage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A Republican-led Tennessee House panel has killed a bill to ban child marriage because a socially conservative lobbyist argued it interferes with his state legal challenge of same-sex marriage. The House Civil Justice Subcommittee voted Wednesday…

Attorney general: Tennessee whiskey barrels not tax exempt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tennessee's attorney general says the state constitution doesn't exempt whiskey barrels from property taxes. Attorney General Herbert Slatery's opinion comes as Jack Daniel's and others push barrel exemption legislation. That bill says the constitution already exempts…

Medina resident sentenced on forgery charge

JACKSON, Tenn. -- A Medina man has been sentenced to eight months in federal prison for forgery, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Jay Richard Hassman, 52, had outstanding debts with various creditors and created a false restraining order, according…

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