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WCHS Basketball
Jay Walker Wednesday February 8, 2012
Cumberland County swept Warren County Tuesday night in a district basketball doubleheader at Charlie Dalton Gym.
In the girls' game, it was Cumberland County 55 Warren County 45.
In the boys' game, the Jets jumped out to a big lead early and held on to win 58-52.
Warren County plays at Cookeville this Friday night in the final district doubleheader of the regular season.
Cannon County Shooting
AP Wednesday February 8, 2012
Cannon County deputies shot and killed a man they say tried to run over them with his pickup truck. It happened late Monday night at the man's residence on Petty Gap Road in Cannon County.
Dead is 28 year old Richard Butcher.
Deputies were in the area responding to a report of stolen scrap metal. Authorities say when they arrived at the residence, Butcher was doing donuts in his truck and tried to run over them. The deputies opened fire, wounding Butcher, who died later at Vanderbilt Medical Center.
The incident is under investigation by the TBI.
State Evergreen Tree
AP Wednesday February 8, 2012
The state Senate has voted to name the eastern red cedar as Tennessee's official evergreen tree.
The measure was unanimously approved 31-0 Monday evening.
The bill's sponsor said the state already has a state tree in the tulip poplar, but no official evergreen, He noted that the eastern red cedar was used to landscape Andrew Jackson's estate.
The companion bill is awaiting a vote in the House Agriculture Committee.
Judge Bill on Hold
AP Wednesday February 8, 2012
State Rep. Glenn Casada has agreed to delay consideration of his bill calling for the popular election of state Supreme Court judges.
The proposal is at odds with Governor Haslam, who wants a constitutional amendment to formalize the current system of judicial appointments and retention elections.
Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell support the governor's stance.
The bill had been up for a vote in committee on Tuesday, but Casada agreed to delay it until the end of the legislative session.
No Supermarket Wine Sales
AP Tuesday February 7, 2012
The latest effort to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets has failed for lack of a sponsor in the state Senate.
The proposal was sponsored in the House by Rep. Jon Lundberg, who had expected the bill to be approved because it would require voters to approve supermarket wine sales in their city or county.
Lundberg said that while his latest effort has failed, there are still similar measures left over from last session that could be brought back up.
