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Send your condolences to CT victims at local funeral homes

Forest Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Park would like to invite you to join them by sending your thoughts and condolences to the families affected by the horrific event at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.

"At a time like this, we need to share our feelings and give comfort to these families with

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Haslam: Tenn. will be part of national gun debate

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -

By LUCAS L. JOHNSON II
Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Gov. Bill Haslam says he expects the Connecticut elementary school massacre to stir new debate in Tennessee about gun laws, as well as better ways to help those with a mental illness.

The Republican governor spoke to reporters on

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A National Tragedy: Helping Children Cope

Tips for Parents and Teachers
NASP website

Whenever a national tragedy occurs, such as terrorist attacks or natural disasters, children, like many people, may be confused or frightened. Most likely they will look to adults for information and guidance on how to react.

Parents and school personnel can help children cope first and foremost by

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Walmart accident sends a mother and child to the hospital

Sunday night a mother and child were hit by a vehicle in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Millington. The 4 year old was transported to Le Bonheur and the mother was transported to The MED. The mother has since been released but the child remains in ICU in stable condition.

The driver has been charged with reckess endangerment and failure to exersise

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Rock blasting set on drought-plagued Miss. River

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Barge traffic along a key stretch of Mississippi River is about to be restricted as crews prepare to begin blasting large rock formations that have threatened shipping on the drought-plagued waterway.

The Army Corps of Engineers says contractors will undertake urgent demolition of the submerged granite pinnacles near Thebes, Ill.,

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