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Tennessee church estimates $200k in damage from juvenile vandals
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Two 12-year-old’s are charged with causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage to a church in Tennessee.
Smyrna Baptist Church in Maryville sustained an estimated $200,000 in damage from vandals on May 13. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office responded to the call and found overturned pews, broken windows, damaged Bibles, a destroyed piano and organ, as well as ruined carpet from fire extinguisher foam and a flooded bathroom.
The investigation led to two 12-year-old boys being charged with vandalism and burglary in the incident. The sheriff’s office said they later confessed to the crime.
In a separate case, the BCSO says they cited four juveniles on May 20 in the Friends Church burglary and vandalism, in Friendsville, in February. It’s about 15 miles north of Smyrna Baptist Church.
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Tennessee Army National Guard puts on Boot Camp for students
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FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. (WHNT) — One step at a time, a group of seven students are seeing if they have what it takes to join the Tennessee Army National Guard.
They’re participating in a week-long “boot camp” summer program put on by the Tennessee Army National Guard at Lincoln County High School.
“We just wanted to make sure we had something for the kids in the area to do something over the summer,” said Specialist Bree Bailey, a Recruiter with the Tennessee Army National Guard.
She said that it is rewarding to see the students’ eyes open to new career opportunities within the military because of the camp.
“You see a light bulb go off, that’s for sure,” she said. “They realize that it’s not all about getting deployed and going overseas and all the scary things and the stories that they hear….You’re able to kind of educate them a little bit further on what the military actually is and what it does have to offer, opportunities, doors that can be opened” .”
Throughout the week, the students, who range from 12 to 18 years old, have learned basic medical skills, weapons systems, squad movements, and more.
Specialist Bailey said, “Pretty much by the end of the week, they will be able to run a full mission from start to finish.”
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On Thursday, a Deputy from the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office gave the students a hands-on lesson on basic combative skills. That included foot positioning, how to throw a punch and protect yourself.
“We’re going to be soft with it,” Bailey said. “We’re not here to hurt each other, but just to give them a little bit of taste.”
This is the first year that the Tennessee Army National Guard has put on this camp in several years. Specialist Bailey said she looks forward to growing their presence in Lincoln County and hopes next year’s camp is double in size.
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Tennessee State Parks provides new all-terrain wheelchairs at additional state parks – KTVZ
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — Tennessee State Parks are providing new all-terrain wheelchairs at state parks!
You may remember this story from last summer, where our Cole Johnson showed how the wheelchairs were helping those at Radnor Lake State Park.
The new additions announced this week will bring the total chairs to 22. The chairs are designed to navigate a wide range of terrains and give visitors the opportunity to access recreation that they would’ve been unable to access prior.
The chairs are free and are available for kids and adults.
You are allowed to request a wheelchair upon arrival to the park, but its advised to give advance notice to the park you’re visiting so that you can ensure there’s one available for use.
The wheelchairs are available at the following parks:
Cedars of Lebanon State Park Cordell Hull Birthplace State Park David Crockett State Park Fall Creek Falls State Park Fort Pillow State Historic Park Harrison Bay State Park Indian Mountain State Park Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park Sgt. Alvin C. York State Park Booker T. Washington State Park Cove Lake State Park Cumberland Mountain State Park Cummins Falls State Park Chickasaw State Park Henry Horton State Park Long Hunter State Park Natchez Trace State Park Radnor Lake State Park Tims Ford State Park Lamar Alexander Rocky Fork State Park Warriors’ Path State Park
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