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KNOXVILLE (WATE) – The family of a Roane County woman shot to death says they feel like they've hit another roadblock in the path to justice. Today he was appointed a new attorney a move they say willMore >> The family of a Roane County woman shot to death says they feel like they've hit another roadblock in the path to justice. Today he was appointed a new attorney a move they say will slow down the case again.More >> Two men arrested in an online prostitution sting will be back in court later this summer.More >> Two men arrested in an online prostitution sting will be back in court later this summer.More >> Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents are investigating the death of an elderly man who was found dead inside his Morgan County home.More >> Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents are investigating the death of an elderly man who was found dead inside his Morgan County home.More >> Kentucky State Police arrested 29 people on Monday after a drug roundup in Harlan County.More >> Kentucky State Police arrested 29 people on Monday after a drug roundup in Harlan County.More >> Tennessee officials are warning seniors to beware of scam phone calls promising them free or low cost medical alert systems.More >> Tennessee officials are warning seniors to beware of scam phone calls promising them free or low cost medical alert systems.More >> A campground in Kingston was hit hard by storms Sunday. People there say it's a miracle no one was hurt.More >> A campground in Kingston was hit hard by storms Sunday. People there say it's a miracle no one was hurt.More >> Knox County commissioners are considering a one-time request to give more money to the Mobile Meals program in order to get 113 seniors off the waiting list.More >> Knox County commissioners are considering a one-time request to give more money to the Mobile Meals program in order to get 113 seniors off the waiting list.More >> Knoxville police are looking for a suspect in a shooting early Saturday at a Knoxville nightclub that resulted in two people injured.More >> Knoxville police are looking for a suspect in a shooting early Saturday at a Knoxville nightclub that resulted in two people injured.More >> Several residents and officials in the city of Harriman are looking to improve parts of the Harriman Cemetery.More >> Several residents and officials in the city of Harriman are looking to improve parts of the Harriman Cemetery.More >> A 23-year-old woman died early Saturday morning after she crashed into a Western Avenue building, according to the Knoxville Police Department.More >> A 23-year-old woman died early Saturday morning after she crashed into a Western Avenue building, according to the Knoxville Police Department.More >>
CROSSVILLE (AP) - The Cumberland County Board of Education is preparing to take up a proposal to display the Ten Commandments in its schools.
The Crossville Chronicle reports that resident Star Stone says the proposal is all the more relevant in light of last month's school shooting in Connecticut that left 26 people dead.
The state Legislature last year enacted a law to allow public buildings to display the Ten Commandments alongside other "historically significant documents" like the Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence.
The law refers specifically to public buildings and grounds, but not to schools.
Director of Schools Aarona VanWinkle says that while each of the county's schools has a "Freedom Wall" showing historical documents, they don't currently include the Ten Commandments.
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