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Thursday, June 5, 2008

# WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY UNTIL 7PM

[BROADCASTER PASSES]
JIM CAWLEY IS WELL KNOWN TO MANY PEOPLE FOR HIS NEWS AND SPORTS REPORTS ON UNION CITY RADIO... HOWEVER SOME VERY SAD NEWS, CAWLEY DIED AT HOME YESTERDAY AT THE AGE OF 55. HE WAS FIGHTING BRAIN CANCER FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. HE WILL BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS COVERAGE OF HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ACROSS OBION COUNTY, AND ON-AIR EXPERIENCE IN BOTH OBION AND WEAKLEY COUNTIES, WHICH DATES BACK TO 1971. CAWLEY IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE SHEILA... AND SERVICES FOR JIM CAWLEY WILL BE AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ON SATURDAY.

[SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT]

THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL WILL BE CONDUCTING A SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT FRIDAY EVENING. THE CHECKPOINT WILL BE IN DYER COUNTY ON STATE ROUTE TWO-ELEVEN.

[TENNCARE FRAUD]
A GIBSON COUNTY COUPLE IS ACCUSED OF TENNCARE FRAUD IN CROCKETT COUNTY. A GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED 52-YEAR-OLD PEGGY TYLER OF HUMBOLDT WITH FELONY FRAUD. SHE'S ACCUSED OF USING ANOTHER PERSON'S IDENTITY TO GET TENNCARE BENEFITS AND FOOD STAMPS. 43-YEAR-OLD BILL JOE LOVELL ALSO OF HUMBOLT IS CHARGED WITH AIDING AND ABETTING TYLER BY FALSIFYING DOCUMENTS. TYLER COULD FACE UP TO TWO YEARS IN JAIL.

[OFFICER ARRESTED]
A SCOTTS HILL POLICE OFFICER HAS BEEN ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOR SOLICITING A MINOR AND CONTRIBUTING TO MINOR DELINQUENCY. JONATHAN HENLEY WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN HENDERSON COUNTY. HENLEY IS BEING ACCUSED OF TEXTING A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL LAST MONTH, ALLEGEDLY ASKING FOR SEX.

[BIRD FLU]
AN OUTBREAK OF BIRD FLU IS FEARED IN ARKANSAS, AS TYSON FOODS IN SPRINGDALE IS KILLING AND BURYING THOUSANDS OF CHICKENS AFTER THEY TESTED POSITIVE FOR EXPOSURE TO AN AVIAN BIRD FLU VIRUS. STATE OFFICIALS SAY ROUTINE BLOOD TESTS AT THE PLANT CAME BACK POSITIVE ON ABOUT 15 THOUSAND HENS. WBBJ SAYS THE TESTS SHOWED THE BIRDS HAD BEEN EXPOSED TO A TYPE OF THE VIRUS THAT IS *NOT* HARMFUL TO HUMANS. HOWEVER, THE CDC SAYS A 2005 OUTBREAK OF THE SAME SUBTYPE IN CANADA CAUSED TWO WORKERS TO FALL ILL. A TYSON SPOKESPERSON SAYS AS A PRECAUTION THE COMPANY IS STEPPING UP ITS TESTING FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA.

[CARDINALS MAKE-UP ETC]
THE CARDINALS AND NATIONALS WERE RAINED OUT LAST NIGHT... THEY WILL MAKE UP THAT GAME FOLLOWING THE NEWS AT NOON ON OLDIES 1450 AM AND 101.7 FM. THEIR SCHEDULED GAME FOR TONIGHT WILL BEGIN WITH THE ON-DECK SHOW AT 5:27 ON WTRO AS WELL.

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