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News Around the Region from TRN...
 

Bootheel Drug Busts
AGENTS OF THE BOOTHEEL DRUG TASK FORCE EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT A RESIDENCE NEAR HAYTI SUNDAY. THE OFFICERS DISCOVERED A METH LAB AT THE RESIDENCE, AND ARRESTED 29 YEAR OLD DENNIS RAY SHUMATE AND 23 YEAR OLD PAUL MICHAEL SHUMATE. THE SUSPECTS WERE LIVING AT THE RESIDENCE, THEY ARE NOW BEING HELD ON 50 THOUSAND DOLLAR BONDS AT THE PEMISCOT COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER. CARUTHERSVILLE AND HAYTI P-D, ALONG WITH THE MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL ASSISTED IN THE BUST.

THE BOOTHEEL DRUG TASK FORCE WAS BUSY YESTERDAY AGAIN, MAKING TWO MORE ARRESTS IN STEELE. SHERIFF DEPUTIES, A-T-F AGENTS, AND STEELE POLICE EXECUTED TWO MORE SEARCH WARRANTS. OFFICERS SEIZED ABOUT 8 GRAMS OF CRACK, 25 GRAMS OF MARIJUANA, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BAGGED FOR SALE, FIREARMS, AND CASH MONEY. A 42 YEAR OLD MALE AND 30 YEAR OLD MALE WERE ARRESTED, AND ARE BEING HELD PENDING THE FILING OF FORMAL CHARGES.

Humboldt Guard Unit To Deploy
A Tennessee Army National Guard unit leaves next month on a yearlong deployment to Iraq... TRN says today, approximately 80 soldiers from the 30th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion in Humboldt are scheduled to leave August 3rd for Fort Dix, New Jersey, prior to deployment for training. Since September 11th, 2001, the Tennessee National Guard has deployed more than 12,800 soldiers and airmen.

Kid Rock On Probation
A rock musician has been sentenced to a year's probation and fined for his role in a fight last fall...The DeKalb County's district attorney's office says Kid Rock was also sentenced to six hours of anger management counseling and 80 hours of community service. His tour bus stopped at the Waffle House last October 21st after a performance in downtown Atlanta. An exchange of words with a customer escalated into a fight that spilled from the restaurant into the parking lot. Kid Rock lives part time in Nashville.

 

New This Afternoon...

Obama and Gore

A spokeswoman for former Vice President Al Gore confirms that he and Tipper have agreed to host a fundraiser for the Obama campaign. Gore endorsed Barack Obama in mid-June. Tennessee Democrats, who have not seen Obama here since June 2007, are pleased with the news.

 

Stimulus Stimulates Child Support Payments
State officials say the federal government's economic stimulus package has been a big boost for Tennessee children owed delinquent child support payments. D-H-S can divert stimulus payments to child support if the parent collecting the check is at least 500 dollars behind on payments. It can also divert federal tax refunds and even lottery winnings.  


Sports Wrap
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