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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The wintry weather has kept road crews busy all day. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has had 5 trucks out today hitting potential slick spots. Those trucks were using brine before the storm came through, then switching to salt this afternoon. Officials do not expect the same problems as we saw during the storm last month where a section of I65 had to be closed in Franklin. That storm produced sleet that fell much faster than expected and it took crews a little time to catch up. Even if that's not the problem Friday night though, TDOT does have a request for drivers tomorrow.
"Please stay home if you don't have somewhere to be pressing, work or a situation like that," says TDOT Spokesperson Deanna Lambert. "The worst case scenario is Saturday morning we have a lot of snow out there and our salt trucks are stuck in the same traffic everybody else is."
It's not just salt trucks that are out either. TDOT is bringing in 7 help trucks Friday night. Normally, they don't work in the overnight hours, but the state is bringing them in just in case they're needed. We will continue to follow the winter weather as it moves into the Midstate throughout the 9 and 10pm shows Friday night. You can get the latest, including weekend cancellations, at Fox17.com or Facebook.com/FoxNashville.
"Please stay home if you don't have somewhere to be pressing, work or a situation like that," says TDOT Spokesperson Deanna Lambert. "The worst case scenario is Saturday morning we have a lot of snow out there and our salt trucks are stuck in the same traffic everybody else is."
It's not just salt trucks that are out either. TDOT is bringing in 7 help trucks Friday night. Normally, they don't work in the overnight hours, but the state is bringing them in just in case they're needed. We will continue to follow the winter weather as it moves into the Midstate throughout the 9 and 10pm shows Friday night. You can get the latest, including weekend cancellations, at Fox17.com or Facebook.com/FoxNashville.
Friday, March 1 2013, 09:49 PM CST
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KINGSTON, Tenn. (AP) -- A Tennessee prosecutor says the burgeoning pain pill problem is filling jails beyond capacity with women.
Ninth Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson told the Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/13HXKj6 ) three of the four counties in his district have overcrowded jails, largely because of an increase in women being arrested.
Johnson said women are becoming pain pill addicts and described the situation as an epidemic.
Johnson said when mothers become addicted, their children often go without food and parenting. He said sometimes children end up under the care of the Department of Children's Services, further stressing an overburdened agency.
Information from: Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
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