Tennessee Governor Bill Lee gives the command to start engines prior to the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on July 15, 2020, in Bristol, Tennessee. (Getty Images)
Following the shooting at Austin-East Magnet High School, the governor s tweet has since blown up. The officer who was shot was reportedly an Austin-East school resource officer and has been taken to a local hospital. He is expected to make a full recovery. The school was placed in lockdown, which has now been lifted and students reunited with their families. The school has reportedly seen three gun-related deaths over the last three weeks. At the time, Lee s permitless gun carry was not yet the law. The law will come into effect only on July 1.
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Dedication of the new Larry Durch ballfielld at Champion High School. Speaking are Varsity Baseballl Coach Rock Yauger, left, and Board of Education President Patricia Fisher.
CHAMPION At last, the Flashes’ long wait is over.
Champion High School’s baseball team is finally playing on the new Larry J. Durch Baseball Field. Completion of the facility was delayed in 2019, and then the 2020 season was called off due to the ongoing pandemic.
A special dedication and throwing of a ceremonial first pitch for Monday’s baseball game were held at the field, located behind the school complex off state Route 45.
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After wondering what life would have been like for a young soldier in the army of Genghis Khan, Tim challenged himself to find out.
Although a novice rider, he set out on horseback from Mongolia s ancient capital with his dog, Tigon and a caravan of horses.
It was ultimately a three year journey across the Steppe to their end-point in Hungary.
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Review: [A] sensitive account both personal and historical.[Cope] refuses his ambitious account with the stories of the people and tales of the animals who inspired the journey, rendering the book heartfelt and memorable. An exciting, detailed account of man versus adversity. - Kirkus Tim Cope s exploration across the continents on horseback grew into a quest through history and then on odyssey deep into the human heart. In exploring some of the most remote places on earth, he brings us back to ourselves and to a better understanding of our place in the world today. - Jack Weatherfod, author of GENGHIS KHAN AND THE MAKING OF MODERN WORLD In some ways the most reassuring thing about On the Trail of Genghis Khan is that, in a world full of people and connections and easy means of gratification, someone with enough courage and curiousity can still find a place to get lost. And, in doing so, can still come to understand life on totally foreign terms. That Cope writes beaut