Sunday, February 3 2013 4:19 PM EST2013-02-03 21:19:39 GMT
Two high-level executives at the Department of Children's Services are off the job.Alan Hall, the Executive Director of Performance and Quality Improvement, and Debbie Miller, the Executive Director ofMore >>
Two executives at the Department of Children's Services are now off the job.More >>
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The interim head of Tennessee's Department of Children's Services has appointed three top aides to examine child safety issues.
The Tennessean reports those appointments include Scott Modell, who is deputy commissioner at the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Modell will conduct a full assessment of the overall child safety system at DCS.
Other appointments include DIDD's Director of Health Services, Tom Cheetham, and Director of Nursing Services, Marlenia Overholt. The two will meet this week with Department of Children's Services staff to examine their mortality system.
DCS Commissioner Kate O'Day is resigning at the end of the month after facing intense scrutiny over the agency's handling of child fatalities.
Interim DCS Commissioner Jim Henry remains in charge of the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities as well.
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Thursday, May 23 2013 6:36 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:36:02 GMT
A Metro police officer was involved in a crash Wednesday evening while responding to an emergency call. The officer's patrol vehicle collided into an SUV about 7 p.m. at the intersection of North 12thMore >>
A Metro police officer was involved in a crash Wednesday evening while responding to an emergency call.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 3:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 19:14:54 GMT
A person was hit Thursday morning in Green Hills outside of Hillsboro High School. The incident happened just before 7 a.m. on Hillsboro Pike near Abbott Martin Road.The severity of the person's injuriesMore >>
Two girls, ages 15 and 16, who attend Hillsboro High School, were hit by a car in Green Hills. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:51 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:51:58 GMT
A woman who went to prison in the 1970s for having her husband killed is now accused of plotting a hit on her own daughter, and police say they foiled her latest alleged scheme just in time. Frieda Pontune,More >>
A woman who went to prison in the 1970s for having her husband killed is now accused of plotting a hit on her own daughter, and police say they foiled her latest alleged scheme just in time.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:54 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:54:25 GMT
If you live in Murfreesboro, your child might be starting school at a different time next year. School officials have approved two new start times: 7:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. More >>
If you live in Murfreesboro, your child might be starting school at a different time next year.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:32:55 GMT
A Rutherford County judge came face-to-face with an angry man who had previously appeared in his courtroom. The man had lost his home in foreclosure and blamed the judge in the confrontation at a HobbyMore >>
A Rutherford County judge came face-to-face with an angry man who had previously appeared in his courtroom. The man had lost his home in foreclosure and blamed the judge in the confrontation at a Hobby Lobby store.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:19 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:19:38 GMT
Police busted a drug deal in progress but learned there was a substantial amount of drugs stashed at two other locations. They said the suspect, Alan Gonzalez, led them to marijuana hidden across Nashville. More >>
Police busted a drug deal in progress but learned there was a substantial amount of drugs stashed at two other locations.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:40 AM EDT2013-05-23 12:40:39 GMT
A 13-year-old boy is facing charges after three young girls said he assaulted them on a school bus. Lawrence County officials started looking into allegations after complaints from other girls.More >>
A 13-year-old boy is facing charges after three young girls said he assaulted them on a school bus.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:29 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:29:55 GMT
Angela Riley
Angela Riley lapses in and out of a coma eleven days after she was struck by a hit and run driver. The 25-year-old Decatur Georgia woman, was visiting Nashville the weekend of May.11 for a bacheloretteMore >>
Angela Riley is still lapsing in and out of a coma 11 days after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:35 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:35:15 GMT
A member of the royal family is coming to Music City on Thursday. Prince Edward will be in town to promote his charity, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. More >>
A member of the royal family is coming to Music City on Thursday. Prince Edward will be in town to promote his charity, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award. More >>
Jim Henry
